Survivors helping new breast cancer individuals

Glacier Bosom Buddies is a group of mentors composed of breast cancer survivors and family members in Northwest Montana who provide a special perspective to patients and families just beginning and continuing through the breast cancer journey.

The mentors:

• Offer a unique understanding to patients and families diagnosed with breast cancer in a compassionate and caring manner.
• Provide an opportunity for breast cancer patients/caregivers to express feelings and talk about fears and concerns.
• Provide insight on the breast cancer patient's perspective of cancer treatment and its effects on life and family.
• Provide ideas for dealing with breast cancer treatment side effects such as hair loss and body image.
• Offer hope, support and understanding through and beyond breast cancer treatment.
• Offer resources for support and coping.

If you would like to visit with a mentor, contact Kim Grindrod by e-mail at kgrindrod@krmc.org or (406) 212-7331.