I know what it feels like when receiving biopsy results: it's malignant. Your world turns upside down and inside out all at the same time. I was so very lucky. My cancer was "in situ". It was removed by a lumpectomy. Radiation and Estrogen suppression therapy followed. After 5 years, my Oncologist "kicked me back into the pond". I no longer required special following.
This year's Race for the Cure has taken on new meaning. A friend was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Because her diagnosis includes highly metastatic propensity, the treatment she faces is aggressive: chemo followed by two surgeries, then likely more drug therapy. She holds her head up high. She gets on the treadmill most days. She takes time to visit our local gardens and museums.
This year I race for her and so many more who are in a fight for their life. Cancer is devastating. While there are many more treatments there is no cure.
Susan G Komen is one of the few cancer funds that more than funds research. It also funds support of patients and families as they endure those treatments offering assistance with everything from transportation, to hotel stays, to home help.
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