Posts by Olivia Achtmeyer Boger
Meet the Models: Katie Dexter
Breast cancer has marked my life in profound and deeply personal ways. Watching my mother face her diagnosis shaped my understanding of strength and vulnerability , and I knew I’d face the same battle myself someday, the question was always when. When I was diagnosed on July 29th, 2021, my father’s birthday and went through my mastectomy, it wasn’t just a physical transformation—it was an emotional reckoning. I
Read MoreMeet the Models: Cheryl Durand
Breast cancer has impacted my life in both positive and negative ways. I now try to live life to the fullest, I don’t take anything for granted. I focus on the important things. However, I also live my life in the face of uncertainty everyday with an underlying lingering fear and ache in my heart. I have to overcome this fear everyday.
Read MoreThe Runway for Recovery, Bill Achtmeyer 2025 High Five Award Winner Announced
We are thrilled to announce that Tim Lewellyn, CEO of Copper Hound Pictures, will be honored with the Bill Achtmeyer High Five Award at our 19th Annual Runway Show.
Read MoreThe Runway for Recovery Ilene Beal Legacy of Leadership 2025 Award Recipient Announced
Honoring Lindsay McGloughlin: Leading with Strength, Serving with Heart We are honored to announce that Lindsay McGloughlin will receive the Ilene Beal Legacy of Leadership Award at this year’s 19th…
Read MoreMeet the Models: Sarah Hickey
Cancer didn’t just change my life—it reshaped it entirely. I was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive breast cancer (primary angiosarcoma of the breast) in 2020, and today, I’m living with stage 4 metastatic disease. I had a unilateral mastectomy and chose to remain flat on one side without a prosthetic. That decision wasn’t about loss—it was about truth. This is my body now, and I’ve learned to love it not in spite of the changes, but because of them.
Read MoreRebecca’s Story
Alison Chamberlain, Love for Runway Concord, MA Speaker
In 2018, I was 41 years old with two young daughters—just 6 and 8 at the time—when I was diagnosed with stage 1 triple-positive breast cancer. I had no family…
Read MoreAngelina Hawley-Dolan, Love for Runway, Concord, MA
Good evening, everyone!! It is with a heart full of gratitude and a profound sense of humility that I am here with you all tonight. To be at this…
Read MoreErika’s Story
A Funded Family of a Mom who is Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Read MoreLove for Runway Speaker: Julie Clemente
Hello my name is Julie Clemente. I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma (breast cancer) this past July 2024. I am proud to say that I am 9 months post…
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