My Mom’s diagnosis of breast cancer this past summer turned my life upside down and inside out. I could not believe this was happening; all I wanted to do was run. Run as far as I could from breast cancer, doctor appointments, x-rays, MRIs, biopsies, mammograms, bone scans, chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, pathology reports, tumor grades, and the constant state of “hurry up and wait” with every corner leading to more of the unknown.
But here is the problem – I couldn’t run from cancer however hard I tried. So I decided instead of trying to run from this horrible disease, I would run toward a cure. This would not be a leisurely jog but a full sprint – charging toward an END to breast cancer. The fire now lit inside of me is not only for my Mother but to help save others from facing this. I don’t want anyone else in my family, my friends, strangers I’ll never meet or even my worst enemies to experience breast cancer. I want it GONE, like a bad dream that fades from memory, and so begins my mission to help make this happen.
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