Triple Negative Breast Cancer, "I Won't Back Down!": Over the Edge

What is TNBC

WHAT IS TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER?

Just in recent years, Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) has sparked interest in the news where instead of calling the tumor as ER-negative, PR-negative, and HER2-negative; researchers began using the shorthand term, "Triple Negative," dubbed the "new type" of breast cancer. Being Triple Negative, you don't have a targeted therapy and your only treatment option is chemotherapy.

Triple Negative Breast Cancer is seen in about 15% of all breast cancers. TNBC is a very aggressive cancer that tends to strike younger women, pre-menopause, especially among African-American women and women who have BRCA1 mutations. The tumor tends to be fast growing and is less likely to show up on an annual mammogram. TNBC is more likely to metastasis early on; has a high rate of recurrence in the first 2-3 years from diagnosis and has a poorer prognosis than other types of breast cancer due to lack of specific, targeted treatment for TNBC.

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

The Victory Center Over the Edge Rappel Challenge 2018

The 2nd annual Over the Edge for Victory was held on September 7, 2018 at the old Toledo Edison Building, one of downtown's tallest buildings.
Over $155,000 was raised for The Victory Center to provide their free support services and programs to cancer survivors and their caregivers in our local community. Thank you Toledo and surrounding area for supporting this event and making it successful for us survivors. And a very special thank you to Devorah and Kelsey for rappelling down 16 stories and to those who donated money on their behalf.

Rappelling down the Toledo Edison
Building
breast cancer survivor,
Kelsey Smith on the left

Breast cancer survivor Kelsey Smith
She's got this!

Kelsey Smith
I'm walking on sunshine!

Kelsey Smith
And don't it feel good!

Kelsey Smith
I feel the love, I feel the love,
I feel the love that's really real!

Melissa
Chickens don't rappel, just support!

Devorah on the left
16 stories high!

Devorah on left

Gorgeous view, Devorah?

Devorah personally raised $2391!

Karen, Devorah and Penny
So proud of Devorah!

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Over the Edge for The Victory Center 2017

I, myself didn't really go over
the edge... but, I did make a
donation in support of Devorah
and The Victory Center

An once in a lifetime way to raise funds for
The Victory Center, whomever registered and raised over $1000 in donations had the opportunity to rappel down from The Edison Building in downtown Toledo, OH.
An amazing over $150,000 was raised from
this event benefiting the services that The Victory Center provides to cancer patients.
On September 8, 2017, Myself and a few other supporters of The Victory Center gathered at downtown to cheer on our breast cancer support group facilitator Devorah, as she went "Over the Edge" of the Edison Building in honor of all of us cancer survivors and to those that we cherish in memory. Devorah had personally raised over $2500 for this fundraiser. So grateful for people like Devorah for making an impact in the lives of cancer patients and survivors.

Devorah, in her own words: "I have decided to add a spiritual component to this event. I will read the names of loved ones whose lives have been touched by cancer as I descend the 16 stories. You are welcome to give me several names to add to this list. The purpose of doing this is to validate the lives of these individuals, and to honor them for going through their cancer journey and fighting to live one day at a time."