ABCD is hosting a Caregiver New Mentor Training on August 5 from 6-8 PM CT.
Spouses, partners, friends, parents, and siblings who supported a loved one during breast cancer are invited to become ABCD Mentors and provide connection and emotional support to others with a similar lived experience.
The training is virtual, so you can join from anywhere.
Growing up in the Midwestern college town of Bloomington, Indiana, Ash Davidson (he/they) describes himself as “identifiably queer” from an early age. He had supportive parents who encouraged him to […]
As a pediatric critical care pharmacist at Children’s Wisconsin, Lindsay Menard loves caring for young patients. At home in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, she and her husband are raising five children […]
While breast cancer brought Shannon Coffey and Dawn Bobo together, it was the shared experience of grief and loss that cemented a special bond between the women. After being diagnosed […]
Struggles with how to live your life following a breast cancer diagnosis are very real. In this video Kathryn Walker talks about the immediate bond she felt with her Mentor […]
ABCD provides holistic care that medical providers cannot offer. Working as a complement to healthcare providers, MSW, Leanne Walz, discusses the value of having someone there who truly understands at […]
Bonnie Anderson, was at the perfect place in her life – she was a borderline empty nester, she had just married the love of her life and then a call […]
Flo Cameron loves to laugh. But after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, Flo faced moments of sadness that she describes as “some of the lowest times in my […]
Elise Haschker could feel her mind spinning. It was January 2022, and she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her medical team gave her a folder full of information, […]
At age 31, Monique Morris noticed a lump in her right breast. A young mom who was about to marry the love of her life, Monique thought the lump might […]
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ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
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ABCD staff and volunteer Mentors are not licensed mental health professionals, therapists, social workers, or psychologists. They do not provide medical, therapeutic, or clinical advice. ABCD’s services are intended solely to offer peer-based emotional support and shared understanding through personal experience. If you need immediate mental health services, please reach out to your medical team or the National Hotline For Mental Health Crises And Suicide Prevention by dialing 988 on your phone.