Happy Father’s Day!

Happy father’s day greeting

Happy Father’s Day dad. I wonder where you are and whether you and my brother still think about legal cases. I know you both are watching over me as I have taken over responsibilities that I never thought would be mine. I am grateful you taught me how to take care of things and both…

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It is time to work together!

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

I found this great post on Dr. Susan Love’s “Act with Love” blog. She really put in to words everything that is going through my mind in hopes of all of us who care about breast cancer advocacy working together so that we can make a difference. I am glad Dr. Susan Love reminded us…

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Things are Looking Up

girl with balloons in the beach

I truly feel empowered by the amount of love and understanding that I am receiving from my family and good friends as a result of blogging my true thoughts and emotions. I am so uplifted by all the love and support coming my way. After facing my fears and shedding many tears, there is plenty…

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ESCAPE 2016

mountain view

It was so thrilling to attend #ESCAPE2016. How wonderful the BAG IT organization is committed to combining patient advocacy with self discovery. meditation, group exercises, meetings about effective lobbying, running non-profits and even a special Indian dance.  I went to Escape seeking solutions to balance my personal and professional passions. I discovered I hide my ongoing complications from…

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Update on Scans

Animated, “yey!”

MRI results are in and the suspicious area on the bone scan is not cancer or metastatic. Still NED! Going to a neurologist to see what’s causing pain after I return from a trip away! Thank you for all the love, support and prayers! 

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Testing #Scanxiety

Radiation symbol

Anyone touched by cancer knows about testing Scanxiety. You don’t want catastrophic thoughts running through your mind. It’s been a slow process of testing, fuzzy thinking, difficult concentration, pain, and symptoms piling on over the past few months. I’m mostly disappointed that I’m less productive. It started with pain in my right ribs. Then there…

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A4BC at SABCS 2015

Three women in blue

We are pleased to announce the success of our newly implemented scholarship program. We awarded two amazing women, Jennie Grimes and Grazia De Michele paid scholarships thanks to our generous donors at Advocates for Breast Cancer (A4BC). Grazia De Michelle – an Italian born woman currently living in the UK.was diagnosed with breast cancer in…

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Welcome to Our New Site!

CLICK TO GO TO WWW.A4BC.ORG Welcome to https://advocates4breastcancer.org! There’s some typos and a few formatting issues that we are working on, so please bear with us! In meantime, please go to our site, watch our video, and join us to stay in touch. Feel free to contact us with comments and suggestions below. We love your input. Every opinion and insight is greatly…

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Special Post by Tami Boehmer

Woman in black with short hair

This is a very special post by Tami Boehmer. I am reblogging it here, but I will also add the original link: <a href=”http://www.tamiboehmer.com/2015/07/no-expiration-date-a-tribute-to-our-angel-krysti-hughett/” target=”_blank”>http://www.tamiboehmer.com/2015/07/no-expiration-date-a-tribute-to-our-angel-krysti-hughett/</a> No expiration date:  A Tribute to our angel, Krysti Hughett Last night, I lay in bed and couldn’t sleep. I didn’t know that my dear friend, Krysti Hughett, drew her last breath just…

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Seeking Volunteers & Advocates!

Raised hands

Get Involved and Make a Difference! Please visit our main site at https://advocates4breastcancer.org. There are many features and important information. We are interested in hearing from anyone who wants to volunteer, get involved and/or seeking employment. Please consider volunteering your time. We need help managing office issues, assisting in projects, event planning, fundraising, marketing, social media,…

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