We don’t accomplish anything in this world alone ... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one’s life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something.

— Sandra Day O’Connor

Our deepest thanks to the following individuals and organizations who provided invaluable assistance in developing, reviewing and producing the Fourth Edition of the Breast Cancer Resource Directory of North Carolina.

Resource Directory Founder & Co-Coordinator
Jamie Konarski Davidson, MA, Survivor/Advocate, Greenville

Researcher & Resource Directory Co-Coordinator
Elizabeth Mahanna, MPH, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Writers/Editors
Jamie Konarski Davidson, MA, Survivor/Advocate, Greenville
Elizabeth Mahanna, MPH, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Proofreading Team
Jamie Konarski Davidson, MA, Survivor/Advocate, Greenville
Natalie Hill, MA, Survivor/Advocate, Cary
Kirsten Lancaster, PsyD, Survivor/Advocate, Raleigh
Elizabeth Mahanna, MPH, North Carolina Institute of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Maureen McGuire, Survivor/Advocate, Raleigh
Patty Spears, BS, Survivor/Advocate, Raleigh
Pamela M. Williams, Survivor/Advocate, Raleigh

Graphic Designers
Print Directory, Brochure & Promotional Design – Julie Schmidt, yellowDog: Creative, Hurdle Mills
Online Directory – Brian Jacobs, Raleigh

Photography
Cover Photo, Pink Azalea Spring, and all photography by
Jamie Konarski Davidson, New Life Photos, Greenville

Spanish Translation of Hispanic/Latina Section, Multicultural Issues
Susana Strasser, Butner
Augie Kreivenas, JD Durham
Elizabeth Mahanna, MPH, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Reviewers/Contributors
 Mary Beth Bell, MPH, UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill

Lisa S. Bellin, MD, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville

Angelina Brittle, LCSW, University Health System of Eastern North Carolina Inpatient Hospice, Greenville

Judith Bryan, UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill
Beverly W. Cratch, BS, PCC, Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, Greenville
Rosa Cuenca, MD, FACS, Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, Greenville
Phyllis DeAntonio, RN, MSN, FAAMA, Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, Greenville
Pam Dickens, MPH, NC Office on Disability and Health, Chapel Hill
Alexandra Exley, M.A., Fertile Hope, New York
Leila Family, UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill

Gloria D. Frelix, MD, Radiation Oncology, ECU Physicians, Greenville
Nizar Habal, MD, FACS, Carolina Breast & Oncologic Surgery, Greenville
Eric Halvorson, MD, Division of Plastic Surgery, UNC, Chapel Hill

Natalie Hill, M.A., Survivor/Advocate, Cary

Augie Kreivenas, JD, Durham

Kirsten Lancaster, PsyD, Survivor/Advocate, Raleigh
Debra Mascarenhas, RN, BSN, Cancer Services, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville

Musa Mayer, Survivor/Advocate, New York

Maureen McGuire, Survivor/Advocate, Raleigh

Robert Millikan, DVM, PhD, UNC School of Public Health, Chapel Hill
Sarah Nyante, UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill

Katie O'rien, UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill

Susan Redding, RN, MSN, FSP-C, Palliative Care Program, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville

Kate Shirah, MPH, Garner

Cecile Skrzynia, MS, CGC, UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill

Mary Scott Soo, MD, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham

Patty Spears, Survivor/Advocate, Raleigh

Joanne Sroczynski, MSW, LCSW, UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill

Hale Stephenson, MD, Physicians East, P.A., Greenville

Diane Wasney, Willow Spring

Lee G. Wilke, MD, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham

Pamela M. Williams, Survivor/Advocate, Women Helping Women, Raleigh

Our Very Special Thanks
To Robert C. Millikan, DVM, PhD, Professor in the UNC School of Public Health, for initiating UNC’s involvement with the Resource Directory project in 1998, and for supporting the project in every way possible since then, and for making the Fourth Edition printing possible.

To the Carolina Breast Cancer Study staff of UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Maureen McGuire, a breast cancer survivor and advocate who collectively spent hundreds of hours updating the Directory.

To Pam Williams of Women Helping Women, for providing unwavering support and an institutional home for the Breast Cancer Resource Directory. 

To Julie Schmidt, for her creativity, professionalism and tremendous contributions of time, talents and commitment to the graphic design and production of this Fourth Edition and promotional materials.

To our Women Building Bridges volunteers for their willingness to share their time, experiences and support with other breast cancer patients.

And to all the women and men who have supported the Resource Directory, helped to get the word out, ordered copies to give to their co-workers, support group members, healthcare providers and friends, and who wrote us with much appreciated feedback.

Thanks for Invaluable Support

Acknowledgment of Organizations
We would like to express our gratitude to national cancer and breast cancer organizations for providing accurate breast cancer and related information for the publication of this edition of the Resource Directory.

Special Thanks from Jamie Konarski Davidson, Founder
To my husband, Jeffrey, my family--Mom, Dad, Patty, Mari, Monica, Cooper, Kylie, Mikaela, Lauren and Cailen--and many friends for their continued support. For faith, love and hope that continues to carry me through this life I've been given.

Note: Unless otherwise noted, all contributors are from North Carolina. “UNC” refers to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.