ThriveWell’s Diva&Dude program is bringing its incredible FREE cancer support resources to YOU! This means access to exercise classes like Yoga, Pilates, Cardio Fit, Body Combat, Strength Training, and Bend & Breathe – all designed specifically for cancer patients and survivors. Plus, FREE nutrition classes are coming soon!
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The Battle of Flowers parade was scheduled, but I chose to hike Government Canyon with my companion. It was just the kind of temperate sunny day that makes a four-hour hike a joy. I was tired but never suspected any illness.
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To all those who donated and participated in the Paint the Parkway Pink 5K 2024, WE THANK YOU for making it the biggest and best ever with over 1,400 runners and walkers!… Read More
The Women in Medicine and Law Pink Party was an unforgettable evening filled with brave, strong, and remarkable women. Led by Mistress of Ceremonies Jean Holt, MD, with an invocation by Pastor Betsy Buhler “Chappy B,” highlights included an inspiring keynote by Dr. Sue Crockett and electrifying performances by the Dancing Divas.… Read More
Celebrating Kym Rapier Verette and Glenn Verette for their INCREDIBLE donation of ONE MILLION DOLLARS to the Susan and Samantha Patient Assistance Fund! Because of their huge hearts and generous spirits, thousands of cancer patients are surviving and THRIVING! We are beyond grateful!… Read More
My breast cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram in September of 2017.… Read More
For 56 years of my life, I had no significant physical limitations and rarely got sick. During my working life, I had been a Naval Aviator, Systems Analyst, IT Consultant and Computer Science High School Teacher.… Read More
In the summer of 2022, I received a diagnosis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. The experience has been far from pleasant. Cancer represents the ultimate testβit challenges you mentally, emotionally, financially, spiritually, and especially physically. It clings onto every facet of your life, but it also serves as a filter that eliminates all the unnecessary… Read More
In 2007, at age 57, I was diagnosed with Lobular Breast Cancer. I had several surgeries, including a bilateral mastectomy. Stage 2a. I had 8 rounds of dense dose chemotherapy. My Oncologist, Dr. Luis Rodriquez from the START Center, advised me after many months of treatment, that he had given me every chemical and treatment… Read More
I was so very ill when I was diagnosed with cancer in November 2022. At the first hospital, I was diagnosed with colon cancer along with some sort of potential cancer shadow activity in the lower lobes of both lungs. No matter what kind, it had metastasized.… Read More