ABCD will have a booth at this National Health Center Week Health Fair on August 7 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM! It takes place at the Progressive Community Health Centers Lisbon Avenue location. Find more details in the flyer below.
Join Outreach Community Health Centers for a powerful day of free health screenings, interactive educational exhibits, and essential resources designed to support your well-being and strengthen our neighborhoods. ABCD will have a booth, so stop by and see us! This inclusive, family-centered event welcomes everyone to connect with trusted providers, access care, and celebrate the […]
Register Here When you register, you’ll automatically be signed up for all three webinars in the series. You’ll receive a Zoom link that can be used for any or all of the sessions, so you only need to register once. The series is FREE and open to everyone. About This Webinar ABCD is excited to partner with Melissa […]
Join Aurora Health Care and iCare for a welcoming conversation about breast health and breast cancer screening. ABCD is one of the community partners participating in this event! Wisconsin Pink Shawl Initiative is also participating. Not sure about mammograms? Come learn what happens during one, get the facts, and ask questions in a safe, supportive […]
Join the Milwaukee Consortium for Hmong Health (MCHH) and Wisconsin Pink Shawl Initiative on Saturday, September 12 at Aurora West Allis Medical Center Women's Pavilion for their 2026 Fall Health and Resource Fair that will include free community resources and health screenings. They will be offering: Clinical Breast Exams Vision Screening Blood Pressure & Blood […]
V100.7’s Sista Strut Walk 2025 takes place Saturday, September 26 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center’s Peck Pavilion. The event aims to bring awareness to the importance of early breast cancer screenings, specifically in women of color. Sista Strut encourages participants to learn about the community resources available in Milwaukee to help prevent, detect, and […]
Get ready for the 2026 Komen Wisconsin More Than Pink Walk on September 27! ABCD will have a table there in the Hope Village, so stop by and see us. Register here Event Schedule 7:30 am | On-site registration and Event site opens at Henry Maier Festival Park 8:45 am | Survivors and those living […]
Register Here When you register, you’ll automatically be signed up for all three webinars in the series. You’ll receive a Zoom link that can be used for any or all of the sessions, so you only need to register once. About This Webinar ABCD is excited to partner with Melissa Berry, founder of Cancer Fashionista, on a special three-part Intimacy After […]
Milwaukee VA's Women's Health invites everyone to walk a 2K for Breast Health Awareness. Join us at Lake Wheeler Pavilion between 10:30 am and 1:30 pm on Friday, October 2. This is a self-paced, outdoor event. Weather appropriate attire and good walking shoes are suggested. ABCD will have a resource table there. Stop by and […]
Breast Cancer Recovery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition, and their partners, including ABCD, invite you to join us in Pewaukee, WI for our 2026 Education Day. Join us October 3 from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Ingleside Hotel for a powerful half-day experience designed for cancer survivors, caregivers, and supporters. […]
The Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative is excited to provide an opportunity to collaborate, network, and shape a better future for all those impacted by cancer in Wisconsin. This Summit will build on and highlight successful strategies and community-engaged work across the cancer care continuum – risk reduction, screening, survivorship, and beyond. ABCD will have a booth there, so […]
Get ready for American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on October 10! It's a celebration of courage and hope, a movement uniting communities to end breast cancer as we know it, for everyone. ABCD will have a table there in the Resource Village, so stop by and see us. Register here Event […]
28 weeks pregnant Jessica Storm was diagnosed with breast cancer. ABCD was able to match her with a Mentor who had been young and pregnant when diagnosed and was now cancer free with a thriving child. During her weakest moments she found comfort with her Mentor because she really understood.
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 follow his own path, even when they didn’t always fully understand it. But the path that led Ash to pursue…
For Allison Casperson, some of the best moments are the ordinary ones: being outside with her sons, Ethan and Graham, watching them play soccer, hockey and baseball, or heading to the beach with her family. After spending months feeling like she was on the sidelines during breast cancer treatment, simply…
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 and how her connection with ABCD was life changing.
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 to act. “As soon as I got the results, I knew what I wanted to do,” she says. For Ivonne,…
When Beth Gramz felt a hard lump in her armpit in the fall of 2018, she chalked it up to the flu shot she’d received days earlier. A month later, the lump was still there, and now she had an adjacent one in her breast after doing a self-exam. “I…
Dawn was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. At the time, she had the support of her family including her loving husband, who was with her at every treatment. But in 2018, when Dawn faced a recurrence and new diagnosis of metastatic cancer, she realized she needed support from those…
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 Nikki Cox moved from the UK to the United States in 2019, she brought her passion for helping women look and feel their best. In England, she built a successful personal styling business called I’ve Got Nothing to Wear, a reflection of her belief that “clothing really makes a…
Receive information from ABCD straight to your inbox.
Subscribe to Our Email List
5775 N. Glen Park Road, Suite #201
Milwaukee, WI 53209
We are an inclusive organization
ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
ABCD does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
ABCD does not provide medical advice, make diagnoses, or offer treatment options.
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.