I am Brigitte Gypen
Dear friends, I am a breast cancer survivor. After undergoing operation, chemo and radio treatment, I was lucky and got through it ok. But because I felt so fortunate, I had the need to “do” something. Help or collaborate as I was so grateful to be alive. My experience could help someone, and that is how this personal initiative took shape. We are many – too many who suffer or have suffered breast cancer. When suffering cancer, your family and friends suffer with you, even though they don’t always know how to support. So this is a healthy and easy way to show that you care, to show your support – walk for your wife, mum, sister, partner, maybe a neighbour, a work colleague, etc. Send a message of hope to those affected by cancer. And this is what we saw in our first walk for life/carrera por la vida in 2005.
After lots of hard work, motivation and of course the positive response towards the idea from the Ayuntamiento of Santa Cruz, we got the first walk organized in the capital of Tenerife. A symbolic and solidarity walk with the aim to get funds for investigation to find a cure for cancer, but also to show that one is not alone.
But more importantly, we need to get the message across on the importance of early detection. One can survive cancer if detected in an early stage so to be vigilant at all times and have check ups are vitally important.
Thank you for your solidarity and example for others.
ONCE A YEAR TO WALK IS TO SUPPORT
