In October of 2023, a crew from Simply Southern TV spent some time filming at our annual Walk of Life and also interviewed Joy and Dickie about all things Joy to Life—from the Walk to our pink car tag, to our podcast and so much more, but especially about how […]
Bruce Pearl Family Foundation
We have been blessed to have been able to partner with some amazing organizations that share our vision and values. One of the most recent, is The Bruce Pearl Family Foundation, founded by Auburn University Head Basketball Coach, Bruce Pearl. Bruce is a leader, both on and off the court, […]
myWalgreens Donation Program
We’re participating in the myWalgreens donation program! You can donate your myWalgreens cash rewards to Joy to Life Foundation thru May 31,2022. At Walgreens, you’ll earn unlimited 1% Walgreens Cash rewards when you shop and you can choose how much to donate. It’s that easy. Whether you’d like to contribute […]
JOY Magazine REAL LIFE – A Discussion with David Barranco
When David Barranco, owner of a favorite Montgomery eatery, was diagnosed with breast cancer, his first feelings were fearful. But now he’s able to inject a little humor into his story. He shares how hope and a supportive cancer community helped him through a trying time. Share a little about […]
JOY Magazine REAL LIFE – A Discussion with Dickie Blondheim
Dickie Blondheim, co-founder of the Joy to Life Foundation, shared how he handled his wife Joy’s breast cancer and how other spouses, partners, parents or friends can do right by their loved one and themselves. What were your first thoughts when you heard the diagnosis? Standing at Baptist Hospital, almost […]
JOY Magazine REAL LIFE – A Discussion with Kim Scharf
(Pictured above is Kim Scharf (left) with friends.) Finding out you have a health issue is never easy. When the diagnosis is something serious like cancer, it can be terrifying. But when she was battling breast cancer in 2013, Auburn nurse Kim Scharf got by with a little help from […]
Learn About Lymphedema
Lymphedema: What is it and how is it treated? Lymphedema is a condition affecting the body’s lymphatic system. When excess lymphatic fluid surrounds tissue cells, it causes excessive swelling in different areas of the body, most noticeably the arms and legs. Lymphedema can be caused by cancer treatments. Learn more […]
Breast Health: Important All Year
Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October may come once a year, but with one in eight women being diagnosed with breast cancer annually, this is a topic that’s worth discussing year-round. During October, you wear the pink and hear the statistics, but you think, “it will never happen to me,” […]
Joy to Life Foundation Expands Funding
Although the Foundation has provided funding for breast cancer screenings for many years in all of Alabama’s 67 counties for women and men who cannot afford them, we are now proud that we can take over the northern counties of Alabama. Previously, the Susan G. Komen Foundation funded these counties, […]
Joy to Life Foundation: Re-Committing To Our Roots
In late 2012, when the JTL Foundation decided to start a magazine, it had these goals in mind: to raise awareness of how a healthy lifestyle can help prevent breast cancer and other health issues and provide information and advice on how to pursue such a lifestyle; to spread positive […]