Five years ago today . . . at about this exact time, I received a phone call that forever changed my life. I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Needless to say, I was shocked. 21 years prior, my brother had died from cancer at the early age of 14. Getting this phone call brought back all those memories, and my fear level sky-rocketed.
It is October 27, and over 700 people have gathered in Austin to participate in the inaugural LiveSTRONG Summit. What do these participants have in common? Cancer. Each delegate in attendance is either a survivor, co-survivor, or cancer advocate. They have come together to unit in a single goal – to change the face of cancer suvivorship.
Today is LiveSTRONG Day! I am here in Washington, D.C. celebrating LiveSTRONG Day as one of the two representatives selected by the Lance Armstrong Foundation from the state of NM. Our goal is two-fold – to learn about advocacy, and then to use those skills to talk to my state representatives here in D.C. It’s a remarkable experience. I am hear with 99 other delegates from across the country – two from each state.
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