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Meet the Models: Amy Finegold

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | July 14, 2025

How to even start… I was diagnosed shortly after completing my certification as a Health + Life coach, and the year I turned 50. It was a time of re-invention for me after closing my women’s boutique and then I was hit with the diagnosis. I continued to work with clients over zoom and doing personal styling on my days farthest from chemo.

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Meet the Models: Katie Dexter

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | July 12, 2025

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

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Meet the Models: Cheryl Durand

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | July 9, 2025

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.

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The Runway for Recovery, Bill Achtmeyer 2025 High Five Award Winner Announced

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | July 8, 2025

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.

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The Runway for Recovery Ilene Beal Legacy of Leadership 2025 Award Recipient Announced

By Olivia Achtmeyer Boger | July 8, 2025

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 Annual Runway Show. A trailblazer in every sense, Lindsay serves as a Fire Lieutenant and paramedic in her Concord community. She’s not only a two-time breast cancer survivor, but also a devoted mother and an unwavering source of strength for others. Lindsay broke barriers in her department, paving the way for more women in the fire service and uniting them into a powerful, supportive sisterhood. Within the Runway for Recovery…

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