Aside from my girlfriend Theresa convincing me that this would be a great idea, this was a great way to honor my mother after she lost her battle with ovarian cancer.   She and her mother (my grandmother) were breast cancer survivors as well.

When my mother died, my only daughter, who at the time, was 21, wanted to have surgery to remove her breasts, ovaries, and uterus so she didn't have to worry about cancer.  What a shock it was to me to hear this.  It meant no grandchildren.  Wow, powerful.  I convinced her that I would seek genetic counseling and we would go over the results of the statistics.

As it turned out, I'm on the watch list, meaning, I'm twice as likely to have breast cancer as the average population and fall into the normal probability of having ovarian cancer.  This was good and bad news.   So my daughter and I need to ensure we follow the recommendations for screening.

Back to my reason for supporting this effort, I want my daughter to have a normal life, free from worry about cancer.  Just maybe our team, and the other supporters will get a little closer…..

Kris Colosi

Legacy Ford Team - 3-Day Walk

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