她被告知她的卵巢癌太远一起停止。不甘屈从于这样一个严峻的预后,哈林根的琳达Verbout寻求在MD安德森第二个意见。它给了Verbout时间 - 四个额外年 - 反击中会超越她自己的挣扎和提供,希望对别人的一种方式。
“她会说,‘这是发生是有原因的,’回忆说:”达琳·冈萨雷斯,Verbout的女儿,圣安东尼奥。
究其原因,2010年就清楚地冈萨雷斯在演唱会上一个夏天的晚上,当表演者说,她已经失去了她的母亲卵巢癌。冈萨雷斯记得感觉仿佛一个灯泡在了她的头上去了。
“我打电话给我妈那天晚上,”冈萨雷斯说。“她经历化疗当时。我告诉她,“有是你通过这个去的理由。下面是我们必须做的......””
不久之后,信徒激励幸存者的希望(BISH)基金会出生于。冈萨雷斯和她的丈夫,阿德里安,担任董事会一样,Verbout,直到她失去了她在七月战斗。
“她在漫长的四年打它。她的态度只是让我吃惊。她总是那么积极,”冈萨雷斯说。
BISH于2012年,并计划捐赠$ 20,000到MD安德森捐今年$ 25,000。该基金会通过销售的“辐照处理食谱”食谱筹集资金,完成600名癌症患者,遗属和医护人员的食谱,包括那些Verbout,一个狂热的厨师。BISH也有在五月音乐节,但其最大的事件是“圣诞老人”安东尼5K十二月,当参与者通过圣安东尼奥市中心在Santa西装运行。
佩德罗·拉米雷斯,医学博士,妇科肿瘤学教授,治疗Verbout和她的母亲,贺梅流浪汉,同时使Verbout照顾者和癌症战斗机。拉米雷斯开发一个强大的债券与所有三代女人。Verbout常称他为她的守护天使。
拉米雷斯还记得冈萨雷斯和Verbout几乎兴奋爆棚,因为他们制定的计划开始BISH。
“他们热心奉献寻找治疗,”他说。
Verbout呈现BISH的拉米雷斯第一个$ 20,000个贡献。他自豪地从他的考场那一次挂起纪念。
冈萨雷斯说,她更是现在驱动,以继续该基金会的使命和退给MD安德森在她的母亲和祖母的荣誉。
“什么MD安德森确实对他们俩的只是惊人的,”她说。
拉米雷斯说,以下冈萨雷斯的奉献MD安德森妈妈的损失和奶奶喜人。
“要知道,你的启发别人做出改变是非常有益的,”他说。
冈萨雷斯期待着继续她与MD安德森的关系,同时保持她的全职工作作为一个银行家。她希望纳入预防癌症到BISH的活动,同时扩大其目前的募捐活动。
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