Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation, Inc. http://www.bcrf.org Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 en Teleconference: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Updates http://www.bcrf.org/2008/04/14/teleconference-triple-negative-breast-cancer-updates/ http://www.bcrf.org/2008/04/14/teleconference-triple-negative-breast-cancer-updates/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:58:23 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/2008/04/14/teleconference-triple-negative-breast-cancer-updates/ Hello, I wanted to spread the word that Living Beyond Breast Cancer is hosting a teleconference about Triple-Negative Breast Cancer on Friday, April 18 from noon to 1:30 pm (EDT). The presenter is Lisa Carey, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of the University of North Carolina Breast Center.
You can register for the (free!) teleconference online at www.lbbc.org.

]]> http://www.bcrf.org/2008/04/14/teleconference-triple-negative-breast-cancer-updates/feed/ Vote for Jan Hess for Milwaukee Woman of the Year http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/20/vote-for-jan-hess-for-milwaukee-woman-of-the-year/ http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/20/vote-for-jan-hess-for-milwaukee-woman-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:56:31 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/20/vote-for-jan-hess-for-milwaukee-woman-of-the-year/ We received an email announcing that Jan Hess, a BCRF friend and supporter, has been nominated for Milwaukee Woman of the Year. Jan is a breast cancer survivor and attended a BCRF retreat. We wish her the best of luck in the contest! Read about Jan’s story and vote for her at www.milwaukeewoy.com/finalists. The contest ends March 31, 2008 and you can vote once a day until then.
Thank you!

]]> http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/20/vote-for-jan-hess-for-milwaukee-woman-of-the-year/feed/ Free survivorship teleconference http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/18/free-survivorship-teleconference/ http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/18/free-survivorship-teleconference/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:09:28 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/18/free-survivorship-teleconference/ On Tuesday, April 22 CancerCare will present the first of a three-part telephone education workshop program, The Sixth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through & Beyond Cancer.
This free series offers cancer survivors, their families, friends and healthcare professionals practical information about concerns and issues that may arise after treatment ends. Part I, The Importance of Communicating with Your Doctor about Follow-Up Care, will take place from 1:30 to 2:30pm EST. These workshops are free – no phone charges apply. For more information and to register, go to the CancerCare website.

]]> http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/18/free-survivorship-teleconference/feed/ Cancer and fertility seminar March 20 http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/12/cancer-and-fertility-seminar-march-20/ http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/12/cancer-and-fertility-seminar-march-20/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:04:33 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/12/cancer-and-fertility-seminar-march-20/ Hello,
I’m passing along information about an upcoming seminar that may be of interest to you. Any one who attended Dan Shapiro’s keynote speech at the 2007 Sharing the Knowledge conference will remember his humorous and touching story about the importance of planning for children after cancer treatments.
Best,
Claire

The Wisconsin Fertility Institute is hosting a seminar entitled “Cancer and Fertility” on March 20, 2008 in Middleton, Wis.
Healthcare professionals and cancer survivors are invited to attend and learn about the following topics:
Cancer Side Effects and Fertility
Preservation Options
Treatment Options
Parenthood After Cancer
Access to Appropriate Fertility Care

Please contact the Wisconsin Fertility Institute to register by March 17. More information is available online at www.wisconsinfertility.com.

]]> http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/12/cancer-and-fertility-seminar-march-20/feed/ Win a kayak and support BCRF! http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/06/win-a-kayak-and-support-bcrf/ http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/06/win-a-kayak-and-support-bcrf/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:20:23 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/06/win-a-kayak-and-support-bcrf/ This weekend is Canoecopia and the culimination of the kayak raffle for BCRF. We are so grateful to Joe Schena, the volunteer who built the kayak, and to Rutabaga Paddlesports for their help in promoting the raffle.
BUY RAFFLE TICKETS NOW! Raffle tickets will be for sale at Canoecopia all weekend (March 7 - March 9) at the Alliant Center. The kayak is an extraordinary cedar kayak valued at $4,000. Raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20. The raffle drawing will be at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 9 and the winner does not have to be present to win.

Also! Now’s a chance to buy a bra purse in support of BCRF. The unique art work designed by Judy Landsman and Nancy Welch will be on display at Room of One’s Own through the month of March. Join the artists for a reception of their work at a Room of One’s Own on Friday, March 7 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

]]> http://www.bcrf.org/2008/03/06/win-a-kayak-and-support-bcrf/feed/ BCRF and Dresses That Heal on Lifetime television! http://www.bcrf.org/2008/02/14/bcrf-and-dresses-that-heal-on-lifetime-television/ http://www.bcrf.org/2008/02/14/bcrf-and-dresses-that-heal-on-lifetime-television/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:49:41 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/2008/02/14/bcrf-and-dresses-that-heal-on-lifetime-television/ Lifetime television’s new weekly program “Get Married” featured Dresses That Heal in a segment today. The show interviewed Rachael Rivard, Dresses That Heal co-founder and BCRF angel, and described her creative foundation that encourages fashion designers to design and donate wedding gowns and brides to purchase original dresses for a good cause. The proceeds from Dresses That Heal directly benefit the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation.

Rachael, you look fabulous on national tv! We are always grateful to you and inspired by your mission to combine fashion with compassion. You can visit lifetime’s website and view the segment online at www.getmarried.com. (The segment is a few minutes into the program from February 14, 2008).
Learn more about Dresses That Heal at www.dressesthatheal.org.

]]> http://www.bcrf.org/2008/02/14/bcrf-and-dresses-that-heal-on-lifetime-television/feed/ Celebrate the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation http://www.bcrf.org/2007/12/20/celebrate-the-breast-cancer-recovery-foundation/ http://www.bcrf.org/2007/12/20/celebrate-the-breast-cancer-recovery-foundation/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:56:13 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/2007/12/20/celebrate-the-breast-cancer-recovery-foundation/ You may not realize it, but YOU are an incredibly vital person to the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation. Why? Quite simply, because of your friendship, your dedication and your unique gifts.

Please click here to read more about why your support of the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation means so much to us.

From our hearts to yours, we wish you a warm and happy holiday. May the blessings you receive this season be as special and treasured as the support you provide to us every day of the year.

Sincerely,

Sue, Judi, Deb, Sharon and Claire

]]> http://www.bcrf.org/2007/12/20/celebrate-the-breast-cancer-recovery-foundation/feed/ San Antonio in December! http://www.bcrf.org/2007/12/04/san-antonio-in-december/ http://www.bcrf.org/2007/12/04/san-antonio-in-december/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:08:09 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/2007/12/04/san-antonio-in-december/ Here’s a message from the BCRF forum about Breast Cancer News:

“CURE magazine will be covering the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Live on their website December 12th to the 16th. The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is the largest meeting of breast cancer researchers and advocates in the world. CURE will be reporting daily on the state-of-the-art information released during the conference on the prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of breast cancer. Kathy LaTour (who spoke at Sharing the Knowledge in 2004) will be blogging about advocacy issues and doing interviews with survivors. To get her daily postings, go to Healtoday.com and opt in with your name and e-mail – this is only for the San Antonio postings, you won’t be signing up for something for the rest of your life! As a special treat, when you sign up you will get four free issues of HEAL magazine, the new magazine for survivors.”

If you do read LaTour’s blog during the symposium, let us know! Share your thoughts about it -and any news or resources about breast cancer resources in our forums at www.bcrf.org/forum.

]]> http://www.bcrf.org/2007/12/04/san-antonio-in-december/feed/ Welcome to our new website! http://www.bcrf.org/2007/10/09/welcome-to-our-new-website/ http://www.bcrf.org/2007/10/09/welcome-to-our-new-website/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:42:54 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/2007/10/09/welcome-to-our-new-website/ We are launching a new website today that we hope will allow enhanced communication between BCRF friends, retreatants and women thinking about attending a retreat. The new website features an online forum for chat about retreats, BCRF events and programs or latest breast cancer news. We especially hope women who have been on a retreat will use the forum to stay connected with each other. You will need to register a user account before chatting in the forums. If you have any questions about how to do this, please email claire@bcrf.org and I’ll help you get started.
Another new feature of the website is this blog! The blog will help our staff post information and updates easily, and we hope you will bookmark it and check back here frequently to learn what is new at BCRF. We are currently not allowing comments on the blog, but if you have feedback about the site or any blog postings you are welcome to post your message in the forums.
Thank you to Brett Farrey for his tireless help building the new website and implementing the forums and blogs. And thank you to Mark Fitzgerald for donating his time and considerable skill to the new website header. We are excited about this new phase in our online identity and hope you will take a tour of the new website!

]]> http://www.bcrf.org/2007/10/09/welcome-to-our-new-website/feed/ Support the BCRF and receive great Lands’ End gear! http://www.bcrf.org/2007/09/24/support-the-bcrf-and-receive-great-lands-end-gear/ http://www.bcrf.org/2007/09/24/support-the-bcrf-and-receive-great-lands-end-gear/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:20:10 +0000 claire http://www.bcrf.org/new/blog/?p=58 During the month of October, donations of $50 or more to the endowment fund will let you choose a long sleeved tee or a polar fleece vest with the BCRF logo! Please make your checks out to BCRF, in the amount of $50 or more.
Donate $50 or more and one of these Lands’ End items can be yours! Choose a plum long sleeved tee shirt in your size (s-xl) Or a plum or black polar fleece vest in your size (s-xl).
Send your check, your choice of BCRF gear, color and size, to:
Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation, Inc.
2800 Royal Avenue, Suite 306
Madison, WI 53713
The final day to make your donation and receive great gear is Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the Sharing the Knowledge: Resources for Recovery Conference. Your gift will be mailed to you as soon as it is delivered from Lands’ End!

Thank you to the volunteers who created this unique fundraiser for the BCRF!

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