Breast cancer "thriver" Jenny Atkinson with her log-rolling protege, Jessic Berg-Collman, who raised over $10,000 in honor of her mentor.
36-year-old Jenny was diagnosed with breast cancer in December. Since then, Jenny has been facing off with this disease head-on. In her own words from her Caring Bridge website, Jenny says about being diagnosed with breast cancer:
“I figured they would tell me it was from nursing and the lump will go away when I was finished. After all, I am very healthy, 36 years old, and have no family history of breast cancer. I don’t do anything on the “avoid” list and I do everything on the “good for you list” so I wasn’t worried at all. The doctor told me she was certain it was benign, not to think about it, have a great trip, and get a mammogram when I got back. I wanted the journey to end, but little did I know it was truly just beginning”.
Jenny, from all of us at Mush for a Cure, how you are tackling this disease is inspiring and we are honored to have you and your family with us this year.
