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granted. I learned to really see what matters,” Jessica said.
“Life is a gift that can be taken away.”
And Jessica embraces every moment.
Leading theWarriors: LesLie Moore
Leslie Moore was diag-
nosed with breast cancer in
June of 2009. She wasted no
time deciding to have a double
mastectomy and subsequent
reconstruction.
“I felt like something
was not right before I was
even diagnosed,” she said. “I
felt a lump and experienced
exhaustion – I knew to go to
the doctor.”
After her own diagnosis, Leslie decided to reach out
to other young women between the ages of 25 and 45
who were experiencing breast cancer. She felt that being
diagnosed at a younger age could present its own set of
challenges, such as dealing with career and small children.
She even wrote her own story in a memoir titled “Warriors
Wear Pink.”
“I don’t ever sugarcoat,” she admitted. “I also don’t scare
people. I base information on the hundreds of women and
men I’ve talked to.”
According to Leslie, the doctor “gets your body
healthy,” while Warriors 4 Warriors, which is the founda-
tion that materialized soon after her memoir, “gets your
heart and head healthy.” The Warriors Foundation makes
it a point to get to know the women who are currently
struggling with breast cancer – including meeting the fam-
ilies, learning about their jobs
and offering support through-
out the healing process.
“Emotional and mental
healing takes so much longer,”
said Leslie.
In Charge of the Celebration:
Lisa Jones
When Lisa Jones found out
she had breast cancer in 2012,
Breast Imaging at East Cooper Medical Center
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Charleston, SC 29414
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2000 Hospital Dr.
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
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