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Supporter: Breast Cancer

Rosa's Pursuit For Hope Oct 2, 2011| Edit Our Story begins in 2006 when Rosa was diagnosed with Breast Cancer which resulted in Surgery, Chemotherapy and radiation treatment to cleanse her system of this dreadful disease. Through this all , your disease itself did not cause pain for Rosa yet the stripping of her self came when she lost all her hair. This did not stop Rosa however and she was given a clean bill of health and your cancer attack failed. We Won !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That brings us to July of 2010 , Rosa begins to have some issues with breathing yet we never expected to hear the words that caused us so much pain the first time " You Have Cancer" . Unfortunately you have returned yet this time you have brought a much stronger version which has led the doctors to say "There is No Cure" . We are now on your time yet we are not standing pat rather we are striking back . When we first got this latest news , Rosa was put on a Hormonal drug which made you happy because your tumours spread further in to her organs . We are fighting back with a new drug which has not only contained the growth of new tumours as well as shrunk those that had appeared originally. This is our way of fighting back and we will do whatever it takes to keep your devious plan on hold. At the time of the diagnosis , I was left in a mode of despair with no where to turn for relief . I had to find a way to accept this latest challenge and at the same time provide "Hope " to Rosa that we could take this latest setback headon . I made a commitment to bring a positive vibe to our journey by developing the Rosa's Pursuit for Hope Charity Event . I reached out to Freinds and Family and we had our first event in 2010 with the objective to spread the word of Rosa's Journey as well as others who have similar challenges . The end result was an evening of positive emotions with people sharing journeys that they may had dealing with this disease . Our efforts resulted in a firm commitment from Rosa and myself to continue to live each day as it comes and spread the word to others who need our support when they feel nothing but despair . This is a form of therapy for both of us and makes us appreciate more the journey we are faced with. If you want to see further the support we have received from our friends and family please go to Rosaspusuitforhope,org Lastly whether you are a patient , survivor or care giver never give up "Hope" no matter what your journey brings you have to look forward to each everyday that we are given.
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