B4BC SURVIVORSHIP RETREAT // Sharishta Shourie

FITNESS Magazine wrote an article on B4BC Survivorship Retreat scholarship recipient Sharishta Shourie at her “healthiest age;” cancer-free at 29! Sharista found a lump during a breast self-exam and was diagnosed with breast cancer at 25. Last summer she attended B4BC’s Survivorship Retreat for young survivors and described her experience:
“I fell in love with the rush of paddling through the waves, the calmness of sitting in open water with my legs dangling below, the power of standing on the board. At one point during the trip, as I floated in the ocean, I reflected on how lucky I was to be alive…”
Read her story at: http://fitm.ag/17WKo4v , and visit http://b4bc.org/programs/support/ to learn more about our support programs and donate to our Survivorship Fund!