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Tammy Lonsberry, South Elgin: I ‘fought like a girl’Oct 09, 2012 11:04 am - This is my third year walking in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event, and also the third anniversary since my breast cancer diagnosis. I “fought like a girl”...
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Jennifer McDermott, Evanston: ‘My main reason for walking is my 11-year-old daughter’Oct 09, 2012 11:03 am - My main reason for walking in Making Strides is my 11-year-old daughter. Both my grandmothers and two of my aunts had breast cancer. I want a cure found so that, as she ...
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Cara Novy-Bennewitz, Wilmette: Her book helps newly diagnosed patientsOct 09, 2012 11:02 am - Hearing you have cancer is hard enough without the added burden of trying to figure it all out — from where to start, who to see and what to do. I know this first hand. ...
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Susan Witwicki, Hoffman Estates: Cancer survivors walk togetherOct 09, 2012 11:01 am - When the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk started here in the Northwest suburbs, I knew I had no reason not to participate. I am a 6-year breast cancer survivor...
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Lori Skipper, Joliet: ‘It’s my time to give back to the ACS’Oct 09, 2012 10:57 am - Last year, at 35 years old, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer that spread to all of my lymph nodes. I had a mastectomy, four months of chemo and six weeks of ra...
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Patty Oskorep, Elk Grove Village: ‘I plan to have a party each year to celebrate the life I have left’Oct 09, 2012 10:55 am - I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer at the age of 43. With two young boys, 8 and 11 at the time, I had no choice but to fight. It all started with an itch when g...
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Katherine Burgess, Hoffman Estates: 'I want breast cancer to be eradicated'Oct 09, 2012 10:00 am - I walk because I want breast cancer to be eradicated in my lifetime. In September 2007, I retired after 34 years of teaching and was looking forward to the rest of life...
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Survivors and supporters are Making Strides Against Breast CancerOct 09, 2012 9:04 am - Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect changes to one associated story. Last year, an estimated 288,130 American women began the battle of their lives when the...
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Rhoda Markowitz, Northbrook: Cancer does not discriminateOct 09, 2012 8:59 am - Editor’s note: This story was updated to remove information unrelated to Rhoda Markowitz’s story. I am participating in and fundraising for Making Strides because I am a...
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This week’s contest entries have a high-flying themeOct 07, 2012 5:52 am - Each week’s DuPage County Neighbor section includes at least one entry in our Photo Finish contest. Our photo staff picks some of their favorite submissions to run each ...