Christina’s Story
When Christina Clements received her breast cancer diagnosis, she was stationed thousands of miles from home on the remote island of Guam, with her children just 5 and 8 years old. The news was devastating—and isolating. But Christina’s resilience, bolstered by the people who showed up for her, carried her through one of the most challenging chapters of her life.
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On April 7, 2022, at 10:51am, Lauren Yerkes received the call that would change her life. She was preparing for a work meeting when the radiologist told her she had invasive ductal carcinoma. “I remember only hearing the word ‘carcinoma’—I knew what that meant,” she recalls. Overcome with fear and confusion, she rushed to find her husband and handed him the phone. The two stood in their kitchen, hugging and crying, before beginning the painful process of sharing the news with loved ones.
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Boston Model, Completed Treatment
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Board of Director, Tim Llewellyn
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Boston Model, Legacy & Funded Family
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Boston Model, Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer & Funded Family
Read MoreMeet the Models: Kenzie & Adeline Eiserman
Model Spotlight: Kenzie & Adeline “She is loved.” This year, sisters Kenzie and Adeline are returning to the Runway stage, walking hand-in-hand not just for their mom, Marci, a seven-year breast cancer survivor, but also in memory of their grandmother, who passed away after her own battle with the disease. For these young girls, the…
Read MoreMeet the Models: Sheelagh Cawleyknopf 2025
“Don’t disappear.”
When Sheelagh Cawley reflects on her experience with breast cancer, she doesn’t focus first on her diagnosis, or the treatments, or even the fear. She begins with something deeper—something many people forget:
“If there’s one thing I wish people who will never be diagnosed could understand, it’s this: don’t disappear.”
Read MoreMeet the Models: Marnie Sheeran
“We all have our own story—whether it is Stage 0 or Stage 4. It is still scary.” Jennifer Abbott’s journey with breast cancer reminds us that there is no such thing as “the good cancer.” Each diagnosis carries its own weight, fear, and physical and emotional toll.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Kathy McCullen
This year holds particular meaning for Kathy McCullen. If her mother were alive, she would be celebrating her 90th birthday this August—a milestone Kathy deeply believes her mother would have reached if not for breast cancer. After all, her grandmother lived to 95. “Had she been diagnosed later or had access to today’s treatment,” Kathy says, “I believe she’d still be here.”
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