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Reach & Raise co-founder Jennifer Schelter shares her intentions and hopes for this year's instruction and the 20th anniversary of the event.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, Megan Do Nascimento found help from the Warriors Together support group and resources from Living Beyond Breast Cancer. Megan formed a Warriors Together team for Reach & Raise, which has grown from 10 members to 100 in the decade she has participated.

Jewel Ajibade has attended Reach & Raise: Yoga for a reason, for over 10 years. In this blog she shares what brings her back every year — from the community of people at the event to supporting LBBC's resources that have helped her through her own experiences with breast cancer.

Liz and her partner Jarrett had just bought a home and were preparing to start a family when she was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. Put into menopause by treatment, Liz and Jarrett are looking to adoption to build the family they desire.

Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Shop these thoughtful gifts that also support Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s education and support services. 

Living Beyond Breast Cancer Helpline volunteer Sandra Spivey contacted us recently to let us know that she had decided to enter hospice. Sandi, who lived with metastatic breast cancer for 22 years, asked whether we would share her story. We consider this piece to be her last gift to the community she served so passionately throughout her life. 

Stephanie Reed was worried about facing breast cancer while raising her 3-year-old son, but through diagnosis and treatment, she found her family brought out the best in her.

Stefanie Washburn, LBBC’s manager of healthcare provider outreach, reflects on her background as a social worker, and how oncology social workers can help improve your experience during breast cancer treatment and beyond.

Fitness has long been an important part of Cathy Knowles’ life, but after she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2017 treatment forced her to change how she exercises and eats.