Jeni and Judi
Left, Jeni Currier Lloyd, breast cancer survivor and her older sister, Right, Judi Currier Winter, Sister Study participant
By Judi, a participant from Michigan
When my baby sister, Jeni, was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago I was furious. How could this be? She was always the one who promoted healthy eating, not like her two older sisters who love chips and dip and fried chicken. She loved to hike and be in the fresh air and looked with disdain as we hunkered down in front of the boob tube with piles of junk food. She never smoked, seldom drank and was a walking advertisement for clean living. Now she was in for the battle of her life. Her wonderful husband Thom assumed battle position and gathered all the information he could find. He was her advocate. Now she is cancer free and is an advocate for other women. A remarkable story from her time in treatment will enlighten you on the type of person my little sister is…I went with her for her first radiation treatment. We entered the waiting room and I took a seat assuming she would sit next to me and wait in silence and dread for her name to be called. Not Jeni! She plopped herself down in the middle of a group of anxious patients and worked the room. By the time her name was called everyone was talking, laughing and sharing. When one man exited the back room he announced it was his last treatment and everyone cheered and wished him well. The room was like a morgue before Jeni entered and was a cheering section when she left.
I’m honored to be in this study. I pray it will prove productive so no one else will hear their little sister say, “I have breast cancer.”
Good luck and God speed.
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