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Berenice Badillo was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2023, in her effort to “eat pain but shit alchemy” and honor Audre Lorde’s suggestion to not let this experience go to waste. Badillo created a poetry and art process book called “Treacherous Titties"  2024. These raw poems and images illustrate the journey of a woman whose body tried to kill her and her courageous decision to amputate her breasts. Art and poetry led her through her pain, sorrow and hope for the future. An upcoming exhibit “Treacherous Titties” showcases the poetry and art of the book as well as art from other breast cancer survivors through an art therapy art group. The book and the exhibit hopes to create dialogue around a topic that is often taboo. This exhibit hopes to normalize talking about breast cancer prevention, how to support someone diagnosed with breast cancer and normalize the grief, anger and adjustments in going through this journey.