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
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Sunday, December 5, 2021
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
Friend & fellow advocate Georgia Hurst writes "Today, Wednesday, Sept. 29th, is Previvor Day. Some people minimize the experience of Previvors. Suffering is not a competition. Minimizing what others go through is never okay." @NancysPoint #previvorday https://t.co/GRT7AbyMUs
— Amy Byer Shainman (@BRCAresponder) September 29, 2021
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Friday, July 9, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
LADY
So proud to be a part of this exceptional project. We have an unbelievable director and an amazing cast & crew. #art #beauty #film #BRCA #storytelling #RealLife@TheLesleyWarren @devinsidell @mariannapalka @Jaime_King @MichaelSRoark https://t.co/ioORtW7eiI
— Amy Byer Shainman (@BRCAresponder) June 18, 2021
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
LADY PARTS starts filming in one week!
UPDATE: June 16, 2021 please note LADY PARTS is now called LADY.
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Friday, March 26, 2021
Oneinforty Tribute Video, Lauren M. Corduck
My #FridayThoughts are with Lauren.
"She shared her story with as many people as possible in order to help save lives."
beautiful tribute
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER DAY
DID YOU KNOW?
All people diagnosed with #TripleNegativeBreastCancer under the age of 60 are candidates for #BRCA testing. #TripleNegativeBreastCancerDay #GeneticTestinghttps://t.co/H06eFjy9te
— My Gene Counsel (@MyGeneCounsel) 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
@jessicafurseth excellent piece @Medium about PGT and IVF. I was compelled to comment about @TheACMG portion. https://t.co/XZUIbofkD0
— Amy Byer Shainman (@BRCAresponder) March 2, 2021
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Mark your Calendar! UPCOMING PROGRAM
So many wonderful partners joining us for this event with @BRCAresponder and @EllenMatloff ! Some are @BRCLibrary @windsorpublib @GRNFREELIB @PageAZLibrary @decaturpublib @CharlotteLibVT @PellaLibrary @SpfldMassLib @jewishgenetics @Sharsheret pic.twitter.com/7C5nVCWWrp
— NNLM All Of Us Community Engagement Network (@nnlmAoU) January 29, 2021
READING CLUB INFORMATION PAGE: https://nnlm.gov/all-of-us/nnlm-reading-club/resurrection-lily
EVENT LINK: https://youtu.be/PJBzdgCTn2E
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