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Meet the Models, New England: Amy Burke
Even more impressive, she remained working as a teacher, worked out every single day, all on top of being a mom to a six and four year old: “I need to be as normal as possible and do as much as I can.” A college basketball player, her athlete’s mentality prepared her to “attack this, fight this and get through it.” Indeed, she drew inspiration from Peloton instructor Jess Sims’ famous quote, “line em up and knock em down.”
Read MoreMeet the Models, New England: Siobhan Donovan
“There will come a day when I am no here anymore and its important to me that when my children look back at me in photos/videos, they associate me with things that make them proud and through that they know me.”
Read MoreMeet the Models, New England: Nicole Niccoli
“Before I wasn’t living, but now I am trying to truly live every day.”
Read MoreLove Local, Newburyport: Amy Burke
On the day of my diagnosis, I remember having to call all of my family members separately. When I called each of them, I remember telling them two words that I held onto when the doctor first broke the news to me, “It’s treatable and curable!”
Read MoreMeet the Models, New England: Jennifer Leventhal
When her sister Meredith Parkinson was diagnosed with breast cancer, “we were leveled” and completely shocked. Avid about her own mammograms, Jennifer received a clear mammogram in November 2021. In January however, she felt a lump and immediately called the doctor: “if Meredith had not been diagnosed, I don’t think I would have been as proactive. Otherwise, I would have just gone off my previous healthy mammogram and waited until the next year.” Even just the fact that she did a self exam is an ode to Meredith, as she had never been doing them previously.
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