My friend, Angel, was diagnosed with breast cancer over 2 years ago. She went through a complete mastectomy, reconstruction and had just a few chemo treatments before she was hospitalized with a rare infection around her heart. Against her wishes, my husband and I went to visit her in the hospital . I remember Angel and I both crying and she throwing her tissues at me because she didn't want my husband and I to see her "looking like that". All I could think about was how much I needed to see her. Before all this we were close friends, but now I consider her family. I'd never conveyed to her how much she meant to me until fearing we could lose her. Angel helps make my insanity seem sane and I couldn't imagine life without her. Thankfully, I won't. My Angel has been a breast cancer survivor for 2 years now. Was happy to have her by my side as we walked in last May's Race for the Cure and she was able to finish with so many other survivors. My advice to anyone out there who knows someone suffering with this awful disease....don't let a day go by without letting them know how important they are to you and how much they are loved.

Laura Dunaj
Hilliard, OH