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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 […]
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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 […] |
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V100.7’s Sista Strut Walk 2025 takes place Saturday, September 26 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center’s Peck Pavillion. 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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […] |
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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…
Mimi Nieves was used to being in control. A single mother with three young children, she worked full-time and always kept her household – and her life – running smoothly. As a member of the Latino community, and the youngest of eleven siblings, Mimi greatly valued her independence and her…
Since the day it was founded 25 years ago, ABCD has always been committed to Melodie Wilson Oldenburg’s founding vision: “No one should go through breast cancer alone.” This incredibly special and powerful video that debuted at ABCD’s 25th Anniversary Gala on June 15, 2024, features rarely seen footage of…
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.
At the age of 26, Chiara Riga made a discovery that would reshape the trajectory of her life. One day as she was lying in bed, Chiara dropped her TV remote and it landed gently on her chest. When she reached down to retrieve it, her fingers brushed against an…
Kathleen Duppler first heard about ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis in January 2021, shortly after learning she had breast cancer. When her healthcare team referred her to ABCD, Kathleen reached out and was matched with a Mentor. But Kathleen’s breast cancer experience was far from over. In the fall of…
“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…
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.…
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…
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