

She never thought it would happen to her.
But it did.
At the age of thirty-five, Becky Dennington was diagnosed with non-invasive and invasive ductal carcinoma. Breast cancer. In an instant, her life changed all because of a single word she couldn’t even bring herself to say out loud. The ugly C word.
Share in the journey of one young woman’s fight against breast cancer, the sacrifices a family makes, the heartbreak cancer leaves in its path, and the joy found along the way.


Becky Dennington was born and raised in Southeast Missouri. She has been a nail technician and salon owner since 1999 and with the release of Me and the Ugly C has seen her dream of becoming an author come true. Becky lives in Bernie, Missouri with her husband, Kelley, and her two children, Ryan and Mallory.