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 […]
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 […]
Albie Aware Partner Spotlight: Jenny Weaver… a perfect “FIT”
“I get so angry when people don’t know who to see or where to go for care and then they die,” says Jenny Weaver. “Our system is broken, and I […]
Albie Aware Survivor Spotlight: Cherí Andrew
To call Cherí Andrew “determined” would be a massive understatement. She fought her way through a long, difficult, and frustrating experience and has come out a champion. The lesson she […]
Five Things Friday – Lovin’ Life After Breast Cancer
Rekindle the Joy If you have survived breast cancer, you may be waiting for the world to take on rainbow hues and to find yourself jumping for joy. That’s not […]
Survivor Spotlight – The Tale of Two Women
Keri Frank-Fuentes and Rachael Emborg: Two breast cancer stories This is a tale of two women. Each received a diagnosis of breast cancer with very different outcomes. Keri Frank-Fuentes and […]
Five Things Friday – Breast Density
So, You Have Dense Breasts. Now What? Thirty-six states, including California, have passed laws requiring health facilities to notify women when they have dense breasts. Breast density is the degree […]
