As the year draws to a close, it’s inspiring to look back on what we accomplished together at SHARE.
To support our breast cancer community, SHARE launched an exciting new podcast, Our BC Life with patients telling their stories to keep listeners informed and hopeful.
Receiving a stage IV breast cancer diagnosis was one of the worst days in my life. Nothing prepares you. I never thought it would be me, but no one ever thinks it will be them; the one to get the diagnosis. The one being told they will probably only live three to five years.
You know that scene in My Cousin Vinny when Miss Vito, played by Marisa Tomei, explains her expertise in automobiles? The one where she has to validate her knowledge in a subject area based on her own lived experience and her family’s history with car mechanics?
“Well, my father was a mechanic.
In November 2022, I was diagnosed with stage four inflammatory breast cancer at the age of 28. I was completely caught off guard by this news being a young mother of three children, ages seven, five, and a year and a half. My time with them seemed to be taken away in a single sentence.
Did You Know SHARE Offers These Services?
Many of the people we serve know about SHARE’s Helpline, Support Groups, live Educational Webinars, and community outreach. We also want to bring your attention to some of our lesser-known services!
Find a Free Mammogram in the New York Metro Area
Many encounter barriers when trying to schedule an appointment for a mammogram.
On the evening of October 10, New York’s Design, Construction and Real Estate community gathered for SHARE’s 13th annual Pink & Teal Reception. This elegant event, chaired as always by SHARE Board Member Arthur Thomson of Henegan Construction Co., Inc.
I knew it was bad news before I even answered the call. It was a Tuesday afternoon in June and BTS had just announced that they would be going on a “hiatus” - or were they breaking up? Either way, the morning had been filled with random texts and DMs from friends checking on me - was I okay after hearing my favorite K-Pop boy band was breaking up?
“Hello?” I said into the phone, as I sat at my desk in our open plan office.
