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Bessie
Mack
"Back then, when you heard 'cancer' you thought
'death.' I can see so many changes in the treatments,
support groups, and community programs that weren't
there 23 years ago. It makes me proud to feel that I'm
a small part of that change."
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Deborah
Roberts
"I speak quite a bit, and do a lot of one-on-one
visits. I see this as a ministry of sorts. I feel I
have a calling to help women be better at caring for
themselves."
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Gretchen Skeldon
"I never say 'Why me?' I say
'Why did I get a cancer I can beat?' I believe in my
life time, in the next ten years in fact, they will
have a cure figured out."
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Karen Ridenour
"I have three daughters and
two younger sisters. I want them to know the importance
of self breast exam so they'll know early on if there's
a change and they won't hesitate to see a doctor about
it."
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Maryanne Spencer
"I feel that I'm a strong
person because I've conquered a lot. I also feel so
lucky to have survived all these years."
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Lori Nistel
"Our goal at 'Check It Out'
is to make monthly self breast exam as routine as brushing
your teeth. But we also hope the girls take the information
home to their mothers, aunts and grandmothers, and they
push them to get their mammograms and do their self
breast exams."
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Jane Manahan
"I hear women complain all
the time about getting a mammogram and I just don't
get it. A mammogram saved my life. Early detection does
make a difference."
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Denise
Ann Dartt
"I was absolutely convinced it was not cancer.
But once it happens, you cannot turn away. You might
as well look for what the experience means in your life."
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Diann & Steve Novak
"We never thought our claim
to fame would be that we were both breast cancer survivors.
I think it's important for men to know it can happen."
Diann gave me hope, I felt because
she got through it, I could get through it, too"
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Fatima Simon
"Be positive and know you're
going to beat it. You have to know in your heart you're
going to heal."
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