What is Triple Negative Breast Cancer?

Sharing Wisdom Sharing Strength 2018

See you at the Conference!  

Check out this video and see who's featured at 0:11.

Thank You Making Strides American Cancer Society 2018

Toledo, Making Strides American Cancer Society Walk May 19, 2018

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day 2016

Komen Series # 2: Urgency in the Metastatic Breast Cancer Community

In the coming days, I'll be sharing a series of posts of what I learned at the 2nd Annual Komen Blogger Summit that I attended on May 8, 2015 in Washington DC. Here, I had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Judith Salerno, CEO and President of Susan G. Komen as she discussed their mission over dinner.

Women living with metastatic breast cancer are not a statistic, they are individuals who have plans for their lives too.  Dr. Judith Salerno understands there's an urgent need from Komen to help women with metastatic breast cancer in what they need now to live as full of life as they can for however days that may be.  Komen is making it a priority to help find a new drug to extend the lives of women living with metastatic disease. 

With over 1400 organizations in the United States working to fight breast cancer, Dr. Judith Salerno is very passionate about encouraging collaboration among these other organizations who are willing to work with Komen to do what they need to do to reach their common purpose of ending breast cancer and suffering. Salerno stated that they need to get the message out, "together we can do so much more than we can do alone."

Raising Awareness For Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Mayo Clinic: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Vaccine Heads to Trial

“Chemo This Morning, Garth Tonight, Enjoying The Dance."

Upfront at a Garth Brooks concert, a breast cancer survivor holds up a sign that brings Garth to a halt while singing "The Dance." Read story...
http://www.mrctv.org/blog/heartwarming-video-woman-s-sign-brings-garth-brooks-concert-halt

Full-Circle Friendship Rooted in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

http://www.tnbcmitzvahgirls.com

Amazing story published on how the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation started in honor of the passing of their close friend, Nancy Block-Zenna to TNBC in 2007.  Eight years later and as their Bat Mitzhah service project, Nancy's daughter, Jolie and her childhood friends who were all about 5 years old at the time, have come together now at age 12, to form "TNBC Mitzvah Girls" with raising funds for the TNBC Foundation by selling products through their website. Also, a walk is planned to benefit  the foundation.

Please click on link below to read this inspiring article.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-brothers/fullcircle-friendship-roo_b_6050798.html

The Mitzvah Girls are featured in (201) Family magazine this month. Read more about the girls fighting triple negative breast cancer: 
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/201-family


 

“What’s your bra size?” Learn about Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Tell the world Annie Goodman and Ricki Fairley... about us!

Melissa Paskvan for Komen of Northwest Ohio

Post by Northwest Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen.

TNBC Metastatic Disease... New Hope for Breast Cancer Patients

Thank you Brenda Rehnke Beguin for sharing your amazing story of strength, determination and hope with us all. You are a walking testament that you can live with TNBC metastatic disease, thank you! Lots of love and hugs
New hope for breast cancer patients (Click link)

2014 Peace Love and a Cure Anthem Video

My friend and TNBC Survivor Roxanne Martinez was honored with the 2014 Courage Award, Please watch her amazing story of hope  ...and at 3:47, you'll see a photo of Roxanne and me in the video, "Sisterhood"

Congratulations Roxanne Martinez on receiving this year's Peace, Love and a Cure 2014 Courage Award. You give so much of yourself and encouragement to us TNBC sisters. Thank you for being our voice of TNBC and inspiring us to grasp on to hope, it's within our reach. xoxo

Roxanne Martinez's acceptance speech

Susan G. Komen Global Race DC May 10, 2014

Meeting Nancy Brinker, Founder of Susan G. Komen and her son Eric Brinker

Toledo Rockets Women's Basketball "Brave" Video Dedication to Breast Cancer Survivors

These are my Toledo Ladies Rockets Basketball dedication video to breast cancer survivors for their Rockets for the Cure game. 

Detroit Red Wings, Jimmy Howard For Breast Cancer Awareness 2013

My 1st Red Wings game!

Jonna's Body, Please Hold, Toledo Performance 2013

Jonna Tamases and Melissa Paskvan

October 10, 2013, Me and my Triple Negative Breast Cancer survivor sister, Diane met up with other survivors of our support group for a night of laughter and inspiration watching a one-woman play, Jonna's Body, Please Hold. Jonna Tamases, who wrote and stars as herself in her 1 hour cancerous dark comedy performance that chronicles the invasion of cancer in her body, but uses humor in getting through her challenges. Jonna, a 4 times survivor had battled Hodgkin's Disease twice, Large-Cell Lymphoma and Breast Cancer and remains cancer-free today. After the show, I had the pleasure of meeting Jonna, a very sweet, funny and compassionate lady who was very interested in hearing my journey and being 4 years out from cancer myself.

3 breast cancer survivors here!
TNBC sister Diane, Jonna and Melissa

http://www.madlively.com/productions/jonnasbody

Toni Turchi Foundation October 5th Race with Guest Speaker, Dr. Vincent K. Tuohy

Register now for this event, all proceeds will benefit Dr. Vincent K. Tuohy's further research on his breast cancer prevention vaccine to move this into trial phases and ultimately get this FDA approved. Link to video interview of 
Dr. Tuohy explaining his breast cancer prevention vaccine.

http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/314672/3/Cleveland-Clinc-team-develops-breast-cancer-vaccine (Click link to story)

www.toniturchifoundation.org

Toni
Turchi

On October 5th, 2013, I will be in Cleveland for this fundraising benefit with proceeds going towards Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Tuohy to further his research of his breast cancer prevention vaccine.

TNBC sister, Toni Turchi who is the founder Of Toni Turchi Foundation has personally invited me to this event where Dr. Vincent K. Tuohy will be guest speaker. I'm excited to meet both Toni Turchi and Dr. Tuohy and learn more about his vaccine for breast cancer prevention.