Last year, in 2019, I was selected as one of 26 women with metastatic breast cancer to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week for AnaOno and Metavivor. It was one of the most incredible, mind-boggling experiences of my life, an experience it has taken me a year to process. Last year, I had … Continue reading The Ghosts of NYFW
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Why Research is the Reason
Way back in the early 1990s, breast cancer felt like a dirty phrase. People whispered it in secret, afraid to talk about this disease. The concept of "awareness" was only beginning to take hold, a primarily grassroots tool that put into place some structural cohesion for those whose lives had been impacted by breast cancer. … Continue reading Why Research is the Reason
I’m Starting a Fundraiser
When the bottom drops out from under you so completely, as it does with a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, you need support. A lot of it. I am incredibly fortunate to have two unbelievable organizations/support groups that I lean on heavily throughout my weeks: one is a local all-cancer support group at my local hospital … Continue reading I’m Starting a Fundraiser
