Watch "Pink & Blue: Colors of Hereditary Cancer"

Sunday, December 5, 2021

THREE YEARS SINCE PUBLICATION

Resurrection Lily was published three years ago today. It is a fantastic feeling to know that people are still discovering it, and it's resonating. Knowing there is a trickle-down effect and people recommend it to their friends brings me a lot of personal satisfaction. Positive feedback continues to fuel my BRCA/hereditary cancer advocacy efforts. Gratitude to all of you who helped make it happen. ~ Amy


is available in softcover, hardcover and ebook formats 
at most online retailers.






Tuesday, October 12, 2021

NEW PODCAST

I recently spoke with Chelsea London Lloyd on her DYING OF LAUGHTER podcast. Chelsea's podcast features interviews with millennial comedians and funny-at-heart humans with a deceased parent or sibling. About Chelsea London Lloyd: Chelsea grew up with two sick parents; her dad died of ALS after a 15 year journey + her mom currently combats stage 4 metastatic breast cancer for the second time. Bonus episodes include interviews with grief counselors, funeral directors, cancer survivors, previvors, therapists, life coaches, oncologists + genetic counselors to name a few. 

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

PREVIVOR DAY


Friday, June 18, 2021

LADY

 

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

How a saliva test can save your life

"Lady" lead actress Devin Sidell

Cancer genetic testing can save your life. It saved mine. 
That’s why I’ve teamed up w/the non-profit @getjscreened 
to raise national awareness about a simple saliva test that can help 
you be proactive about your  health & prevent cancer. 
Learn more at: JScreen.org 

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Friday, March 26, 2021

Oneinforty Tribute Video, Lauren M. Corduck


My #FridayThoughts are with Lauren.
Growing heart
"She shared her story with as many people as possible in order to help save lives." beautiful tribute

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Dear ACMG, Patients. Matter. Period.


Jessica Furseth wrote an excellent piece on Medium about PGT and IVF. 

"The main tool parents can use to avoid passing down monogenic conditions (those controlled by a single gene) is preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-M), a process that takes place alongside in vitro fertilization (IVF). In this process, embryos are screened for the genetic variant in question. Only the nonaffected embryos are chosen for implantation and, hopefully, a successful pregnancy."

I was compelled to "respond" about the ACMG portion of her piece. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics is an organization that represents practitioners in the field of medical genetics. The ACMG is trying to block genetic counselors from ordering genetic testing (but allow all physicians, of any specialty and with no training in genetics, to do so). WHAT?

Here is the direct link to my response: https://medium.com/@BRCAresponder/jessica-20754ef7cf6b