Dear friends and family,
I have decided to participate in the Pink & Teal Challenge - an event taking place Mother's Day Weekend. I will be walking the 5K and not running it for the first time but I am so thankful I can do this much! After a difficult year of hospitalizations, I am still able to wake up each morning and walk 2 to 3 miles in my neighborhood, up and down hills. On May 10th, I will walk in support of everyone fighting breast and gynecologic cancer. They wake up each day, get out of bed and choose to fight cancer. Many of them are my friends that I met at the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester. They have supported me throughout my entire journey with breast cancer and I have tried to support them as well. Mother's Day weekend I will walk in their honor and in memory of those who lost their lives fighting.
The Breast Cancer Coalition has committed nearly $1 million to researching causes, prevention, and a cure for breast cancer since 2003. They provide almost 900 hours of support and educational groups for breast and gyn survivors annually, at no cost to them.* They advocate for legislation that benefit survivors at all levels of government.
Thank you for supporting me all these years. I am looking forward to the day when there aren't any breast and gyn cancers that can't be easily cured!!
Sincerely,
Jean
P.S. If you'd like to learn more about the great work the Breast Cancer Coalition does, check out their website, give them a follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
*If you or someone you know has been touched by a breast or gynecologic cancer diagnosis, and is in need of Coalition services, please contact the Breast Cancer Coalition here.
