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Melodie Wilson Oldenburg Visionary Award: Carol Cameron

Carol Cameron is an enrolled member of the Minnesota White Earth Chippewa Tribe and primary founder of the Wisconsin Inter-Tribal Pink Shawl Initiative. She has worked diligently for thirteen years […]

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Power of One-to-One Award: Elizabeth Brenner

This annual award recognizes and celebrates corporations or individuals who have significantly helped ABCD expand its services in Wisconsin and the nation. This year, we will honor Elizabeth “Betsy” Brenner […]

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Impact Stories

ABCD provides ENCOURAGEMENT

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 […]

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Janice Cowden: Plan to Live

“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 […]

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Dawn Oswald: Finding Support and Giving Back to Others

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 […]

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The Claas and Krcma Families’ Giving Tradition Has Spanned Generations

When a loved one has breast cancer, family members and friends are affected as well. Kelli Krcma remembers supporting her sister, Kerry Claas, following Kerry’s diagnosis in 2001. Kerry was […]

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ABCD Mentor Training Program Makes All The Difference

Since ABCD was founded in 1999, almost 800 people from across the United States have completed ABCD’s Mentor Training Program in order to provide our signature service: delivering customized, one-to-one […]

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Krista and Jessica: The Power of One-to-One

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 […]

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A Mentor Can Be Exactly the Support Someone Needs

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, […]

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ABCD provides KINDNESS

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 […]

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ABCD provides UNDERSTANDING

Concern over breast cancer awareness being limited to the month of October, resulted in a ten-year partnership between ABCD and the Marcus Corporation.  Tim Smith, talks about their role in […]

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