笑声是简·福特·佩林生活中的一个重要组成部分。1970,“农场加尔”简和她的孪生姐妹珍离开印第安娜,向西前往旧金山。这对双胞胎争论是否开一家砂锅店或化妆品店谋生。一个简单的硬币扔决定了他们的未来。
1976年7月16日,Jane和Jean开设了Benefit化妆品,其中充满了“玉米喂养”的幽默和一条名为“假冒”的产品线。Benefit的成功延续了这一承诺:“笑是最好的化妆品。所以,微笑着穿上它吧!”
但在2013年12月20日,简的生活中几乎没有了笑容和笑声。她经历了剧烈的疼痛,她、她的丈夫和医生都认为这是肺炎。CT扫描证明情况不同。简被诊断患有肺炎肺癌她被发现有KRAS基因突变,这通常是导致该疾病的原因。2014年初,她在一家医院接受了手术安德森医学博士通过Reza麦哈。,教授,胸心血管外科.
“我们不胜感激。谢谢你,谢谢所有的员工和医生安德森医学博士. 你们每个人都在给我们第二次机会方面发挥了巨大的作用。现在,我们决心帮助其他人获得他们自己的“第二次机会”,简说。
她的丈夫克里斯·佩特林补充道:“我们一踏进这些大门就知道我们做出了正确的选择来到这里。”
这对夫妇最近捐了100万美元肺癌月饼喀斯特研究乐动体育LDsports中国工作。他们的捐赠帮助研究人员确定了KRAS基因突变的三个肺乐动体育LDsports中国癌亚群,为治疗肺腺癌开辟了新的途径。
“携带KRAS突变的肺癌的更有效治疗方法的发展受到了其生物多样性的阻碍,”他说约翰·海马克,医学博士,博士,主席胸/头颈部肿瘤内科. “多亏了简和克里斯慷慨的礼物,我们才能更好地应对这些肿瘤,更接近找到治愈方法。”
至于简和克里斯,笑声和微笑继续着他们的回归。
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