By Melodie Berry, Gilda’s Club member Hello, My Name is Melodie Berry. At 41, I had my first mammogram. Everyone told me I didn’t have to worry about anything because nobody gets breast cancer on their first mammogram and cancer doesn’t run in our family, so don’t worry! Surprise! I was the first one in…
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Program Director Kirsten Norslien Wins Ann Haney Award
This award is inspired by Breast Cancer Recovery’s founder, Ann Haney. Nominations told stories of women’s breast cancer journeys that had been an inspiration to others, and whose light has shined brighter.
Read MoreGilda's Founder Featured in BRAVA Magazine
It took a village to bring Gilda’s Club to Madison! Early founder, Efrat Livny, was an important part of the years that led up to our red doors opening in 2008. Read her story on pages 13-14 of the November/December 2024 issue of BRAVA Magazine.
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Turn Your Strengths Into a Force for Good
By Olivia Arcuri This summer, I embarked on a journey that left me more fulfilled than I could have ever imagined. Training for a Half Ironman is no small feat, but when I decided to fundraise for Gilda’s Club along the way, my journey became so much more than just a personal challenge. It transformed…
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Like many Gilda’s Club volunteers and supporters, Lisa has a personal connection to cancer. Her mom is a two-time breast cancer survivor, but before her mother’s diagnosis, her family experienced childhood cancer. Her younger brother Jeffrey was diagnosed with brain cancer when he was just 9 years old and Lisa was 11. “My family had…
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