Photo: Trekking to the top of Mt. Hood as part of Climb to Fight Breast Cancer

“She said, “Help me,” I can’t explain how unbelievably terrible that is.”

Tanya Chiatovich

“She said, “Help me,” I can’t explain how unbelievably terrible that is.”

“How do you give back for your own life?”

Paula Reynolds

“How do you give back for your own life?”

“It’s always scary that you might lose your loved-ones.”

Reginald Carr

“It’s always scary that you might lose your loved-ones.”

“People were afraid to tell someone that they had cancer.”

Leslie Sandberg

“People were afraid to tell someone that they had cancer.”

“I lost my mother to cancer. I lost my mother-in-law to cancer.”

Shane Hollett

“I lost my mother to cancer. I lost my mother-in-law to cancer.”

“We celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary just before her tumor recurred.”

Andrew Taylor

“We celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary just before her tumor recurred.”

“I always felt like cancer was like what your grandparents get.”

Amy Anderson

“I always felt like cancer was like what your grandparents get.”

“I was told I probably wouldn’t have kids.”

Grant Howard

“I was told I probably wouldn’t have kids.”

“I see hope in the folks who have survived.”

Ed Ewing

“I see hope in the folks who have survived.”

“There’s hardly a person on the planet who hasn’t been touched by cancer.”

Jim Sinegal

“There’s hardly a person on the planet who hasn’t been touched by cancer.”

“Is the cancer coming back?”

Nancy Evans

“Is the cancer coming back?”


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