What did the African American program look like in its early days?
Dominique: This program was created with the knowledge that women of color are ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
What did the African American program look like in its early days?
Dominique: This program was created with the knowledge that women of color are ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
"I've worked for women's cancer nonprofits for over 25 years and through my position as director of SHARE's uterine/endometrial cancer program, I've been ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Tell us about your cancer experience
I am a three-time cancer survivor, twice uterine and then ovarian cancer. I've been free of uterine cancer ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Tell us about your cancer experience
My cancer experience started with my mother’s breast cancer diagnosis when I was about 7 years old. This ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Tell us about your cancer experience
I have experienced all aspects of cancer as part of my career, volunteerism, advocacy for myself and others, ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Tell us about your cancer experience
I was first diagnosed with cancer when I was 44 years old. I was a single mother of 2 boys, 14 and 18. At ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
A few days after I celebrated my 32nd birthday, I decided it was time to look into some symptoms that were bothering me. I've always been really in ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
What was it like when you walked into that room at NYU, more than 40 years ago, with your diagnosis fresh in your mind, and SHARE in its earliest ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Kathy Hynes-Kadish has been a dedicated volunteer at SHARE for 21 years, facilitating support groups and answering Helpline calls to be an anchor for ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Why did you decide to be a SHARE Breast Cancer Helpline volunteer?
After I was diagnosed, I contacted Sharsheret, who was quite helpful at the ...
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RRANDAZZO
1. Why did you decide to be a SHARE Breast Cancer Helpline volunteer?
I know first-hand how empathy combined with care and knowledge can ease some ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
SHARE Cancer Support is proud to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. As a diverse team, we are honored to work together ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
written by Christine Benjamin, LMSW
Senior Director of Patient Services and Education, SHARE Cancer Support
Every time I hear someone call Metastatic ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Our Volunteer Party is a way to thank and celebrate you, our incredible volunteers. Join us on Monday, February 22, for an evening of games, prizes, a ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Why did you decide to be a SHARE Breast Cancer Helpline Volunteer?
Back in March of 2015, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. In my research ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Why did you decide to be a SHARE Breast Cancer Helpline Volunteer?
I decided to become a SHARE Breast Cancer Helpline Volunteer to reciprocate ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Dear SHARE Family,
I could not be more pleased to let you know that Andrea Herzberg, who has been tirelessly overseeing SHARE's ovarian cancer ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
1. Why did you decide to be a SHARE Breast Cancer Helpline volunteer?
Marjorie Schwartz, a Helpline Volunteer and Mentor, suggested I volunteer for ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
SHARE's Virtual Gala, A Second Helping of Life, is celebrating its seventeenth year on Monday, September 21, 2020. This year, attendees will join the ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
This September, join ovarian cancer advocates across the country for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month through the #IWishIKnew campaign.
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Why did you decide to be a SHARE Breast Cancer Helpline volunteer?
This is my second experience as a helpline volunteer. In 2016 I was diagnosed ...
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My cancer journey began in 2013. I was 33 years old, and had just gotten married six months prior to being diagnosed with uterine cancer. Being diagnosed ...
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My Name is Rosalind B. Pettiford. On November 2, 2009, I heard the terrifying words: “You have Uterine Cancer.” My only symptom was bleeding on ...
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I am very grateful that SHARE decided to start supporting women with
endometrial cancer so that I could join the community and benefit from its resources. ...
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SHARE CANCER
April 28th was the fourth anniversary of the most frightening event of my life. I found myself remembering, in sharp detail waking up hemorrhaging, ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
1. Why did you decide to be a SHARE Breast Cancer Helpline volunteer?
I found out about SHARE from a fellow SHARE volunteer that I met at a breast ...
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I was diagnosed with endometrial uterine cancer in September of 2015. My symptoms were minor and I only realized they were “symptoms” after I was ...
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AMANDA RUSSELL
Why did you decide to be a SHARE Breast Cancer Helpline volunteer?
When I was first diagnosed, I remember feeling completely overwhelmed and scared. ...
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MELISSA SAKOW
This is part of our "Meet a Volunteer" series, highlighting the incredible ovarian and breast cancer survivors and thrivers who volunteer with SHARE to ...
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We asked our volunteers how they are coping with the social isolation required of us during the coronavirus pandemic. We hope you find these quotes uplifting ...