FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) - When Sandy Bettencourt Keys was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019, she turned to the internet looking for support.

But what she found, and what she didn’t find, changed everything.

“I didn’t have any family or friends go through breast cancer, so I had really nobody to turn to,” she said.

She searched for local groups, browsed forums, and reviewed support pages. She came across a few out-of-state Facebook groups, but nothing that made her feel seen here in California.

So she built one herself.

What started as a small online community in 2020 has now grown into California Breast Cancer Support Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with more than 3,400 members statewide.

“I think I'm going to start a Facebook group so that I can help the ladies in California,” Sandy re

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