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Meet The Girls!

Roseann O'Keefe

Roseann O'Keefe

Contributing Author

ROSEANN O’KEEFE is a wife,mother, grandmother, full-time licensed Realtor® and Broker Associate

Katie Rader

Katie Rader

Contributing Author

Katie Rader was born and raised in the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World, where she has worked as a cosmetologist

Cherie Monson

Cherie Monson

Contributing Author

Cherie Monson is a breast cancer survivor, entrepreneur, and advocate for finding strength through life's unexpected

Rosemarie DeFonte

Rosemarie DeFonte

Contributing Author

Rosemarie is a proud breast cancer survivor who met her 2024 diagnosis head-on with a double mastectomy and DIEP

Josephine Dai

Josephine Dai

Contributing Author

Josephine Dai is a three-time cancer survivor whose journey began in 2015, shortly after her 40th birthday.

Flora Bartosik

Flora Bartosik

Contributing Author

Flora Bartosik was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, by wonderful Italian immigrant parents whose values,

Silvana Cusimano

Silvana Cusimano

Contributing Author

In March 2009, when I was diagnosed with Stage 1 ER Positive, Her2 Neg Breast Cancer, I was going thru fertility treatments and

Linda Bertaso Shelton

Linda Bertaso Shelton

Contributing Author

Linda Bertaso Shelton is a devoted daughter and contributor to Lifted, By My Girls! 

Jennifer Belford

Jennifer Belford

Contributing Author

Jennifer has been happily married to her husband, Scott, for 30 years and is the proud mother of two adult children,

Candacy Jeffrey

Candacy Jeffrey

Contributing Author

Candacy Jeffrey is a breast cancer survivor, devoted mother, community advocate, and joyful source of encouragement to

Rori Zura

Rori Zura

Contributing Author

Rori Zura is a breast cancer exercise specialist, lymphedema advocate, and the founder of Foobs & Fitness, where she

Teresa Lacorazza

Teresa Lacorazza

Contributing Author

Teresa Lacorazza, M.S.Ed., is a breast cancer survivor, two-time Amazon bestselling author, Healing Arts Practitioner

Angela Padmore

Angela Padmore

Contributing Author

Angela Padmore is an author, breast cancer survivor, community advocate, and woman of faith whose story is rooted in courage,

Chrisie Canny

Chrisie Canny

Contributing Author

Chrisie Canny is a breast cancer survivor, author, speaker, inventor, serial entrepreneur, small-business advisor,

Laurie Adankiewicz

Laurie Adamkiewicz

Contributing Author

Laurie E. Adamkiewicz is an author and freelance writer, an advocate for people living with epilepsy,

Carla Sullivan

Carla Sullivan

Contributing Author

Carla Sullivan is a breast cancer survivor, mother of three, and Director of Strategic Partnerships & Special Events at Daniel’s

Laura Spicciate-Booyens

Laura Spicciate-Booyens

Contributing Author

If collecting cancer diagnoses were an Olympic sport, I'd unfortunately be a medal contender.

Sheila Pisciotta

Sheila Pisciotta

Contributing Author

Sheila K. Hoban-Pisciotta is a Stage 1 breast cancer survivor, advocate for early detection, woman of faith, and contributor

Ruby Arfanis Freeman

Ruby Arfanis Freeman

Contributing Author

Ruby Arfanis Freeman is a speech-language pathologist, certified yoga teacher, Breathe For Change Wellness

Theresa Lana

Theresa Lana

Contributing Author

Theresa Lana is a born-and-raised New Yorker, a St. John’s University graduate, successful businesswoman, and proud 20-

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20 Women, 20 Stories, 1 Mission


*Tentative release date of 9/30/26

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