The CancerKare Fund

Linda and Bill Adams are co-founders of the CancerKare Fund, a charity that helps women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer pay for imaging and other necessary procedures. 

Like many women diagnosed with breast cancer, Linda Adams was overwhelmed by the diagnosis and the fear and uncertainty of what she would be facing. But it was the help she received from Pink up the Pace – which funded her MRI – and her breast cancer team, among them Snyder and next year’s Breasty recipient, Dr. Christine Routhier, that made all the difference.  Together, they worked through aftercare, surgery and recovery, guiding the couple each step of the way with the knowledge and humor Linda says was desperately needed at the time. Their help was ultimately what made the couple decide to pay that kindness forward and establish the CancerKare Fund.

“The journey was a series of steps – ignorance, knowledge, awareness, fright and acceptance,” Bill Adams said. “With CancerKare, we’re trying to share the second phase because it took us a long time to understand what we were getting into. This is how we’re able to help others become more aware.”

Now, they hope to bring their own experience to the table to create a resource that will be of help to others.

“The most important thing about all of this is that people understand it’s okay to reach out,” Linda said. “Don’t isolate yourself, don’t be embarrassed. We want to help people seek the help they need medically and emotionally.”