Christina Best
Christina Best (she/her) is a young adult survivor of breast cancer with her stage 2A diagnosis occurring at the age of 24. A high school teacher at the time and only a few years out of college, Christina was catapulted into a world of decisions and realizations that pushed her to become an adolescent and […]
Katrina Cathcart
I am a 19 year, five time survivor of breast cancer. Because of family history and the rate of which African American women are affected by breast cancer, I am passionate about telling my story. I strongly believe that early detection saves lives. My motto is “When you walk with purpose, you collide with destiny” […]
Helen Chen
Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. And now I am so grateful to say that I’ve achieved my goal. After I graduated from college, I moved to China and started my career in public health with a focus on HIV education. This story took a sharp […]
Anika Christofferson
Anika, a Seattle native, was involved with the Rivkin Center at a young age, volunteering at the Friends and Family Auction and the SummeRun starting when she was in middle school. These events not only involved her with Rivkin but also inspired her to pursue a career in medicine. Anika graduated from Stanford University in […]
Julie Duggan
Julie attended UW nursing school, after she worked 12 years in acute care (med surg/labor and delivery/critical care) at UW Med Center. Following that, she worked 20 years in the medical device industry in varying roles of sales, sales support, educator, medical liaison and research. In October 2015, Julie was diagnosed with Stage 3C ovarian […]
Jo Gartenberg
Jo grew up outside of Boston, MA and has lived in Philly, DC, Redmond, London and now resides in Bellevue. In Dec. 2017, Jo was diagnosed with stage 2b invasive breast cancer discovered by a routine mammogram at age 52. Because her mom passed away in her 50’s from breast cancer, Jo had genetic testing […]
Elizabeth Crouch
Elizabeth is both a survivor speaker and Rivkin EDU instructor. Over the past 15 years she has shared her personal journey through ovarian cancer as well as her passion to help women know their bodies. I was raised in southern California, attended undergraduate studies at UCLA and Los Angeles Children’s Hospital where I received my […]
Stacy Goldsby
I’m a Bay Area native, born and raised in Oakland with deep family roots in Louisiana. I’m the daughter of a mother diagnosed with breast cancer at age 44, I was 15. Providing care to someone with a life-limiting/terminal illness is a profound and life-changing experience. I was diagnosed with the earliest stage zero of […]
Gail Fay
Gail Fay is a uterine and ovarian cancer survivor who lives in Colorado Springs and works as a book coach, ghostwriter, and editor of nonfiction books. After a life-changing week at an Epic Experience camp for adult cancer survivors, Gail decided to start giving back to the cancer community. She now volunteers as the host […]
Kristin House
Kristin House was diagnosed with Stage 2+ breast cancer 2 months after her 38th birthday. At that time she was a single parent of nine-year-old Henry. She had a long, rigorous course of treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and breast reconstruction. During her early her treatments, Kristin said she would ‘kick cancer to the curb’ […]