Stop by the parking lot of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center (930 W. Historic Mitchell Street) on August 1 between 2 – 6 pm for a fun event to celebrate and learn about health & wellness. There will be crafts, games, prizes, food tastings, drumming, healthcare information & resources, and so much more!
ABCD will be participating and will have an outreach booth.
June Winters is no stranger to mentorship. Since starting her journey with ABCD in 2017 she has mentored some 25 Participants and describes her experience as an “opportunity to listen […]
Cindy Sellon has been a Mentor for six years and has mentored twenty women. Remembering how she felt that day in her car when she heard the words, “you have […]
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 […]
If you’ve never heard of Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Karen Leonard wants to change that. Diagnosed in 2009 with IBC, Karen knows firsthand how often this rare and aggressive form of […]
In June 2016, shortly after Phyllis Eig learned she had breast cancer, her surgeon invited her to a weekly support group for newly diagnosed patients. Days later, Phyllis found herself […]
When Lori Petitti found out she had breast cancer, she felt overwhelmed. “My doctor seemed to be in a rush to make me do surgery and treatment,” says Lori, who […]
After losing her mother to breast cancer and learning she carries the BRCA2 mutation that puts her at high risk for breast, ovarian, and other cancers, Ivonne Harris didn’t hesitate […]
After learning that her biopsy showed cancer and hearing her surgeon’s recommendation for a lumpectomy followed by radiation, Jan Lindemann was scared. Jan had experienced side effects from radiation in […]
When Jennifer Kinkade, who goes by Jenn, moved from Florida to Wisconsin with her husband in the summer of 2022, she was beginning a new chapter. An occupational therapist, Jenn […]
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