Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Dancing to recover

This is the article from San Jose Mercury News on Dec 16, 2007.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_7736267?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com
Ballet dancer Tiffany Glenn was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in June 2006 and she was only 27 years old. After going through mastectomy, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, she is back to dancing in San Jose for Nutcracker this Thursday, 20th.

There are many women who are inspiring and amazing, someone who makes a difference in other people's life. She is certainly one of them. When she was first diagnosed, she was concerned how it would affect the next ballet season. I thought about how bad the surgery scar would look and how long I would not be able to play golf, when my doctor told me that I have cancer. I also thought about the capability of breast feeding for babies although I have no actual plans to have babies. I realized that I have so many things I want to do in my life. I realized the importance of having goals in life, no matter how big the goals are.

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