“When I got my diagnosis and I started getting all of the information on local outreach for the breast cancer community, Bras Across the CAUSEway was one of the main ones that I recognized the name of. I was diagnosed on October 2nd. So, I was very happy that I was able to register myself, and I saw that it was family-friendly. It wasn't just for the fighters or the survivors. It was a community of companies, people, and resources. That was the first thing that me and my girls did after my diagnosis. I needed that community that you guys provide to be able to put some of my worries at rest because I could ask those hard questions to those ladies. Without your organization, I wouldn't even have had the chance to be in the same vicinity as they were. It meant so much to me that somebody would organize a run like this, not only, just for the awareness of it, but to be able to support the women going through it. That meant so much more to me being able to do that with my girls.

At the end of the day, cancer doesn't care. You know, cancer doesn't care that my baby's about to have a birthday. Cancer doesn't care that school is about to start. Cancer doesn't care when I was too exhausted to go to work and wasn't going to get a paycheck for that week. Having you guys who do care has made it so much easier to focus on feeling better, resting and knowing my physical limits because without your guys' financial support, I mean, I would have probably overdone it within the next couple of weeks, just trying to make sure that everything was covered. It takes such a burden off of my shoulders. And as far as that, you guys are just doing God's work, whether it be being able to bless someone like me financially, or whether it be bringing all of those organizations together to support somebody like me in their diagnosis. I mean, it's unmatched what you guys are able to do.”


Allison Thomas