Two years ago Samantha Kuhr’s life and body changed forever when she had two cancerous tumors removed, both breasts, and 13 lymph nodes. Samantha shares a powerful blog including a few things a cancer survivor wishes you knew.
Yoga is well known for its healing benefits – physically, mentally and spiritually. We at B4BC strongly believe in the benefits in yoga, especially for cancer patients and survivors. Here are a few reasons it can help survivors.
It’s personal for B4BC friend and supporter Samantha Kuhr. Unfortunately, Sam was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, but we were so happy to have her join us for our Chasing Sunshine Project Ocean Retreat in Encinitas, California this past Fall. After her experience with B4BC, Sam connected us with her friend and employer Erin Condren (you may recognize that name). Erin Condren is not only an amazing woman herself, but runs an awesome company of the same name that produces the cutest planners, stationary, notecards, etc. We were so stoked to hear that Erin Condren wanted to create a product benefitting B4BC.
Erin found her own breast cancer lump in the shower at the age of 27. After going through hell and back to fight it, she is proud to be cancer-free, and she now advocates for organizations like B4BC who teach people how to check themselves and that you are never “too young” to get breast cancer. Here…
Justin Sander is a Public Relations major at CSU Long Beach, and he reached out to Boarding for Breast Cancer to feature the organization as part of a service-learning requirement for his class and to help B4BC gain media coverage in his local networks. As an avid skateboarder, snowboarder, and surfer—and the grandchild of a breast cancer survivor—he had a strong interest in supporting B4BC. After getting more in the organization and learning more about the cause, he shared his thoughts in an op-ed for a school project that we would like to share below.
Learning that I had breast cancer was a result of my reluctant and arduous efforts in gaining medical insurance. After answering all questions required before getting onto a temporary plan, I came to the realization that I didn’t have an annual checkup in 2012. It’s now February of 2013, and since my new insurance is telling me that these annual checkups are not covered, I think to myself, “Welp, I’ll skip this year, too, and just feel myself up right now.” Small breast, big lump. Weird, hard lump. I’m only 26, and this is the first time I’ve ever done a self-examination.
As part of our Survivorship Week, we want to highlight a personal story from 28 year old Danielle Bauman who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 26. Danielle was connected with us through her close friend, fellow Mammoth Mountain local, and Team B4BC rider Kimmy Fasani. Tune in as Danielle walks us…