by Jennifer Merschdorf, YSC CEO | Oct 18, 2013
YSC is excited to partner again with Nordstrom on the “We heart a great fit” event Friday and Saturday, October 25–26. Nordstrom stores across the country will be hosting a bra fitting event, where professional fitters will be on hand to help every woman find...
by YSC Ignite: 15 Volunteers Making a Difference | Oct 17, 2013
The Frank Family — Parents and Brother of a YSC Founding Member and Tour de Pink Volunteers During the early years of her daughter Lisa J. Frank’s breast cancer experience, Carol Frank recognized a particularly unfulfilled need — resources for parents...
by YSC Ignite: 15 Volunteers Making a Difference | Oct 15, 2013
Loretta North, Nurse Practitioner and YSC Kansas City Face 2 Face Educational Chair At 42, Loretta was a full-time nurse practitioner and educator raising four-year-old twins with her husband. She never thought she would be told she had breast cancer. When...
by YSC Ignite: 15 Volunteers Making a Difference | Oct 13, 2013
Kara Guzzetti, Philadelphia Mets F2F Network Leader & YSC Tour de Pink® East Coast Rider from Team “Fighting Phillies” Kara, at right, at a metastatic breast cancer conference.Kara was starting her career as a lawyer when, at the age of 29, she found out...
by YSC Ignite: 15 Volunteers Making a Difference | Oct 12, 2013
Ishiuan Hargrove, M.M.Sc, DABR — Medical Physicist and Radiation Safety Officer at the Watson Clinic LLP, breast cancer advocate & Tour de Pink rider At age 33, just five months after Ishiuan (e-shane) gave birth to her second child, she was diagnosed with...
by YSC Ignite: 15 Volunteers Making a Difference | Oct 10, 2013
Stephen (Sven) Johnson, Co-founder and Leader of YSC Champaign-Urbana Face 2 Face Network When Sven’s wife, Leslie Hammersmith, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 36, they were both shocked. As Leslie’s cancer journey moved ahead, she wanted to start giving back to...
by YSC Ignite: 15 Volunteers Making a Difference | Oct 8, 2013
John Hennessy — YSC Board of Directors and Vice President of Operations for Sarah Cannon In his role as vice president of operations for Sarah Cannon, the global cancer enterprise of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), John understands firsthand the...
by YSC Ignite: 15 Volunteers Making a Difference | Oct 6, 2013
Maureen Parrish — YSC Michigan State Leader & Co-founder of original YSC Metro Detroit local support group Maureen was diagnosed in 2005 at the age of 35 with a rare form of breast cancer — invasive papillary carcinoma. When she heard the diagnosis, Maureen...
by YSC Ignite: 15 Volunteers Making a Difference | Oct 4, 2013
Beverly Mangerich — Nurse Educator, Scripps Polster Breast Care Center, and YSC Breast Cancer Advocate Twelve years ago, Beverly, a nurse educator at Scripps Polster Breast Care Center (Scripps) in La Jolla, Calif., witnessed firsthand the struggles...
by YSC Ignite: 15 Volunteers Making a Difference | Oct 2, 2013
William Anthony Dean, Volunteer & YSC Tour de Pink® East Coast Rider from Team “Why We Ride” Breast cancer doesn’t just affect the person diagnosed. It’s a family disease, but does this only apply to blood relatives? Not according to William Anthony Dean...
by Jennifer Merschdorf, YSC CEO | Oct 1, 2013
Tomorrow is October 1st. For small children it means there are only 30 days left until Halloween. For breast cancer survivors, it means they are going to be bombarded with pink. And for me, as CEO of Young Survival Coalition (YSC), it means I’m given the...
by Jennifer Merschdorf, YSC CEO | Sep 26, 2013
There is so much going on this week and throughout October that I want to give you a sneak peak as well as some tips on where and how to keep up with all the exciting events, stories and launches that are coming your way. I look forward to seeing you all on...
by 31 Faces, 31 Days - Breast Cancer Isn't Pretty, and It's Not Pink | Oct 13, 2012
Lisa Frank — YSC Founding Member, Board President and YSC Tour de Pink® Co-Founder It was 1998; I was 36 and focused on my career as a lawyer. I was enjoying time with friends and having fun dating when I was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer. There was a...
