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Until Further Notice, Celebrate Everything

February 21, 2025

This article from our partner CaringBridge profiles Keeshia Jones, ABCD Director of Healthcare & Community Partnerships – and an ABCD Mentor since 2020.

Through her experience living with metastatic breast cancer, Keeshia describes her philosophy of finding joy in the everyday, focusing on gratitude, and embracing celebrations as a way to reclaim hope and positivity. She also speaks to the importance of a resource like CaringBridge that allows her and the women she mentors to have a dedicated space in which to communicate what’s happening while coordinating the support they need.

Within Keeshia’s story is a poignant reminder to cherish life’s moments, no matter how uncertain the future may feel.

Read the article.

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