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Welcome to the Boswell DetermiNation team page! This weekend, the four of us will be running in two races on the same weekend! First up, on Saturday, October 5th, we'll be running the Aquarium of the Pacific 5K with the WeROCK team. Then, on Sunday, October 6th, we'll be running the Long Beach Half Marathon with the American Cancer Society as Boswell DetermiNation. We’ll honor the lives lost to cancer, celebrate survivors, and support the caregivers who so selflessly help others. Our goal is to raise $3,200. Will you consider donating? The funds we’re raising will sustain critical research and provide services for people trying to cope with their cancer experience. All donations are tax-deductible and paid to the American Cancer Society.
From Tammy: Hearing the words “You have cancer” is life changing.
I heard those words myself in March 2015 when my doctor told me I had Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), the earliest form of breast cancer. With DCIS, the cancer cells are contained in the milk ducts of the breast but have not spread into surrounding breast tissue.
I was lucky. Although I ultimately had to undergo a bilateral mastectomy with a complicated reconstruction called DIEP flap surgery, my outcome was good. My “cancer journey” was over quickly and I didn’t have to endure chemo or radiation. Not everyone is so fortunate.
Since I was first diagnosed almost 10 years ago, several friends have also been diagnosed with breast cancer. Other friends and close relatives have been diagnosed with other kinds of cancer including colon cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, ovarian cancer, leukemia and other rare kinds of cancer such as Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and Myxoid Fibroinflammatory Sarcoma. Their worlds were turned upside down and although many of them survived, not all of them did.
I know cancer has also affected someone you know and love…maybe even you. Together, we can make a big difference in the fight against cancer.
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Welcome to the Boswell DetermiNation team page!
This weekend, the four of us will be running in two races on the same weekend! First up, on Saturday, October 5th, we'll be running the Aquarium of the Pacific 5K with the WeROCK team. Then, on Sunday, October 6th, we'll be running the Long Beach Half Marathon with the American Cancer Society as Boswell DetermiNation.
We’ll honor the lives lost to cancer, celebrate survivors, and support the caregivers who so selflessly help others. Our goal is to raise $3,200. Will you consider donating? The funds we’re raising will sustain critical research and provide services for people trying to cope with their cancer experience. All donations are tax-deductible and paid to the American Cancer Society.
From Tammy:
Hearing the words “You have cancer” is life changing.
I heard those words myself in March 2015 when my doctor told me I had Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), the earliest form of breast cancer. With DCIS, the cancer cells are contained in the milk ducts of the breast but have not spread into surrounding breast tissue.
I was lucky. Although I ultimately had to undergo a bilateral mastectomy with a complicated reconstruction called DIEP flap surgery, my outcome was good. My “cancer journey” was over quickly and I didn’t have to endure chemo or radiation. Not everyone is so fortunate.
Since I was first diagnosed almost 10 years ago, several friends have also been diagnosed with breast cancer. Other friends and close relatives have been diagnosed with other kinds of cancer including colon cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, ovarian cancer, leukemia and other rare kinds of cancer such as Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and Myxoid Fibroinflammatory Sarcoma. Their worlds were turned upside down and although many of them survived, not all of them did.
I know cancer has also affected someone you know and love…maybe even you. Together, we can make a big difference in the fight against cancer.
