Month

December 2010

Bess’ Tree of Hope

I’m Allyson Bergin… Stephanie is my dearest friend in the whole world. My daughter Bess (7) was asked to decorate a Christmas tree for a school project in her first grade class.  Bess has been learning about breast cancer, how it is affecting Stephanie and her family, and
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For Without Their Light, Our Ships Would Crash on the Rocks

Christa with Lawson & Charlie Beguelin
A dear friend of mine wrote a beautiful blog* the other day about someone very dear to her that she had lost. As I read this blog, one of the first people that popped in my head was my dear friend Stephanie. I have known Steph for almost 6 years now and I have the privilege of caring
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Stephanie’s Journey: Chemotherapy Treatment

Since we started our 1in9 journey, one of the most common questions the committee members encounter is “how is Stephanie doing?” Throughout the course of her treatments, Stephanie will be sending us video updates to show how she is progressing through her journey… And now we present o
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It’s a HOT PINK Christmas!

Betsy's Christmas Tree
Every December, my house transforms into a red and green winter wonderland as my family prepares for the holidays. This year, as I dealt with Stephanie’s breast cancer and as my involvement with 1in9 grew, PINK was all I could think about! I want pink everything! So of course, I ended
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“When Dreams Come True”

Today I received one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.  My “second” parents, Lynn & Butch Marquis, sent us a beautiful print by Brenda Harris Tustian that was created in support of Breast Cancer research.  It is absolutely amazing! If you look carefull
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