Snyder County Survivor Finds Joy in Helping Others Across Country
After a family celebration in August 2000 at Shenandoah National Park, I needed antibiotics for insect bites. I thought I had an inflamed insect bite […]
Berks Survivor Stronger than Ever After Breast Cancer
When I was in treatment, a nurse told me she saw marriages strengthened through breast cancer and others that fell apart. My marriage was definitely […]
Survivor Story: Wayne County’s Melissa Rickard Dedicated to Service after Diagnosis
Melissa Rickard, Wayne County Going through breast cancer taught me to accept what I cannot change. My grandmother had been diagnosed with breast cancer in […]
Erie County Celebrates Life, Courage, Hope and Dignity of PA Women Touched by Breast Cancer
Opening reception of PBCC’s photo exhibit, “67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania” set for May 7 at Raymond M. Blasco, MD Memorial […]
Calling all PA Survivors: You’re Invited to be a Part of the PA Breast Cancer Coalition’s NEW Photo Exhibit!
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition would like to invite you to be a part of our newly designed photo exhibit, 67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing […]
PBCC Advocacy Helps Fayette Survivor Find Support, Strength
Well, I did a terrible thing. I went for three years without a mammogram, working, going camping, and just doing whatever I wanted to do. […]
Mother, Daughter Fight Breast Cancer Together 10 Years Apart
Anita Conner and Kerri Conner-Matchett, Philadelphia County “I thought, ‘Oh my gosh I gave my daughter breast cancer.’” That’s what Philadelphia survivor Anita Conner thought […]
PBCC Volunteer to Celebrate 10 Years of Breast Cancer Survivorship
Lark McCarley, Lancaster County In August I will be celebrating 10 years cancer free! In January 2004, I was 48 years old and had been […]
Life’s Work Comes Full Circle for PA Breast Cancer Survivor
Linda Falco, Montgomery County I have worked for the Montgomery County Health Department (MCHD) for 21 years. For seventeen of those years, I worked with […]