Bosom Buddies of Jacksonville

Bosom Buddies of Jacksonville Bosom Buddies is dedicated to improving the lives of women affected by breast cancer. They can also help these women become compliant patients.

Compassionately and respectfully, we educate, support and advocate so that women are empowered to make informed decisions concerning their health. Bosom Buddies hosts a free weekly breast cancer support group meeting on Monday evenings at the Women’s Center of Jacksonville. The support group focuses on “caring and sharing” and “survivorship education,” providing the opportunity for breast cancer s

urvivors to share their personal cancer journey experiences and learn new ways to increase their quality of life. The group consists of women of all ages in all stages of their cancer journey: newly diagnosed women, women in treatment, women who are now cancer-free, and occasionally caregivers. Bobbi de Córdova-Hanks, a 27 year breast cancer survivor, facilitates this group. In addition to the support group, a Survivor Advocate Program is now available. The program trains breast cancer survivors as advocates to accompany women in need of support and who are looking for guidance and encouragement. Survivor Advocates can be a “second set of ears,” be the voice of reason, coach and motivator to help women coordinate their care. Most importantly, they can link patients with support groups and other vital community resources. Bosom Buddies provides free educational materials for women diagnosed with breast cancer, those at high-risk, and those who are interested in learning more about breast cancer. Breast cancer educational materials, mastectomy bras, wigs and a variety of prostheses are available at no charge to the community. Bosom Buddies also provides information referrals to underinsures/uninsured women looking for breast health care in the Jacksonville area. Complimentary breast health/breast cancer educational presentations are available to groups within the Jacksonville community. Presentations are catered to meet specific audience requirements and breast health/breast cancer educational materials are provided at each presentation. Call for more information.

09/23/2025

The month of October often comes with a wave of pink. But we know not everyone identifies with celebrating, displaying, or wearing pink during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And that’s okay.

This October, we want to remind you that your breast cancer journey—whether you are a current patient, a survivor, a thriver, or a loved one—is your own and it can look however you want. No matter how you choose to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we hear you, we see you, and we support you, during October and beyond. ❤️

We had a wonderful time Saturday at Sisters and Survivors with Sisters of the Sea and Saltwater Cowgirls Surf Camp ! Tha...
06/08/2016

We had a wonderful time Saturday at Sisters and Survivors with Sisters of the Sea and Saltwater Cowgirls Surf Camp ! Thank you so much for putting together a wonderful day!

05/26/2016

Just a quick reminder that there will not be a meeting this coming Monday because of the Memorial Day holiday! Enjoy the holiday Buds!

05/06/2016

I'm excited to let everyone know to be on the lookout for a brand new Women's Center of Jacksonville's Bosom Buddies page. You may miss us for a short period of time while our new page is being created, but I promise you it will be worth waiting for. In the meantime, Bosom Buddies members, please check your emails often as we'll be posting lots of good things so that you can keep up with everything that's happening. After 28 years of being the lifeline for breast cancer survivors and women of high-risk in the greater Jacksonville area, it's time to take advantage of the new technology and join the social media era. Of course we'll always continue to be there person-to-person every Monday from 7-8:30pm. If you've never been to one of our support group meetings, I urge you to come and help us Care and Share. That's very important to us. Hugs and hope, Bobbi

05/03/2016

Many thanks to Jon Braverman of The Finishing Touch and his perfect model for educating all of us tonight at Bosom Buddies about the art of ni**le tattooing after reconstruction. We really learned a lot and were amazed to learn about the many differences in the procedure. Give him a call for a free consultation. It's definitely worth your while.

04/26/2016

There will always be news about Bosom Buddies but we will reach even more people who might need our services by combining it with the Women's Center of Jacksonville's page. We are a part of its community education department of The Women's Center of Jacksonville and that page has a larger audience.

04/25/2016

Hi Everyone,
We will shortly be closing down the Bosom Buddies page and moving all of our content over to the Women's Center of Jacksonville page.
Don't fear! We will still be providing all of our regular services.
For updates about Bosom Buddies please LIKE the Women's Center of Jacksonville page!
Thanks!!

04/25/2016

Care and Share with us this Monday. We'll also be saving our 28 years of memories with scrapbooking!

Don't Forget! Hoping to see you on Thursday at 11:30am at the Women's Center for our first Brown Bag Luncheon!!
04/20/2016

Don't Forget! Hoping to see you on Thursday at 11:30am at the Women's Center for our first Brown Bag Luncheon!!

04/18/2016

Well, here's a bummer! Our speaker for tomorrow night due to speak on compression tops for Lymphedema has canceled. It is too late for me to get another speaker on a moment's notice, so I need your help.

Bring any ideas, concerns, things you want to talk about, etc. to tomorrow's meeting. Anyone in the group will have the opportunity to speak about a favorite subject.

Another idea is to bring something representative of your life before cancer, if it was different. For instance, we had a longtime member who was interested in car racing. She brought a miniature car with her to a meeting. You can bring a picture, a book, an article, anything and talk about yourself. I'm sure you're all tired of hearing me talk.

Let's have some fun with this!

Save the date! Thursday, April 21st is our first Bosom Buddies Brown Bag Luncheon from 11:30am- 12:30pm here at the Wome...
04/14/2016

Save the date! Thursday, April 21st is our first Bosom Buddies Brown Bag Luncheon from 11:30am- 12:30pm here at the Women's Center!

Address

Women's Center Of Jacksonville, 5644 Colcord Avenue
Jacksonville, FL
32211

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19047223000

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