ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

02/14/2026

Save the date for our biggest event of the year: A Night Out for ABCD on April 24 at 5:30 pm! ✨🎶

🎹 Join us for a memorable evening at the chef-inspired Downtown Kitchen, where engaging giving moments bring our community together followed by a high-energy 80s-themed dueling pianos performance, all in support of ABCD’s free emotional support services. 💕

Get your tickets or become a sponsor: ANO2026.givesmart.com

02/13/2026

Together we can change the story. We're proud to help our partner My Density Matters spread the word that Find Out My Breast Density Day ( ) is February 18.

One day. One place. Real answers.

🔗 Visit the one-stop resource center: https://mydensitymatters.org/calendar/find-out-my-breast-density-day-2026/

02/11/2026

“My ABCD Mentor helped me truly realize I’m not alone...” 💗

ABCD carefully matches you with a Mentor who understands what you’re going through, because they’ve been there too. Our emotional support services offer hope and understanding at any stage, whether you’re newly diagnosed, in treatment, living with metastatic disease, at high risk of developing breast cancer, or a friend, family member, or caregiver of someone with breast cancer.

Get matched with a Mentor for free, personalized support:
📞 1-800-977-4121 🌐 ABCDBreastCancerSupport.org

02/10/2026

🚨 If you're in the Madison, WI area, check out this easy way to support ABCD!

Thanks to our friends Untitled Art and Grey Market - Madison 🙏🏽

Give back while you tip 'em back!🍻

We're thrilled to partner with our Downtown Madison neighborhood watering hole to help raise money and awareness for another fantastic local cause - !

From Sunday, February 15th through Saturday, February 28th, stop into Grey Market, make a donation of $20 or more (cash or Venmo accepted) and receive TWO 4-packs of Untitled Art craft brews!

Then, to send off this fundraiser in style, we're taking over the Grey Market taps with our liquid art on Friday, February 27th from 2-9pm with hourly chances to win prizes and swag with each donation or Untitled Art pint purchase! We look forward to sharing a pint while supporting a great cause!

For more information on the vital work ABCD is doing to support those diagnosed with breast cancer, visit:
https://abcdbreastcancersupport.org/

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02/09/2026

💜 ABCD in the community! 💜

We were proud to participate in the South Milwaukee School District Wellness Fair last week, where ABCD’s Keeshia Jones connected with members of their staff and shared information about our free emotional support.

We’re grateful for opportunities like this that help more people know our support is always available to anyone impacted by breast cancer, anywhere, at any stage.

02/06/2026

💞 Join us for our Caregiver, Friends & Family New Mentor Training on Wednesday, February 25 at 11:00 am CT. Spouses, partners, friends, parents, and siblings who supported a loved one during breast cancer are invited to become an ABCD Mentor. Our training is virtual, so you can participate from anywhere.

Express your interest in becoming a Mentor by filling out our form:
https://abcdbreastcancersupport.org/get-involved/become-a-mentor/

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02/06/2026

Living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC)? We can help. 💕

ABCD understands the importance of having someone to talk to who truly knows what you are going through, and our MBC Mentors can do just that. Our free, one-to-one emotional support creates space for honest conversations and connection with someone who has a similar lived experience as an MBC thriver.

In the words of our Mentor Alyssa, “There are days when the challenges and fears that arrive with a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis feel like too much. To connect with a fellow thriver and hear the words ‘I have felt this way, too’ is a gift that ABCD offers to everyone navigating this tough road."

Get matched with an MBC Mentor today: https://abcdbreastcancersupport.org/get-support-mets/

02/05/2026

As a Know Your Lemons Foundation Global Partner, we believe access to breast health education saves lives. This , we’re sharing the Know Your Lemons app, a free, award-winning tool empowering people around the world with knowledge and confidence.

Through our ongoing partnership with Know Your Lemons, we’re working to ensure life-saving breast health education reaches every community.

👉 Download the app, share it widely, and help us put this knowledge in every pocket because early detection starts with access: https://www.knowyourlemons.org/app

02/04/2026

Research shows that emotional support improves health outcomes and helps people heal. Today on , we're reminded that feeling understood, heard, and less alone truly matters.

That’s why ABCD provides free, one-to-one emotional support by matching anyone impacted by breast cancer with a trained volunteer Mentor who gets it, because they’ve been there too.

If you or someone you love needs support, ABCD is always here. 💜

🤝🏽 Get matched with a Mentor: https://abcdbreastcancersupport.org/get-support/

🔗 Learn more about the power of one-to-one support: https://abcdbreastcancersupport.org/abcd-the-power-of-one-to-one-support/

02/02/2026

We loved spending Saturday at the Wisconsin Association of Hematology and Oncology Best of San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) science session, followed by the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition Survivor/Advocate Review Meeting and Lunch at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. ABCD Board member Sandra Underwood, RN, PhD, also joined us and we want to thank her for attending.

The day featured presentations on some of the most impactful research from SABCS, along with opportunities to connect with advocates, clinicians, partners, and some of our very own ABCD Mentors. It was community and learning at its best! 💗

01/30/2026

A big thank you to Kesslers Diamonds for stopping by our office earlier this month with a donation check! 💜

Through our ongoing partnership, Kesslers donates 100% of the profits from the Hope Pendant Collection to ABCD, helping us continue providing free emotional support to anyone impacted by breast cancer. Every pendant sold truly represents hope in action.

🔗 Shop the Hope Pendant Collection: https://www.kesslersdiamonds.com/hope-collection/

01/29/2026

Teresa Gutierrez, an HR professional and mother of two daughters, was 39 when she received the call that confirmed she had breast cancer. It still brings up strong emotions. “I was told, ‘Don’t worry, you have the good kind.’ Now, I just hate hearing that. Why would you say that?” she asks.

Teresa’s original treatment plan was a lumpectomy and radiation, but after her care team discovered there was lymph node involvement, chemotherapy was also recommended.

💬 “My world got flipped upside down very, very quickly,” she says. “It went from ‘you have the good kind’ to ‘you have full-blown treatment coming at you.’”

As treatment intensified, Teresa faced another reality: she felt completely alone. Everything shifted when she connected with ABCD and was matched with someone who truly understood. She didn’t have to explain her side effects or her loneliness, and that connection became a turning point, ultimately inspiring her to become a Mentor.

In her first year, Teresa has supported eight Participants and often reminds them it’s okay to not be okay. Thanks to ABCD, she found connection when she felt alone and now she offers that same support to others.

💗 Read Teresa’s full story: https://abcdbreastcancersupport.org/our_stories/teresa-gutierrez-when-helping-others-becomes-healing/