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The Road Less Taken

Television and film star — and breast cancer survivor — Maura Tierney chooses a very public path to aid others stricken with the disease For anyone, a cancer diagnosis is undoubtedly a life-altering event. From that moment on, the path ahead can be an arduous one, fraught with shock, denial, despair and uncertainty. But for…

A Cancer Survivor Shares: Brenda’s Story

Breast cancer was not part of my plan. I am blessed with a husband and stepson whom I love and adore, and they love me. Before my diagnosis, we’d just bought property in the Texas Hill Country, were designing a house and looking forward to a new chapter in our lives. I was the girl…

Equestrian Eventer Takes Most Challenging Course, Jumping Breast Cancer

Beth Perkins, equestrian trainer and international eventer, grew up riding horses, a member of one of America’s most prominent eventing families. Her parents, Essie and Read Perkins, were leaders in the growth of eventing in the United States, and both Beth and sister Bea were two of the youngest A-level Pony Club riders ever. U.S….

A Cancer Survivor Shares: Kim’s Story

March 14, 1992 – at the ripe old age of 35, I was marrying the love of my life. Three years later I was on the surgery room table having a malignant tumor removed. Not exactly what a girl’s expectations are for celebrating an anniversary. My ‘cancer walk’ began on Thursday March 9 when I…