THERE IS LIFE AFTER TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER...

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Sharing Stories at Living Beyond Breast Cancer Fall Philadelphia Conference 2014

LBBC hosted another great breast cancer conference on September 27, 2014, focusing on Metastatic, Triple Negative and HER2+ breast cancers.  This one day event brought over 400 people together, mostly survivors to learn the latest research and treatments in their specific type of breast cancer.  The TNBC Foundation has partnered up to bring 3 TNBC tracks to the audience.  I attended a track on Triple Negative Breast Cancer that was given by oncologist, Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli, who spoke of treatment, current TNBC clinical trials and the direction of future research... I will post some notes and slides in another post of what I learned from the session.  I also attended a session about blogging about breast cancer because I am a blogger and have been sharing my journey for 5 years now and was looking for tips on being a more successful blogger at reaching a larger audience of TNBC survivors and supporters. The third session that I attended... well actually I was a speaker and moderator at the "Learning From Each Other", a TNBC panel discussion that was attended by 85 people. It was a wonderful experience to do some public speaking and offer some insight along with a panel of some amazing TNBC survivors. I really enjoyed my day meeting up with some TNBC sisters I have already met and a few other TNBC survivors that I newly met. The exhibitors included my two favorite, the TNBC Foundation and Triple Step Towards the Cure. 
I was thrilled to finally meet the ladies of the TNBC Foundation, Co-founder and CEO, Haley Dinerman, Arlene Brothers and Amy and to have dinner with them, Roxanne Martinez and Annie Goodman at a nice mexican restaurant.  I also was happy to meet Allison Nilsen of CancerCare who facilitated the TNBC session. I had a lot of fun rooming with Roxanne at the Leow's Hotel and hanging out at the Hard Rock Cafe across the street with some fabulous ladies for dinner.  Philadelphia is a really pretty city where I spent a few hours sight-seeing, mostly in Old City seeing some historical sites and hanging with Traci Gordon in the park.

I was a moderator at this TNBC Session with
TNBC Survivors Ricki Fairley, Annie Goodman,
Noni Sutherland and Roxanne Marinez

"Learning From Each Other", Triple Negative Breast
Cancer panel discussion with Melissa Paskvan,
Ricki Fairley, Annie Goodman, Noni Sutherland and
Roxanne Martinez

Feeling the excitement for TNBCDay 2015!

TNBC Sisters, Roxanne Martinez, Melissa 
and Annie Goodman

Me with the ladies of the Ladies of the Triple
Negative BreastCancer Foundation and Allison 
of CancerCare. Amy, Melissa, Arlene, Allison 
and Co-founder of TNBF, Haley Dinerman

TNBC Sisters, Roxanne Martinez and
Melissa with the ladies of TNBC Foundation
and CancerCare

All of us TNBC Survivors!

TNBC Sisters, all of us!

http://triplesteptowardthecure.org

Lori Flowers, Co-founder and CEO of Triple 
StepTowards the Cure and Melissa

Melissa and Nicole McLean, breast cancer
survivor and blogger of
http://fabulous-boobies.blogspot.com

TNBC Sisters Melissa and Roxanne Martinez

"Keep telling our stories of survival!"

Melissa and Jean Sachs, CEO of  Living Beyond
Breast Cancer

MBC survivor, TerLisa and Melissa

Melissa, Roxanne Martinez and
Shanese Johnson

Hanging out at the Hard Rock Cafe
TerLisa, Shirley, Bennette, Roxanne, Melissa

TNBC Sisters, Melissa and Roxanne
wearing our TNBCDay shirts

TNBC Survivor and supporter, Bennette,
Shirley and Melissa

TNBC supporter Shirley and Melissa

TNBC Sisters, Melissa and Bennette

The Liberty Bell

Ben Franklin's grave

Vote for Lori Flowers of Triple Step Towards the Cure for $10,000 Lady GODIVA Grant

“You have to bloom where you are planted.” This was my sister’s mantra, even after her diagnosis with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), a disease many people have never heard of. Co-founding Triple Step Toward the Cure was my way of ‘blooming’ after losing her by raising awareness of TNBC and actively supporting those diagnosed. Treatment options are still limited and many women we work with are struggling just to make ends meet. We have a ways to go. However, I believe the steps we are taking add to collective efforts being made to better treat and ultimately end this disease." ~ Lori Flowers

Vote now through May 16, 2014:
http://ladygodivaprogram.com/finalists/entry/8668

Pins for a Purpose, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Day 3.3.14

Triple Step Towards the Cure 3.3.13...

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Triple Step Toward The Cure

TRIPLE STEP TOWARD THE CURE  was created to raise awareness about triple negative breast cancer and provide support to those who have been diagnosed with the disease. Please visit us at:

www.triplesteptowardthecure.org

Mission

Triple Step Toward the Cure seeks to raise awareness about triple negative breast cancer by:

EDUCATING the public about triple negative breast cancer and supporting efforts to discover the cause of the disease, viable treatment options, and a cure;

ENCOURAGING women diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer as they battle the disease by providing emotional and financial support; and

EMPOWERING women at risk for the disease in underserved communities to be proactive and make informed decisions to ensure optimal health and wellness.

Company Overview

Triple Step Toward the Cure was founded by three women (Carole Flowers-Clement, Louisa Gloger, & Lori Flowers) whose lives have been personally affected by triple negative breast cancer, a rare sub-type of breast cancer that disproportionately affects young pre-menopausal women and women of color.

Description

We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides emotional and financial support along with referral resources to women with triple negative breast cancer.

Location   PO Box 638

               Mill Valley, California 94942-0638

Phone      (519) 562-1889

Website    http://www.triplesteptowardthecure.org

                http://www.thepinkshoediaries.org

Bay Area Researchers Look At Triple Negative Breast Cancer | abc7news.com

6/23/2011- TNBC survivor, Louisa Gloger  started a non-profit called Triple Step raising more than a quarter of a million dollars.

http://www.triplesteptowardthecure.org - Understanding Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Bay Area researchers look at triple negative breast cancer | abc7news.com (Click to link)