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The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is one of two important research events on the calendar for breast cancer advocates. Thousands of doctors, researchers, advocates, pharmaceutical representatives, caregivers and people with breast cancer come together at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center for 5 days in early December. In this blog, Living Beyond Breast Cancer content coordinator Eric Fitzsimmons reflects on attending the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. 

Judy Erdahl, a Living Beyond Breast Cancer Hear My Voice volunteers, looks back on her history of advocacy, her friendship with Leslie Gottlieb and the importance of hope when living with metastatic breast cancer. 

Lilly Bolen honored the memory of her mother, Lauren Bolen, who served on Living Beyond Breast Cancer's board of directors by  organizing an event at her school that raised more than $3,800 for Living Beyond Breast Cancer.

Bev Parker developed lymphedema in 1986 after being diagnosed and treated for early-stage breast cancer. She spoke to Living Beyond Breast Cancer content coordinator Madison Hughes about how she's dealt with lymphedema over the past 32 years.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer Hear My Voice volunteer Ann Camden reflects on mortality on the anniversary of a friend's death. 

After being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, Kelli Davis had a mental health crisis. She spoke to LBBC contributing writer Robin Warshaw about the crisis and how she got through it. 

In September 2016, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer for the third time. Not her third recurrence—her third primary cancer. Due to family history and personal risk, I made the difficult decision to have a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy in February 2017. At the time, I was working as a charge nurse on an inpatient oncology unit treating mostly leukemia and lymphoma patients. 

On Saturday, December 1, 2018, Usama Malik, interim chief financial officer and chief business officer of Immunomedics Inc., will run the 100k Devil Dog Ultra. He will run in honor of those living with breast cancer.

Seline Braswell, owner of Vivid Salon in Philadelphia, hosted a “Pretty and Pink” DIY fundraising event to benefit Living Beyond Breast Cancer. Seline, who was diagnosed with breast cancer 17 years ago, wanted to support LBBC for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. She decided to host an event that would allow her to use her hairstyling expertise to raise funds for a cause that is so important to her personally.

Phil Giangiordano reached out to Living Beyond Breast Cancer earlier this year when he was looking to give to a breast cancer organization. Phil is a coach for a men’s softball league and wanted to find a way to combine his love for softball with his desire to help those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.