Cancer Victim Advice: Keep your appointments & don’t put your life on hold

My high school reunion is coming up, and the funds from the reunion will go toward Hand in Hand: Suzanne R. Leider Memorial Assistance Fund, which was founded in 2003 in her name.  I knew Suzie; she was a classmate of mine.  She had some powerful things to say to cancer victims:

“It was Leider’s dream to be able to provide financial assistance to those seeking second opinions with their sarcoma.
On her website, before she died, Leider wrote: “In closing, I would like to share two simple messages that can profoundly impact the life of a cancer patient. First, for those who have a diagnosis of cancer, maintain your follow-up appointments and tests. Until there is a cure, I believe that early detection is essential in the fight against cancer. Secondly, never succumb to the belief that your life is on hold because you have cancer or that cancer define who you are.”
“Strive to live, experience and thrive in the midst of cancer!” Leider added.”

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