Survivors
Meet the Models, New England: Andreia Sacca
“I feel strongly about telling women to be more preventive than I was”
Read MoreMeet the Models, New England: Jenessa Dailey
She is quick to note how lucky she was to benefit from the massive improvements science has made in treatment. Indeed, instead of traditional chemo, Janessa qualified for a trial, a collaboration between MGH and Dana Farber, that involved intensely aggressive immunotherapy treatments
Read MoreMeet the Models, New England: Kelly Willwerth
“So what if I look like I have been through war under my clothes? I am still here.”
Read MoreMeet the Models, New England: Christina Muratore
“there is a lot of sadness, but there is also so much hope and happiness. It’s ok to have both and important to not exist in this bubble where nothing bad ever happens.”
Read MoreMeet the Models, NYC: Marcella Powell
“We will never be defeated because we are warriors who took on a war with cancer.”
Read MoreMeet the Models, New England: Janis Kelly
Janis’ infectious positivity means she accepts her neuropathy (a side effect of chemo) will likely prevent her from slipping on a pair of her beloved heels to dance down the runway, but it certainly won’t keep her from lighting up the stage.
Read MoreLove Local, Concord: Julie Hagan
Hello everyone, I’m Julie Hagan, and I’m honored to be heretonight with all of you. Thank you, Olivia and Runway forRecovery, for inviting me to share my story in this…
Read MoreMeet the Models, SoCal: Sarah Lopez
“it’s all about hope.”
Read MoreMeet the Models, SoCal: Carmen Hernandez
Focus on the positive, find the little moments of joy and small victories. Don’t hold onto negative.”
Read MoreMeet the Models, SoCal: Maria Glaze
Maria Glaze was a uterine cancer survivor, single mother of two high school boys and only 40 when she lost her job. It forced her to take a part time job with an extremely long commute. After her acceptance to culinary school, she was offered the job full time. Initially rejecting it, her supervisor convinced her to stay. Little did she know, after months of feeling extreme fatigue (which she thought was just due to her schedule), tests from the doctor would come back confirming stage 3 breast cancer.
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