Five Things Friday: Black Lives Matter. Black Breasts Matter, Too!
Women and men of color are standing up against violence, social and economic disparity, and unequal treatment under the law. But breast cancer is also a real and persistent threat […]
Albie Aware Partner Spotlight: Elizabeth Klein and Wellness Within
When cancer is gone, is it really? Yes, the tumors may have been eradicated, but what about the fear, anxiety, and the emotional toll the disease has left in its […]
Five Things Friday: Offering Support to a Breast Cancer Patient During a Pandemic.
Covid-19? Scary! Covid-19 and breast cancer? Much, much scarier! Someone going through breast cancer treatment during the current pandemic is especially vulnerable. Their immune systems are compromised and exposure to […]
Five Things Friday: Facts about Breast Cancer and Eating
Like many human connections, the relationship between food, drink, and breast cancer is… well… let’s just say it’s “complicated.” In general, foods associated with fighting or recovering from breast cancer […]
Five Things Friday – Comfort and chemo
Singer Melissa Etheridge once said, “Chemotherapy tests your sanity.” For many people – not all – the chemotherapy regimen is an ordeal, and the day of your first treatment can […]
Partner Spotlight: Khanh Pham
“Things happen for a reason…it’s fate meeting like this,” says Khanh Pham, a hairstylist at Sugar A Hair Boutique in Sacramento. It was seemingly pure chance that Amanda Nelson, Executive Director of Albie Aware, […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Siena Marois
Setting the World on Fire! “Go Forth And Set The World On Fire.” That’s a motto of St. Ignatius Parish School in Sacramento and it is a concept that eighth […]
Albie Bowling for Life 2020
Rose Awards Ceremony & Gala 2020
Pictured here is Jim Bowman, Melinda Carson, Amanda Nelson, and Nikki Laurenzo
Five Things Friday: Conquering Side Effects
Conquer common side effects of breast cancer treatment Breast cancer is frightening. And the cure may be no picnic in the park either. Dealing with both the uncertainty of the […]
