“Friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
Heather Stempka, Founder, President
Diagnosed: April 1, 2003 at age 28 and November 29, 2007 at age 32
Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; Stage I
Norma Zimmer, Founding Member, Executive Director
Diagnosed: October 22, 2007 at age 42
Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; Stage I
Valerie McClintock, Founding Member *
Diagnosed: January 8, 2003 at age 24 and January 23, 2007 at age 27
Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; Stage II
Jennifer Brannen, Founding Member *
Diagnosed: February 2008, at age 35
Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; Stage I
Sandy Jordano
Diagnosed: December 3, 2008, at age 43
Diagnosis: Ductal Carcinoma in situ; Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; Stage I
Melissa J. Frownfelter
Diagnosed: February 19th, 2009 at age 30
Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Multifocal disease
Stephanie Ackman
Diagnosed: May 29, 2009 at age 42
Diagnosis: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ; Stage I
Alice Francis
Diagnosed: November 24, 2009 at age 42
Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; Stage II
Sandy Camery
Diagnosed: May 28, 2004 at age 38
Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; Stage IIB
Caralee Carlson
Diagnosed: March 10, 2009 at age 34
Diagnosis: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma; IIA
Michelle Wagner
Diagnosed: February 2003 at age 34 and February 2010 at age 42
Diagnosis: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ; Stage 0; Metastatic; Stage IV