THE YOUNG SURVIVAL
COALITION HELPS BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS COME TOGETHER .
“It is a sisterhood.”
According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed
with breast cancer but they don’t have to go through it alone.
“You go through all
different types of stages when you have cancer. You know, it is quite like
grief and this group is in a position to be there for you in every single
stage,” said Katie Haught.
Katie may be a member of
the Young Survival Coalition in Bakersfield.
“It’s a sisterhood,” she
said.
Katie has diagnosed with
stage three carcinoma in 2018.
“There [were] many,
repeatedly in my life where I used to be just very angry and upset about it,”
she said. “But getting alongside the women has just completely turned that
around. There’s no way I might be angry and upset about being a neighbourhood
of a gaggle like this.”
YSC may be a support
group for ladies diagnosed with carcinoma.
“When my treatment ended
and I was diagnosed as triple-negative, there’s [no] treatment after. You have
the very best recurrence and death rates among all the breast cancers, so that
was scary on behalf of me,” said Nena Thornburg.
Nena said the group may
be a place where she will get support and mention anything.
“Things that you simply would
not ask people because they only would not understand. You know, it is just an
area to vent sometimes,” she said.
Jamie Barta joined the
group in 2018 after finishing treatment. Jamie’s family lost her mom to cancer
so her kids were scared when she was diagnosed.
YSC has given her whole
family an area where they are understood.
“They were with me every
stage but this is often the higher part to ascertain that we are getting
together and we’re celebrating our lives,” said Jamie.
Several of YSC’s members
are participating in the Tour de Pink Bike Ride this October in Ventura. Each
rider raises a minimum of $1,000 to participate.
“This is my way of just
beating cancer everywhere again and that I want to try to do it in remembrance
of the sisters that we have lost,” said
Katie.
The ride will mark three
years since Nena’s diagnosis.
“What better thanks to
celebrating this milestone than to assist raise money for YSC that has meant
such a lot to me,” said Nena.
Jennifer Heatherly joined
YSC in January. She drives up from San Diego for his or her monthly
get-togethers.
“It is often isolating
and desire people just do not get what you are going through and when you are during
this community, [they] catch on,” said Jennifer.
She said the group has
made all the difference and she or he encourages others to hunt out the support
too.
“Life does not end. Life
continues to travel on so you just [have to] hop on the carousel and ride it,”
said Jennifer. “Live life and enjoy it. This group will show you ways .”
If you are curious about donating to their Tour de Pink fundraising, click here.
Source: https://www.youngsurvival.org