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TBBCF offers two major supported training events By ELEANOR MARIANI AND KATE DAVIS The Walk for a Cure not only supports an important cause but also offers extensive training recommendations and two major supported training events? Those aiming to walk a Full or Half Marathon are strongly encouraged to begin their training as soon as […]
I hope my story can help, even just one person By ELLYN SANTIAGO A few short months after her breast cancer surgery in November 1998, Marie Joly got on a plane with her husband, family, and church friends and flew to Italy for a holiday. Her doctors had given their blessing. Around four-and-one-half years later, […]
As we prepare for our 19th annual walk in October this year, we pause to take a look at our 2023 top fundraisers. These are individuals and groups who went above and beyond and gave more than 100 percent in fundraising efforts. They host events, run promotions, walk as individuals and recruit walk teams. Congratulations […]
19th Annual Walk for a Cure Route By ELEANOR MARIANI and KATE DAVIS Did you know that on October 5, the TBBCF Walk for a Cure takes walkers through the historic towns of Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, East Lyme, and Waterford? As you lace up your shoes and join the ranks of fellow adventurers, the […]
“With every step, we only get stronger” By ELLYN SANTIAGO Committed to finding a breast cancer cure by funding research, the work of the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation can’t be done without community support. Businesses and individuals, groups and clubs, and even big-hearted students, whose events, walks, and promotions greatly help fund vital research. […]
“Survival is a continual thing …breast cancer doesn’t end when you recover.” By ELLYN SANTIAGO For 47-year-old Christeen Gilman, what was most worrying and agonizing during her breast cancer battle was not how she suffered, and endured, but how it impacted her children. “The hardest part of this cancer journey was by far how it […]
18th Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation Annual Meeting Highlights By ELLYN SANTIAGO The 18th annual meeting, on May 22, began with remarks from outgoing Foundation Executive Committee President Patti Burmahl. Patti talked about the Foundation’s background and history, highlighted the TBBCF Survivor Series, talked about the 19th annual Walk for a Cure 2024 (the Walk […]
Adrienne (Ada) Waks, MD, Medical Oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Featured in ‘Face of TBBCF Research’ Video ‘Research Matters’ is the theme of the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation’s signature fundraiser, the Walk for a Cure 2024. The Walk’s keynote speaker and honorary Walk Chair is medical oncologist Adrienne G. Waks, MD. In 2018, TBBCF […]
Meet TBBCF’s 2024 Executive Board Leadership Powerhouse By ELLYN SANTIAGO Last month, the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation Board of Directors elected its new executive officers to its 16-member board. Debbie Yother was elected TBBCF’s Executive Committee President. She takes the baton from outgoing, longtime President Patti Burmahl. Yother is the Vice President of Personal […]
2024 Honorary Walk Chair medical oncologist Adrienne G. Waks, MD By ELLYN SANTIAGO With a focus on the critical scientific research dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer, the very bedrock of TBBCF’s mission, naming medical oncologist Adrienne G. Waks, MD, as Honorary TBBCF 2024 Walk Chair was a natural fit. The 2024 Walk […]
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