Pam's Personal Race For The Cure
Survivors Stop By To Say Words Of Encouragement
POSTED: 8:45 am MDT October 7,
2002
DENVER -- This year the Race for the Cure took on extra importance for many of us at 7NEWS as our own meteorologist Pam Daale has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Pam found her tumor through a self-exam in July. It's been removed and she's now going through chemotherapy.
Sunday was Pam's first Race for the Cure. This is her story.
As we begin the course, my son Logan climbs into my lap, my daughter Taryn climbs into the wagon and our group is off.There are so many people in the streets. We see couples holding hands, children
being hugged and the bright pink signs taped on people's backs were everywhere.One woman was celebrating Jane Carrey, but also remembering her mom, and another woman was walking in memory of her grandmother, and in celebration of herself.And there were so many taking time to support me."It makes her feel she's not alone, she's not a lone survivor going
through this by herself. This brings it home, all these people touched by breast cancer in some way. I think it's very heartwarming to see the kind of support there is," my husband Don says.People are just being supportive, and that's what I needed in my Kleenex box,
because there's just so many people who are just so concerned and caring and it's just so nice to see that.
After two miles are done, I barely notice it. The race feels really fast. Just seeing the crowd, the number of people, it was kind of overwhelming. But it was also a great experience.We crossed the finish line in just over an hour.By next year's race, I should be done with chemo, done with
radiation and celebrating my first of many years as a survivor.I will do it again next year because this was too good not to do again.
Pam found her tumor through a self-exam in July. It's been removed and she's now going through chemotherapy.|
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Pam's Race
Our race for the cure starts with a picture of a giant Team Pam. It includes my husband, kids and 25 co-workers.I know I'm not going through it alone, so it's just nice to have people from the station with me showing their support.And the support was everywhere. Right away, many survivors dressed in bright pink shirts took the time to stop and give me encouragement.As we begin the course, my son Logan climbs into my lap, my daughter Taryn climbs into the wagon and our group is off.There are so many people in the streets. We see couples holding hands, children
being hugged and the bright pink signs taped on people's backs were everywhere.One woman was celebrating Jane Carrey, but also remembering her mom, and another woman was walking in memory of her grandmother, and in celebration of herself.And there were so many taking time to support me."It makes her feel she's not alone, she's not a lone survivor going
through this by herself. This brings it home, all these people touched by breast cancer in some way. I think it's very heartwarming to see the kind of support there is," my husband Don says.People are just being supportive, and that's what I needed in my Kleenex box,
because there's just so many people who are just so concerned and caring and it's just so nice to see that.After two miles are done, I barely notice it. The race feels really fast. Just seeing the crowd, the number of people, it was kind of overwhelming. But it was also a great experience.We crossed the finish line in just over an hour.By next year's race, I should be done with chemo, done with
radiation and celebrating my first of many years as a survivor.I will do it again next year because this was too good not to do again.
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