Posted on September 22, 2022

By Heather Perkins, Deputy Director

Every day is a gift. It is important we take time to pause and reflect.

Who inspires you? Who encourages you?

The people who show up in your heart, mind, and life are the people who make life matter most. Cherish your people.

One of the most intimate and motivating actions taken is when we receive donations in honor of the bold activists who work to address and end the breast cancer crisis, and in memory of the loved ones lost to cancer.

The Breast Cancer Action community remains determined to end the breast cancer crisis. And we remain vigilant in our work to keep people healthy, thriving, and able to show up in life, to be with their people to make moments and memories together.

We give thanks, gratitude, and remembrance to every person with a lived experience of breast cancer. Loved ones, lost to cancer, live forever in our hearts and stories, which motivates us daily to end the breast cancer crisis. Gifts made in memory or in honor of a loved one remind us to remain steadfast in this mission.

We are honored to acknowledge the tributes made from January 2022 through August 2022.

Our grief over losses, our celebration of the triumphs, and our rage about the persistence of breast cancer, drive our mission forward.

Lifting up the stories and memories of our loved one emboldens the continued work of Breast Cancer Action. We are honored to be a part of the collective memory of the loved ones remembered in this way.

Thank you for your support and for your part in this work.