Terra’s Story
When Terra was diagnosed with breast cancer, her life was moving at full speed. She was working full time, coaching cheerleading, preparing her daughter for college, and caring for her mother, whose health was declining from small cell lung cancer. “I was a little too...
Angela’s Story
In 2023, when Angela was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 48, her first thought wasn’t about herself. It was about her daughter, Amoriah. “I didn’t want to leave her,” Angela says. “I didn’t want her to grow up without me.” A wife, mother, and school social worker,...
Practicum Opportunities
About the Practicum Gateway to Hope offers two MSW practicum tracks designed to provide students with meaningful experience in both direct service and community-based social work. Both tracks provide opportunities to learn about breast healthcare, health equity,...