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Mrs. Megan E Spangler
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WHY AM I WALKING
My mom Janet is a 26-year survivor and is a wonderfully active healthy person today. Go Mom!!!
I also walk to honor my sister Jennifer. She is an 16-year survivor who showed such strength in facing breast cancer in 2008, then in losing her husband in 2013, and she continued to show that strength in fighting a recurrence in 2014. She lives all the way across the country but continues to show such resilience - it humbles me.
June 25th marks 15 years since my diagnosis in 2009 at the age of 39. It is more of a dream every year that I underwent a double mastectomy, endured 6 months of chemo and finished my reconstruction in 2011.
Since 2011, my cousin Becky is a survivor and I have multiple friends and co-workers that have joined the survivor ranks. Although the number of diagnoses keep going up, the survival rate is going up as well, and it is so good to have each other's support through all this crap!
This is my 18th year walking with family and friends. I was so honored to share my story at the kickoff breakfast in 2010 and have made great friends through the Pacesetter network! I truly love this walk and the people involved with it. They do great work with the funds that we raise. In 2018, I walked with Larry who lost his lovely Lisa to breast cancer - it was so great to get to walk with him. In 2020, we walked four miles in our neighborhood due to Covid-19. In 2021, we walked at Balboa Park wearing masks and staying safe. In 2022, I couldn't walk because I got Covid-19 just days before the walk so cheered on teammate Kari who walked for us all. In 2024, we have a new location - can't wait to check it out!
I can't wait to walk and celebrate again the fact that early detection has allowed my family to continue to live their lives with their families for many years to come. But we need to keep working on better treatments - no one should have to go through surgeries or chemo or radiation. We need to keep funding research!
Please join me in the walk or make a donation if you can. Every donation, no matter the size, would really help!
Thank you for reading and caring about my family (the Lower Girls) and my friends and their future. Because of people like you, we have a bright future!
I'm supporting the American Cancer Society and you can, too!
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WHY AM I WALKING
My mom Janet is a 26-year survivor and is a wonderfully active healthy person today. Go Mom!!!
I also walk to honor my sister Jennifer. She is an 16-year survivor who showed such strength in facing breast cancer in 2008, then in losing her husband in 2013, and she continued to show that strength in fighting a recurrence in 2014. She lives all the way across the country but continues to show such resilience - it humbles me.
June 25th marks 15 years since my diagnosis in 2009 at the age of 39. It is more of a dream every year that I underwent a double mastectomy, endured 6 months of chemo and finished my reconstruction in 2011.
Since 2011, my cousin Becky is a survivor and I have multiple friends and co-workers that have joined the survivor ranks. Although the number of diagnoses keep going up, the survival rate is going up as well, and it is so good to have each other's support through all this crap!
This is my 18th year walking with family and friends. I was so honored to share my story at the kickoff breakfast in 2010 and have made great friends through the Pacesetter network! I truly love this walk and the people involved with it. They do great work with the funds that we raise. In 2018, I walked with Larry who lost his lovely Lisa to breast cancer - it was so great to get to walk with him. In 2020, we walked four miles in our neighborhood due to Covid-19. In 2021, we walked at Balboa Park wearing masks and staying safe. In 2022, I couldn't walk because I got Covid-19 just days before the walk so cheered on teammate Kari who walked for us all. In 2024, we have a new location - can't wait to check it out!
I can't wait to walk and celebrate again the fact that early detection has allowed my family to continue to live their lives with their families for many years to come. But we need to keep working on better treatments - no one should have to go through surgeries or chemo or radiation. We need to keep funding research!
Please join me in the walk or make a donation if you can. Every donation, no matter the size, would really help!
Thank you for reading and caring about my family (the Lower Girls) and my friends and their future. Because of people like you, we have a bright future!
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