Ford Impacting Breast Cancer Patients in a Powerful Way

 

                For 23 years The Ford Motor Company has created a fund, "Warriors in Pink," to help breast cancer patients, survivors and co-survivors come together to fight against this horrible epidemic. The "Warriors in Pink" Fund donates 100% of the proceeds from their apparel line to four breast cancer charities so that the recipients may be able to live their lives to the fullest, while battling this disease. The fund also runs a "Models of Courage" campaign which highlights survivors and gives the world a glimpse into their lives during and/or after fighting breast cancer. This campaign features what these survivors do for a living, how long they have been in remission and gives a Q&A so that the world may relate to them on a more personal level and for everyone to see that they have not allowed what has happened to them define who they are.

                One of the particular Models of Courage is Tony Savage, former 49 year old pro football player from San Diego, California. Tony discovered that he had cancer when he had been involved in an automobile accident and mentioned to the doctor that he had noticed a lump in his breast. In a fight to get rid of the cancer, Tony and his doctors opted to perform a mastectomy in addition to six rounds of chemotherapy.  In a testimonial discussing his diagnosis, he stated, "none of those injuries (while playing football) can come close to what your body goes through after you undergo chemotherapy." He says that without the support from his family and friends, he would have not been able to get through his darkest hours. Tony has happily been a breast cancer survivor for three years. Reading Tony's story shows that this disease does not discriminate against age or gender, but instead can alter any one particular individual's life dramatically.

                 In efforts to keep patients upbeat throughout their diagnosis, the "Warriors in Pink" also give their audience helpful tips to stay positive through their fight, healthy recipes and resourceful information to stay strong and fight on! A great testimonial of continuing to stay positive throughout her fight is Karen Sherrod from Acworth, Georgia who has was diagnosed in 2008. She is an accountant and mother of two who says that time is her most treasured possession.  Throughout her fight she has looked up to her mother who was also diagnosed with breast cancer and fortunately beat it. To keep in a positive state of mind she loves to plant flowers because she says that it gives her complete peace.

                 So if you would like more information on how you can donate, purchase apparel and impact the lives of those just like Tony and Karen's in a positive way, please visit the website at www.warriorsinpink.ford.com