The Hoops4Her basketball tournament for girls in 4th through 8th grade is giving back to ABCD! đ Join them Saturday, February 6, 2027, at OAW Indoor Sports Complex in New Berlin, WI, for a day of basketball and an onsite fundraiser benefiting ABCD. See the flyer below for more information, or email coachklemmens@gmail.com with any […]
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 ABCDâs 25th Anniversary Gala on June 15, 2024, features rarely seen footage of…
Bonnie Anderson, was at the perfect place in her life â she was a borderline empty nester, she had just married the love of her life and then a call one night from her doctor upset her world. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her breast cancer diagnosis guided her…
When Lori Petitti found out she had breast cancer, she felt overwhelmed. âMy doctor seemed to be in a rush to make me do surgery and treatment,â says Lori, who was diagnosed in 2010. âI had so many questions that they werenât answering.â As she processed the news, Lori attended…
Dannyâs Story âHi, sir. Are you here to sign your wife in?â This is how Danny Riggs was greeted when he stepped inside a Texas womenâs imaging center in 2018. âNo, Iâm here to sign myself in,â he told the receptionist, who looked surprised and irritated â until Danny explained…
For years, Keeshia Jones had regular mammograms without any sign of a problem. But in July 2018, her screening mammogram revealed something suspicious. After more testing, Keeshia learned she had breast cancer. As a longtime volunteer for the Jane Cremer Foundation, a southeastern Wisconsin organization promoting awareness of cancer and…
Arteliaâs 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…
As an HR professional and mother of two daughters, Teresa Gutierrez was living a busy life in the Milwaukee area. She was 39 when she felt a lump while drying off from a shower and reached out to her doctorâs office to share her concerns. âThey said, âYouâre really young,…
When Nichole Kutmas found a lump the size of a pencil eraser, breast cancer was the last thing on her mind. It was May 2013, and Nichole had just celebrated her 32nd birthday. She had two young daughters.
Kimberly Pagano grew up in southern California, alongside her fraternal twin sister, where the two were enrolled in karate classes at a young age to learn self-defense. âIt set the stage for who I am today and gave me confidence in different aspects of life,â Kimberly, who goes by Kim,…
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