Komen mid missouri race for the cure®

The year-old is finishing a second successful fight against breast cancer 11 years after the first. The program, funded in large part by Susan G.

Komen Missouri, assists women from medically underserved areas who are undergoing diagnosis and treatment. Navigators coordinate services and provide referrals to community and social-service resources.

She thought her world was going to end. Since , the Komen Greater St. Registering for the Race is about more than raising breast cancer awareness or honoring a loved one. Contributions to the race, held this year on June 11 , make a difference in the lives of thousands of St.

Louis-area women. Susan Kraenzle, RN, who manages supportive care at Siteman, said an application process determines which patients qualify for assistance through the Navigator Project. If screening results are abnormal or clinical follow-up is needed, the program ensures patients may access financial help needed to complete treatment. Up to 75 percent of net money raised by the Komen Greater St. Louis Race for the Cure stays in the region to fund education, screening, treatment and support programs such as the Navigator Project.

When Beard-Morris shared her worry about being treated a second time for breast cancer, Bramlett-Stevenson discussed how therapies had improved considerably since Learn more about Susan G. Register for the Komen Greater St. Kolten Wong is the second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, and played college baseball for the University of Hawaii, where he met his wife, Alissa. He has a big place in his heart for fighting cancer as he has lost both his mother and his uncle to their battles recently.

Through losing people that he cared so much about, he knew he wanted to make a difference and help raise awareness and funding. He wants to help give an opportunity for more people to beat breast cancer. Alissa Wong was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was raised in Ohio. She furthered her track career running for University of Hawaii. Like Kolten, Alissa has had family members battle with cancer, including a grandmother and an aunt who are both breast cancer survivors.

Louis and those who are battling breast cancer is extremely humbling. Louis Cardinals as well as the St. Louis community are cheering for them along the way. We are so humbled to be a part of this. Komen Missouri. Louis region. Register now for the Komen Greater St. Louis Race for the Cure. Be among the first to register for the Komen Greater St. Louis Race for the Cure — and save! The Susan G. Register today. Your Race registration, fundraising and donations give strength to the local fight against breast cancer!

You must be logged in to post a comment. Like this: Like Loading Share this: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn. Komen Mid-Missouri Race for the Cure is personal. Local Komen Race for the Cure events raise significant funds and awareness for the breast cancer movement, celebrate breast cancer survivorship and honor those we have lost to the disease.

Louis Race are allocated to Komen Missouri's year-round mission. We hope you enjoy this video lookback at the recent 20th Anniversary Greater St. Louis Race for the Cure. Held in downtown St. We think more awareness means more funding to scientists battling to find a cure.

I hope sometime soon nobody else will have to lose a mom or a wife to breast cancer. We also want to be there for the families that are impacted by breast cancer; sometimes their emotional fight is forgotten. Participating in the Komen Mid-Missouri Race for the Cure is so important to the Bradys that Josh has overlooked his own pain in order to be there.

Two years later, the Race was the first without his mom. Their coworkers and employees know how much this fundraiser means to Josh and his family.