A survivor's story--guest blogger Katie D.P.

A survivor's story...

I've been running since my divorce in 1984. I ran intermittently until January 2004 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I ran most of the way thru chemo until my feet blistered and I couldn't run any more. I read an article about that time that said that running and regular exercise had as big an impact on reducing the chances of cancer recurrence as chemo --- so I started running again. Worked my way up to 3 miles a day and ran my first half-marathon last year. When my fellow survivors put together a calendar, the idea was to show something about yourself that was different post cancer so I posed in nothing but my running shoes.



Katie D. P.