Parents with Breast Cancer
Meet the Models: Laura Bosse
When Laura was first diagnosed with DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ) in 2021, she felt fortunate to have caught it early. Taking an aggressive approach, she opted for a bilateral mastectomy, believing it would eliminate the cancer for good. But two years later, in 2023, her world shifted in a devastating direction: she was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Amy Collette
Twelve years after her breast cancer diagnosis, Amy has a powerful perspective that only time and experience can provide. She lives with gratitude, boldness, and a deep appreciation for the small and sacred acts of support that carried her through the darkest days—and she’s walking this year to honor all of it.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Jillian Black
I am not the same person. But the new person I am – is stronger. The person I am now is more focused. More aware. I love more deeply and openly. I invest heavily in the people who I love, and who love me – and tune out everything else. My kids see my strength, I hope – and I try to help them see their own strength, power and resiliency, too. Cancer takes a lot. But somehow, through all of it, I somehow gained, as well.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Dan Strafford
This October, one model’s walk down the runway will not just be a step—it will be a living tribute.
He’ll be walking hand-in-hand with his daughters, honoring the life and legacy of their beloved wife and mother, Kimberly—a woman whose presence was as powerful as her love, whose laughter filled rooms, and whose quiet strength guided her family through unimaginable moments.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Lori Labedz
When Lori was diagnosed with breast cancer on August 4, 2021, her first thought wasn’t about herself—it was about her daughters. The fear was immediate and deep.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Stefanie Ennis
When Stefanie received her breast cancer diagnosis, she wasn’t entirely surprised—yet nothing could have fully prepared her for how much it would change everything. At 40, attending her first mammogram, she was told they’d found a few calcifications. “No big deal,” the doctors said. But within days, “no big deal” had become a diagnosis: ER/PR-positive breast cancer with three tumors, lymph node involvement, and a full treatment plan that began with chemotherapy on October 1—the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Anya Huston
When Anya was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was blindsided. She had convinced herself it was nothing—just a precautionary visit, not something serious. But then she heard the word: cancer.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Monique Costa
When Monique was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 27 years old, it came out of nowhere. She had no family history. She found the lump herself. “I was completely shocked. I never imagined breast cancer would happen to me at such a young age.”
Read MoreMeet the Models: Rebecca Whitehead
I am a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed while living in Hawaii at age 30. My partner and I made the decision to move back to the east coast for my treatment to be closer to family and to have access to higher quality medical care and clinical trials. What makes this year special? In February I celebrated 5 years of remission!
Read MoreMeet the Models: Erika Hodnett
There was no lump. I felt absolutely normal. I went in for my yearly mammogram in January 2022 and that’s when the doctors found calcium deposits. After an MRI and a biopsy, I got the call saying I had HER2 negative invasive lobular carcinoma of the right breast. I broke down immediately. I thought, ‘I can’t die, I have my little ones to take care of and I’m not going to leave them.’”
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