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Each year at the Survivor Tent at the Race for the Cure® we ask Survivors to provide a quote about their experiences with breast cancer.
Here are some of the quotes
from our 2011 Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure
Survivor Tent.
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“COURAGE DOESN’T ALWAYS ROAR. SOMETIMES COURAGE IS THE LITTLE VOICE AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT SAYS I’LL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW.”, Mary Ann Radmacher “FOR 53 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS WITH ALL MY HEART-I HAVE DISCOVERED, TO MY JOY, THAT IT IS LIFE, NOT DEATH “BATTLING CANCER MAY HAVE WEAKENED MY BODY BUT IT EMPOWERED MY SOUL.” ‘WELCOME TO THE SISTERHOOD OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS. THERE’S NOT A STRONGER PROUDER OR MORE DETERMINED GROUP OF WOMEN OUT THERE.” The Inner Strength that lies in each one of us gives us courage, power and confidence to overcome this disease, at the same time opening us up to unlimited new opportunities. We have so much to live for: “Dance like you never danced before”. “PASSION* PERSISTENCE* PERSERVERANCE* PATIENCE” “SUCCESS DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN. IT’S ORGANIZED, PREEMPTED “WHEN YOU’RE GOING THROUGH HELL…. KEEP GOING.”, Winston Churchill “EARLY DETECTION SAVED MY LIFE; SURVIVING BREAST CANCER MADE ME A PASSIONATE ‘CRUSADER' FOR THE CAUSE.” “LIFE THROWS YOU FOR A LOOP, CHANGES DIRECTION, AND SOMETIMES GOES IN REVERSE. GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE WITH OPTIMISM AND HUMOR AT EVERY TURN!” “DETERMINATION: THE RACE IS NOT ALWAYS TO THE SWIFT….BUT TO THOSE WHO KEEP ON RUNNING!” “EVEN THE LONGEST DAY ENDS.” “GOD IS FAITHFUL!” “WHAT SEEMS TO US AS BITTER TRIALS ARE OFTEN BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE.”, Oscar Wilde “THIS TOO SHALL PASS”, William Shakespeare “WHEN LIFE THROWS YOU A LEMON, MAKE LEMONADE! YOU GO THROUGH SOMEHTING THAT THREATENS YOUR LIFE; IT MAKES YOU PUT ALL YOUR PRIORITIES IN ORDER. THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE… FAMILY, FRIENDS, LIVING DAY TO DAY. “LAST YEAR I WAS BLESSED WTH THE GREATEST GIFT FROM GOD, MY DOCTORS, PRAYERS FROM MY HUSBAND, FAMILY & FRIENDS~ THE GIFT OF LIFE.” “I CAN DO ALL THINGS THRU CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME. “MEN SHOULD NOT DIE FROM BREAST CANCER OUT OF IGNORANCE” “CANCER HAS GIVEN ME SOME UPS AND DOWNS, BUT LIFE IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR.” “BREAST CANCER CHANGES YOU AND THE CHANGE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL.” “LIVE LIFE LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW..AS A SURVIVOR YOU KNOW THE ODDS.” “THE ONLY THING THAT CANCER DID WAS PISS ME OFF!” “This disease will not define me. It only makes me see things more “IN THE MIST OF WINTER I FINALLY LEARNED THAT THERE WAS IN ME AN INVINCIBLE SUMMER.” “YES THEY’RE FAKE!! MY REAL ONES TRIED TO KILL ME!” “The minute I see the words breast cancer or hear the words that someone has been diagnosed, I Cry.” “This was quite a journey. I had the best doctors who gave me the best options…but I could not have gone through this without the support of my loving family.” “Cancer took away my hair, my boobs, and my energy…but it |
Do you want to provide a quote for the 2012 Race for the Cure?
Please send to: cure@komennorthjersey.org
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