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Meet the Models: Dan Strafford

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | August 18, 2025

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.

Meet the Models: Lori Labedz

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | August 16, 2025

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.

Meet the Models: Stefanie Ennis

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | August 13, 2025

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.

Meet the Models: Anya Huston

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | August 11, 2025

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.

Meet the Models: Melanie Randall

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | August 9, 2025

Melanie wasn’t shocked when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her body had been signaling that something was wrong for quite some time.

“I was actually a bit relieved to finally have an answer. I could feel something was off—and now I knew what it was. Now I could do something about it.”