{"id":117385,"date":"2014-10-02T21:07:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T03:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/events-honor-breast-cancer-survivors\/"},"modified":"2014-10-02T21:07:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T03:07:07","slug":"events-honor-breast-cancer-survivors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/events-honor-breast-cancer-survivors\/","title":{"rendered":"Events honor breast cancer survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Cathie Everett is happy to be a survivor of breast cancer. You don\u2019t waste time on minor issues, she says. \u201cYou learn to live for the important stuff.\u201d<\/span>Sam Green\/Cortez Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

At the age of 54, Cathie Everett, a retired school teacher got news that would change her life.<\/p>\n

She had breast cancer.<\/p>\n

The diagnosis started a long and difficult battle, something Everett will never forget.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had six high-dose chemo sessions,\u201d Everett said.<\/p>\n

That was 16 years ago, and Everett has been cancer-free.<\/p>\n

Now, 70, Everett celebrated being a breast cancer survivor Thursday night during the Women\u2019s Cancer Coalition Annual Pink Ribbon Affair at the Dolores Community Center.<\/p>\n

She said it\u2019s nice to get together with her \u201cChemo-sabes\u201d and \u201cBosom Buddies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe like to call each other silly names,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a sisterhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everett makes sure she cautions women about hormone therapy because she said doctors told her that is what caused her cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere isn\u2019t a hot flash around that is as bad as chemo,\u201d Everett said.<\/p>\n

Going through cancer treatments and coming out the other side changes you, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t come out the same person,\u201d she said. \u201cI can\u2019t waste any more time on the superficial stuff. You learn to live for the important stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everett said it\u2019s also nice to raise money for local cancer awareness and prevention. All money for the event Thursday goes to the Montezuma County Women\u2019s Cancer Coalition. The event kicked of a series of events to help raise money for breast cancer prevention and research.<\/p>\n

Another event raising money for the Montezuma County Women\u2019s Cancer Coalition is the Fourth Annual Pretty in Pink Fashion Show, sponsored by Love on a Hanger, a women\u2019s clothing boutique on Main Street.<\/p>\n

Love on a Hanger owner Tiffani Waters said she started the show four years ago to help raise awareness for breast cancer. Last year, Waters said, she was able to give 100 percent of the proceeds to the Montezuma County Women\u2019s Cancer Coalition amounting to $2,500.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis event fits well in my demographics because this is a women\u2019s store,\u201d Waters said \u201cOne in eight women are diagnosed, and it is one of the most curable cancers out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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If you go \u2026<\/h4>\n

The Fourth Annual Pretty in Pink Fashion Show is Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Four Seasons Nursery, 26650 Road P, Dolores. General tickets cost $15, and VIP seats cost $30. There will be a silent auction, complimentary dessert and a cash bar. Proceeds go to benefit the Montezuma County Women\u2019s Cancer Coalition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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