by Connect Thru Cancer | Apr 23, 2025 | General
I first got involved with Connect Through Cancer (CTC) as a member of Villa Maria’s Student Integrity Committee and as President of the student-led organization, Bake for Charity. In the integrity committee, I help promote academic, personal, and relational integrity...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Apr 3, 2025 | General
Hello, My name is Ashley and I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at 27 years old in 2017. During the first few weeks after my initial diagnosis, one thing stood out- and that was how I talked to Emily, my 4 year old daughter, about why her mommy is so sick. It...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Mar 20, 2025 | General
My name is Lizzie Honold, and I am a Junior at Villa Maria Academy High School. For the past three years, Villa’s Student Integrity Committee has partnered with CTC to host an event called Reindeer Games. I have had the privilege of volunteering at this event each...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Mar 17, 2025 | General
Our Executive Director, Colleen Bucci participated in the Skigital Women In Business Series. Check out the blog, which is also posted on Skigital’s website: Today, we’re excited to spotlight Colleen Bucci, Executive Director at Connect Thru Cancer. Colleen...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Nov 21, 2022 | General
Once upon a time, in a memory far far away I remember when life was simpler, the work day ended at 5 p.m. and kids played outside until they were called for dinner. Although that way of life seems like eons ago, it is still vividly ingrained in my mind. It seems as if...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Oct 10, 2022 | General
When my parents told me my mom had cancer, I wasn’t sure what to think. I was in 6th grade and knew of a few people who had cancer. My friend’s uncle had cancer, and he passed away. But another friend’s mom had cancer, and she was fine. I was 11 and very...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Feb 11, 2022 | General
I was eleven years old when my mom was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Unlike my older sisters, I didn’t realize how serious it was. I was just happy that people kept showing up at our house with food and treats. I particularly remember a basket of...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Oct 29, 2021 | General
The Kelly Family: Porter, Tishi, Quinn, Riley and Kevin Courage Strength in the face of pain To withstand danger and fear To do what one thinks is right Physical Social Moral Emotional Spiritual “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Jul 28, 2021 | General
Three women reached out to me recently, each with a different inquiry, but all with something in common – Breast Cancer. One woman, three days away from a double mastectomy. Another, decided on radical surgery because she has the BRCA gene. And yet another,...
by Connect Thru Cancer | Mar 8, 2021 | General, My Story
“I am brave” should be the mantra of every single human on the planet for this past year! I was not sure I had something more to say about cancer, as I felt I had shared my story. However, the end of 2020 came quickly and as an epic year not to be forgotten. Then as...
