Parenting with Cancer Webinar and Panel Series

Parent Panel: Being Diagnosed while Pregnant or Postpartum
Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 9 am PT | 10 am MT | 11 am CT | 12 pm ET
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A cancer diagnosis during pregnancy or in the first months after welcoming a baby brings uniquely complex and deeply personal decisions, as parents must balance their own health with the well-being of their child. Approximately 1 in 1,000 patients face this reality and it is a number that is steadily rising.

Bright Spot Network, The Breasties, and Bobbie for Change invite you to a powerful parent panel featuring individuals who navigated cancer during pregnancy or the early postpartum period. This conversation will offer insight for families facing the unimaginable at one of life’s most vulnerable moments.

This is for parents with cancer, their loved ones, and cancer care teams that support them.

Panelists bio and photos forthcoming.

Panelists:

Nadia Walker

Jamie Halverson

Jozelle Campanado

Panel Moderated by Valeria L. Palmtree

Valeria is a communications consultant and writer with a two-decade-long career in public relations. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, she’s also fluent in Spanish, Malbec and Fútbol. In 2023, she was diagnosed with triple positive invasive ductal carcinoma at nearly 10 weeks pregnant. After a successful lumpectomy, Valeria began 16 rounds of chemotherapy before welcoming her daughter, Aurora, halfway through treatment. Despite a grueling postpartum treatment schedule that included 30 rounds of radiation, Valeria found light and hope within The Breasties community and is a proud (and eternally grateful) Bobbie Breastie. Now two years post-treatment and with a full-blown toddler in tow, Valeria is relishing the small moments. She most enjoys spending time outdoors, listening to live music, traveling to places near and far, and discovering new culinary experiences.