Bobbi’s story: Elevating Black health

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Facing a breast cancer diagnosis , Bobbi discovered new ways to exercise and advocate for the Black community. Through sweat and support, she breaks barriers.

Following a diagnosis of early- stage hormone receptor -positive breast cancer in 2013, Bobbi's journey with breast cancer has become a powerful source of advocacy and education for herself and others. Bobbi experienced side effects from medication, such as weight gain, which made pursuing healthy choices a struggle. However, she’s remained committed to understanding her condition and advocating for herself. Bobbi doesn’t stop there, though. She shares her knowledge with family, friends, and the community to empower them with resources and support.

Health is your wealth, and if you don't have your health, then what do you have?

Bobbi

Bobbi stresses the importance of health within the Black community. She encourages others to prioritize their well-being and incorporate exercise into their lives. For Bobbi, the goal is to promote healthy habits in future generations.

Empowered by Bobbi's message? These tips can jumpstart your journey towards a healthier you.

Join Bobbi and the other participants in our new, 3-week exercise series which features 9 workouts of about 20 minutes each and is designed especially for people who are going through or recovering from treatment, preparing for surgeries, or regaining mobility after surgery .

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Black with breast cancer

While “Black breast cancer” is not a type of breast cancer clinically speaking, Living Beyond Breast Cancer uses the term to acknowledge and elevate the experiences of Black people living with a breast cancer diagnosis.

Centering diversity, equity, and inclusion

Together, we are making an organization-wide shift that ensures that our programing, hiring, board development, and content creation integrates the principals of equitable and culturally competent thinking throughout our organization.

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Roberta "Bobbi" Albany

Adriana Lecuona, MFA

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Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a national nonprofit organization that seeks to create a world that understands there is more than one way to have breast cancer. To fulfill its mission of providing trusted information and a community of support to those impacted by the disease, Living Beyond Breast Cancer offers on-demand emotional, practical, and evidence-based content. For over 30 years, the organization has remained committed to creating a culture of acceptance — where sharing the diversity of the lived experience of breast cancer fosters self-advocacy and hope. For more information, learn more about our programs and services .

Living Beyond Breast Cancer

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Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

Originally published on The Patient Story: https://www.lbbc.org/blog/bobbis-story-elevating-black-health