Metastatic Breast Cancer
Meet the Models, Christina Clements
“just because I am doing lots of things, doesn’t mean I am not dealing with things internally. One day I am going to die from this disease- I will never be cured, so I need to be making the most out of everyday. if I remain positive, that has a lot to say about my survival. I am going to keep on keeping on.”
Read MoreMeet the Models, New England: Abby Pastyrnak
“You can be the kind of the person who pulls the covers over their head and feel sorry for themselves, or be the kind of person who goes out and lives their life. You get to choose.”
Read MoreMeet the Models: Ashley Maxey
: “I need everyone to grasp that you need to understand and know your normal breast tissue through regulars self checks, in order to understand when shifts or lumps occur.”
Read MoreMy & Lynne’s Story
Completed Treatment and MBC Model
Read MoreMeet the Models: Alissa Christie, Love Local, Newburyport
Hi Everyone- welcome to Love, Local on this beautiful evening. And thank you for supporting Runway for recovery and such an amazing cause.
My name is Alissa Christie, I live here in Newburyport, with my husband and two daughters. I’m here to tell the story about my beautiful mother, who was my best friend – and her 18 year battle with breast cancer that ultimately took her life 6 years ago.
Read MoreMegan’s Story
MBC Model & Funded Family
Read MoreTelma’s Story
Metastatic Breast Cancer Model
Read MoreHannah’s Story
Metastatic Breast Cancer Model & Funded Family
Read MoreMeet the Models, SoCal: Ricky Hsin
Runway for Recovery’s growth to the west coast began out of Ricky Hsin’s desire to honor his sister, Rachael. In nearly all ways, Ricky and his sister grew up opposites and being the children of immigrant parents meant the two had to forge their path in America for themselves. Despite their differences, the two almost always found themselves converging on the same course, even attending the same high school and college. After Ricky married his wife, Melissa, and had their daughter, Lily, his sister remained an integral part of their lives- now expanding her role to being a super aunt.
Read MoreMeet the Models: Katie Smith
Katie Smith was enjoying all the facets of being a new mother to her boys, ages 2 and 5. In fact, she and her husband were trying for a third. Six months prior, given extensive family history of breast cancer, Katie received her first mammogram, at an earlier than typical age, and was all clear. She carried on with family life and being a science teacher to her middle schoolers. Her seemingly blissful family existence was soon shattered, first by a miscarriage and then a devastating diagnosis of stage four metastatic breast cancer. Katie has been fighting the disease for three years now.
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