Survivors Supporting Survivors
- Minnesota senator Amy Klobuch has been announcing the Congressional Women's Softball Game for over a decade. This year, the annual charity game benefitting survivors is hitting a bit closer to home, as Amy is now a survivor herselfshe beat breast cancer just last year.
- The Democrat, 62, who is highly active in her community, has always had a love for sports. Her late father had a sports column in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and she says she has always enjoyed the “back-and-forth banter” of sports broadcasting.
- Just remember, you are never alone in this battle. If you don’t feel you have close family or friends to lean on, your doctor or counselor can help steer you to different organizations who can help provide comfort within a caring community.
The Democrat, 62, who is highly active in her community, has always had a love for sports. Her late father had a sports column in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and she says she has always enjoyed the “back-and-forth banter” of sports broadcasting.
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Amy Klobuch’s Breast Cancer Journey
In February of last year, Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer after going in for a routine mammogram. Surgery and radiation followed immediately after, and now she is free of cancer, thanks to responsibly keeping up with her screenings."It's a whole new meaning for the money we're raising, the help we're giving people," Amy said. "Having been one myself now, it just makes it all more meaningful."
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NBC's Andrea Mitchell is also a breast cancer survivor, and expressed how crucial it is for a network of support when you’re going through something of that magnitude.
"I feel very, very strongly about early detection, and about support systems and being engaged in helping this sisterhood of a club that none of us wanted to be in," she said. "Now to help younger women faced with these uncertainties is something I feel passionately about."
If you are looking for extra support or if you’d simply like to get involved with this organization, here is some more information on Young Survival Coalition. J
Just remember, you are never alone in this battle. If you don’t feel you have close family or friends to lean on, your doctor or counselor can help steer you to different organizations who help provide comfort, a caring community, activities, or financial support.
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