Breast Friends is an Atlanta-based breast cancer support network that provides individual emotional support, practical assistance, and information and resources for breast cancer patients, their families and friends. Our program is staffed by breast cancer survivors, private citizens, and professionals in the community who have a special interest in breast cancer.
Breast Friends provides services and support to breast cancer patients in the Metro-Atlanta area. We act as a national, and even international, resource for immediate support to women via our website and e-mail. And primarily through our 24-hour toll-free hotline, in collaboration with Breast Cancer Network of Strength YourShoesTM. We have no geographic, ethnic, cultural, economic or lifestyle boundaries. Whether it’s emotional support on our hotline, transportation to treatment, or help for a loved one who is struggling, Breast Friends has a program that can help. We are committed to assisting anyone touched by breast cancer, no matter their circumstances. All of our services are free of charge.
We see the results of a positive attitude and a fighting spirit everyday. What better way is there to help a woman heal, than to provide her with every tool necessary to become a “willing and educated partner” in her own recovery?
No woman needs to be alone in her battle. Breast Friends can help.
[Breast Friends, Inc. is a non-profit corporation funded solely by grants, private donations and fundraising events. Breast Friends has been a proud grantee of the Greater Atlanta Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, as well as the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer (It's the Journey, Inc).]
OUR BOARD MEMBERS
Sara Dunham
President, Board of Directors
VP, Human Resources
Atlas Roofing Co.
Phone: 404-252-1061
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Christine Ford
Bond Manager and Insurance Producer
Paragon Insurance
Phone: 404-252-1061
support@breastfriends.org
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Sheryl Gabram, MD, MBA, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Breast Surgical Oncologist, Winship Cancer Institute
Director, AVON Comprehensive Breast Center
Georgia Cancer Center of Excellence at Grady
Emory Winship Cancer Institute
Phone: 404-252-1061
support@breastfriends.org
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Jody Housker, PhD
Facilitator of support groups offered by Breast Friends for general cancer patients and caregivers.
Managing Director of 31 Stories, LLC
Phone: 404-252-1061
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Tom Johnson
Director of Sales Eastern US
Silver Oak Cellars
Phone: 404-252-1061
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Bev Martin
Community Patient Navigator, formerly with AVON Foundation
Phone: 404-252-1061
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Ruth O'Regan, MD
Associate Professor, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Director, Translational Breast Cancer Research Program, Emory Winship Cancer Institute
Director, Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program, Emory University School of Medicine
Emory Winship Cancer Institute
Phone: 404-252-1061
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Dennis O'Sullivan
Vice President
SunTrust Bank
Phone: 404-252-1061
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Cary Rodin, CPA
Bennett-Thrasher & Co.
Phone: 404-252-1061
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Larry Shoemaker
President
Shoemaker & Associates
Phone: 404-252-1061
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Brian Finneran
Associate
Atlanta Falcons
Phone: 404-252-1061
support@breastfriends.org
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Earl Wasserman
Founder/Chief Innovation Officer
Storefloors
Phone: 404-252-1061
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Traci Browning
Breast Friends, Inc.
Phone: 404-252-1061
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OUR HISTORY
Founded in 1998 by two-time survivor, Lyn Wasserman, Atlanta-based Breast Friends has become one of the premier breast cancer support networks in Atlanta. We are one of only a handful of organizations in the country that offer a 24-hour national toll-free support “hotline” to breast cancer patients, their families, and to anyone touched by breast cancer.
Lyn was a two-time breast cancer "victor" who was first diagnosed in 1984. During treatment for a recurrence in 1996, Lyn received emotional support from two breast cancer survivors. Discovering that there was limited availability in Atlanta for this type of "individualized" support, Lyn developed Breast Friends. "Those two women were always available, no matter what time I called. To this day, I have no idea what I would have done without their special brand of support." Lyn's vision went beyond telephone support. Breast Friends now offers a full line of services, especially for underserved breast cancer families. Lyn made numerous appearances on local television and radio, and appeared nationally on CNN and NBC. She promoted the importance of support as an essential aid in recovery, and defended Breast Self-Examination (BSE) as an early detection tool. Her legacy lives on in the organization she created, and her reach extends far beyond her short time with us.
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