The Alliance in Reconstructive Surgery (AiRS) Foundation has been committed to helping women who survived breast cancer and mastectomy by funding breast reconstruction procedures since 2014. Breast reconstruction is more than restoring a woman’s breasts; it heals an individual from the inside out. It is also an attempt to relieve women of the psychosocial distress […]
Alexes Hazen MD is an aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon in New York City. She runs her own private practice and is an Associate Professor at the Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. She is also a board member of and professional partner with The AiRS Foundation. A typical day for […]
Financial Hardship Due to Covid-19 Prevents Women from Reconstruction Breast Surgery After Mastectomies DALLAS, TX (June 2021) – While mental health continues to be the hot topic of the COVID-19 pandemic, financial hardship is also fueling the depression many are experiencing during these unprecedented times. Combine depression with a medical crisis such as breast cancer, and […]
AiRS Founder, Morgan Hare was recently interviewed for an article in Authority Magazine. In, Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Morgan Hare of The AiRS Foundation Is Helping To Change Our World, Morgan shares how the foundation was started, her influences and advice on leadership. Read more here.
“I was drawn into supporting the Alliance in Reconstructive Surgery Foundation because of my own experience,” Garcia says in an interview for the organization. “In 2015, I discovered that I had a gene mutation that put me at high risk for breast cancer. After years of closely monitoring my condition under the care of excellent […]
Partnering with AiRS was nothing short of providence for Ms. Carter. “I was on a plane,” AiRS co-founder Morgan Hare shares, “when the man sitting next to me asked what I did.” After Hare explained AiRS and their mission, the man told her about a former co-worker, Ms. Carter, who was battling breast cancer. Their […]
Darla Blose shares her story including procedure delays due to Covid and help from the AiRS Foundation. “I wasn’t expecting the diagnosis, because cancer didn’t run in my family so I wasn’t very familiar with it. So when I discovered I had cancer, I thought, “well, we’re going to take care of this, we’re going […]
AiRS is one of several organizations helping support women through breast cancer and reconstruction. AiRS Founder, Morgan Hare shares how important it is for patients to be informed and ask questions regarding their reconstruction options. View the full article here
Watch the interview with Asia Carter, breast cancer survivor and AiRS advocate as she shares her story on Good Morning Texas. See the video here
Although fundraising efforts are on the back burner, AiRS is still sticking to its mission. Morgan Hare, founder of the AiRS Foundation shares the foundation has been affected by COVID-19. View the full article and video here