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When Allison Hendricks-Smith turned 40, she did what many people are told to do. She scheduled a routine mammogram, with no real concerns at the time.   

“I just turned 40. It seemed like the right thing to do,” says Hendricks-Smith.   

Within days, the routine appointment became the beginning of a years-long journey through postpartum breast cancer. What followed was an intense and extended course of treatment that included multiple rounds of chemotherapy, surgeries, radiation and years of ongoing therapy.   

“It’s a long and kind of arduous journey,” says Hendrick-Smith, noting that her treatment stretched from 2018 to 2025.   

During that time, Hendrick-Smith began to notice something missing. While she describes Albuquerque’s medical care as strong, the emotional and social systems were far harder to access.   “I really felt like we had some world-renowned oncological options as far as medical care,” says Hendricks-Smith.

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