15,000 People Race For A Breast Cancer Cure
Published: September 20, 2004
It’s a huge event, and a very emotional one, and this year’s annual Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure” was no different.
An estimated 15-thousand walkers and runners turned out at Evansville’s Eastland Mall for Sunday morning’s race.
Many of the participants either have family members who’ve battled breast cancer or have battled breast cancer themselves.
Some walked in memory of family or friends who lost that battle.
Breast cancer is a disease that effects thousands of women every year, and there were many breast cancer survivors scattered around in Sunday’s crowd. Those survivors took part in a “Survivor Walk” before the main race began. But before taking to the streets, many of those survivors took to the podium to tell their stories about how breast cancer has changed their lives, and the lives of their loved ones.
One speaker said, “My advice to all women is to take care of yourself. If you receive a slip saying that you need a mammogram, go and get one. If you don’t do it for yourself, do it for your loved ones, do it for one of your family members.”
Another woman spoke to the crowd, saying, “I was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 9th, 2003. I began to look forward into what I thought would be a life changing experience, but it was by the grace of God, a life changing experience.”
Jim Wade, whose mother has breast cancer, said, “Mom has just been an inspiration to the whole family. We’ve seen what the toll cancer has taken on her body and her continued faith in Christ. Her strength just inspires us. That is why we get out and do, it’s just a small token compared to what she has been through.”
“Race for the Cure” is an important event that makes people aware of breast cancer, since an estimated 216-thousand new cases will be diagnosed in 2004 alone.
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