May 2021 – Foundation for Women's Cancer

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Wendy’s Warriors Blanket Drive

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

The work of Wendy Ericsson, fierce champion of the FWC, lives on through her advocacy, and her family and friends who carry on her work. Wendy passed away in late July of 2020 to complications from recurrent ovarian cancer. Her friends, Linda Wiesinger and Brenda Bolster, and husband George Ericsson held a blanket drive for … Read More

Portrait of an Artist Facing Endometrial Cancer

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

As an artist, Kathleen Salfi’s work gave her great pleasure. With two part time jobs and her art business, HandPainted Wishes, the 54-year-old mom and grandma had a full plate. But, in spring of 2020, she began to hemorrhage. She was frail and weak, but feared a doctor’s visit, knowing instinctively that something wasn’t right. … Read More

Sisters in Skydiving Jump for a Cause

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Elizabeth Young jumps into everything she does. As an experienced skydiver, she knows the thrill and exhilaration that a jump can bring. She is also a cervical mesonephric adenocarcinoma survivor (a rare form of cervical cancer). Elizabeth is committed to empowering women to enter the sport of skydiving but also committed to increasing awareness and … Read More

Health Care Hackathon Seeks Patients

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Be a part of a weekend-long virtual “hackathon” June 11-13 where digital experts join health care professionals and marketing experts to virtually to change the face of health care. Truth Serum Network, a subsidiary of MJH Life Sciences™, is looking for patients and patient advocates to share ideas and express concerns in health care. Each participant … Read More

MoveTheMessage With Us

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

You can make Move4Her a success by helping us MoveTheMessage. Join us as we spread information and awareness about gynecologic cancers far and wide, advocate for marginalized communities, act to close health care disparity gaps affecting far too many in our community, share our stories to help others on their journeys and elevate other voices … Read More