10:30 am - Noon: Shops Open Noon: Luncheon Presentation to Follow Click here to learn more and purchase your ticket to this event. Freida Rothman is a third generation jeweler, a wife and a mother of five, currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. She is traveling to Milwaukee for the sole purpose of visiting with […]
Prepare to be shaken, not stirred, as ABCD cordially invites you to an evening of glamour, excitement, and high-stakes thrills at our License to Give: Casino Royale Night presented by Fields Land Rover Volvo Waukesha. Your ticket includes delectable bites from Tall Guy & a Grill, batch cocktails, a selection of beer, wine, seltzers, and […]
This FREE community event will provide attendees with the tools and resources needed to live fitter, healthier, and happier lives. Participants can engage in a variety of fitness activities, watch cooking demonstrations, hear panel discussions, and interact with dozens of vendors and community partners such as local recreation programs, nonprofits, gyms, shopping vendors, healthy food […]
Milwaukee based Artery Ink is donating $3 to ABCD for every Floral Breast Grid t-Shirts they sell on pre-order now through September 18th. Orders will ship between 10/14-10/18. Women's & Men's styles and other colors available. Check out their website for styles & pricing!
Registration is now open for the 2024 Cancer Summit! This year's theme is Building Connections. Let’s build connections that will foster new ideas and create new partnerships. This is an opportunity to share stories, learn something new, and network with partners across the state! The Wisconsin Cancer Summit is free and open to the public. […]
Breast Cancer Recovery and Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition invite you to join us in Pewaukee, WI for our Education Day. This event is open to everyone: survivors/thrivers, caregivers, healthcare professionals, family, and friends. View the Education Day Flyer. Register here by Tuesday, September 24. Registration is a suggested donation of $10. Agenda | Topics and […]
V100.7's Sista Strut Walk 2024 takes place Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center's Peck Pavillion. We STRUT with our heads held high for the Sistas who are in the battle, those who have fought and who have won! It’s a movement to save the lives of our Sistas! The event starts […]
+ Wisconsin Athletic Club Zumbathon® Fundraiser at Wisconsin Athletic Club - Menomonee Falls, WI Dance for a good cause! Join us for a Zumbathon fundraiser for ABCD:After Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Bust a move in Zumba class, then make a splash in Aqua Zumba, featuring instructors from different WAC locations! Come for the dancing and stay […]
ABCD staff member, Judy Mindin shares the founder’s dream for the organization and how the program inspires confidence by giving hope to all those affected by breast cancer. Continuing her legacy is at the core of ABCD’s program – our founder believed with all her heart that no one should…
Cheryl Biro has been involved with ABCD for almost 10 years and has seen the organization through several different lenses during that time, first as a Participant, then as a Mentor, and now as a Board Member. “I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at the end of 2013…
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 was diagnosed in 2010. “I had so many questions that they weren’t answering.” As she processed the news, Lori attended…
The partnership between Kesslers Diamonds and ABCD began a number of years ago and continues today. Jim Bretzel talks about the importance of our Mentors, and how he believes the best help for someone going through breast cancer is someone who can empathize with you. Kesslers commitment to ABCD and…
Even before her diagnosis, Dara Kumbera knew what it meant to battle breast cancer. In her family, the illness was a familiar and unwelcome occurrence: her mother, grandmother, and cousin had all passed away from the disease. Dara’s own diagnosis came in 1998, when she was only 30 years old.…
ABCD Mentors Krista and Jessica, both living with metastatic disease, share their stories and illustrate the profound impact ABCD has had on their lives in this video that debuted at ABCD’s 25th Anniversary Gala on June 15, 2024. Krista and Jessica attended the Gala and received a memorable standing ovation, as the video…
“Here and now.” That’s what matters most to ABCD Mentor Janice Cowden. She’s a mother, grandmother, and former pediatric nurse who’s also a passionate advocate for the metastatic breast cancer community. Janice was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011. Nearly five years later, doctors told her she had developed…
Like the multi-colored hot air balloons in the festival in her hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jennifer Tomlin felt tethered to the ground by her cancer diagnosis of 10 years ago. Not only that, but at the time of her diagnosis, she was in the midst of changing careers, from music…
Artelia’s experience with breast cancer is one of courage, resilience, and unwavering self-advocacy. It began with several heartbreaking miscarriages in her early thirties, followed by a troubling discharge from her breasts. Despite being dismissed by doctors who said she was too young for a mammogram, Artelia refused to ignore the…
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