“This presentation was information-packed! The topic of food and nutrition is topical for ALL of us, and having a handle on what foods actually nourish me, as opposed to fill me, will help me stay healthy and feel better,” shared one recent attendee of “Integrative Approaches to Food Choice” on June 16th. This hybrid workshop…
Read MoreChampion Spotlight: Wayne Harris
Wayne Harris has been a driving force behind Gilda’s Club for over 18 years. “This is an organization that people support. They won’t let it go away,” he shares. You might know Wayne through his company, 6AM Marketing, or from his leadership on nonprofit boards across Madison, including Ronald McDonald House and the American Red…
Read MoreChampion Spotlight: Jamie Steckelberg
“When I first started attending Gilda’s Club in 2009, I was newly diagnosed with breast cancer,” shares Jamie Steckelberg, the Amy Nickles Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) Award Winner for 2024. Jamie first came to Gilda’s Club as a member, attending Family Night with her partner and their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Jamie’s connection…
Read MoreYou Can Make Something Beautiful Even Through the Ugly Times
By Gloria, Gilda’s Club Member At the age of 30, I was hit like a ton of bricks when I went in for my annual physical and was told she found a lump in my left breast. After many tests, I was given the diagnosis of stage 3 breast cancer and it had spread to…
Read MoreHow Gilda’s Club Lifts Me Up
By Katie, Gilda’s Club Member Getting a cancer diagnosis is the absolute pits. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 40—my son not yet three and my ducks wholly not in a row to handle the additional workload of treatment—I broke. Early on, drowning in turmoil, I knew I would benefit from support outside…
Read MoreLife After Cancer
Members focus on navigating the unknown waters of “what’s next?” “There are layers, like an onion, to life after cancer,” explains Kirsten Norslien, Program Director at Gilda’s Club. That might mean the time immediately following receiving a diagnosis. Or finishing treatment and trying to figure out the next stage. That next stage might range from…
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