2019 Paint the Paper Pink

Page 114 2019 Paint the Paper Pink Lincoln Daily News October 2019 People like Kathleen Brumbaugh who is still a warrior and fighting to maintain her health and her lifestyle with a big ole’ smile on her face every day of the week. When we saw Kathleen at Relay for Life in June, she was just days out of the hospital. She had been there several weeks with issues with her legs. She laughed and said ‘well they thought they were going to take it, but they didn’t.” How can someone laugh about something so scary and so serious? It’s called faith and acceptance. Accepting that there is an ongoing battle inside her body and having faith that God will lead her through it one way or another, she smiles, and carries on each day of her life, living it fully and finding the happiness in every minute. There are people like the staff at Lincoln Community High School who have also seen breast cancer in their personal lives through friends and family and have decided to help in the search for a cure. Abby Curry with LCHS shared the following comments: “This is our second year coordinating a Pink Friday, and there has been an outstanding response. We have several staff members who have been impacted by breast cancer in some way. We love being able to support the survivors among us, as well as those currently fighting,” The high school held a ‘Pink Friday” and used the opportunity to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. In addition, the girls volleyball team hosted a volley for the cure and raised $2,021 for the same foundation. For Volley Coach Anna Maxwell this was an important contribution that tugged on her heart strings in a very personal way. “My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2017 and my grandmother was diagnosed the following April 2018. Breast cancer hit my family hard in the past few years. That is why I really wanted to get a pink out fundraiser going--not only to bring awareness and attention to the cause but also to celebrate the survivors and those who have been affected,” Maxwell said. Continued n