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After 10 years of working in the non-profit sector as a marketing professional, it was the shock of my life to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 – after years of fundraising for causes, including cancer, suddenly I was the cause. At the time I thought this was just one of life’s challenges – after treatment I would be well and life would go back to the way it was. But what I found on the other side was quite different. Life wasn’t the same. I wasn’t the same. And the dealing with the physical side of cancer was nothing compared to the process of dealing with the emotional aftermath. Fortunately, 18 months after my diagnosis, I had the incredible good fortune to be sailing in a regatta in Sydney and met Megan Dwyer, a young Californian woman who was my age, and was competing just 5 weeks after finishing chemo for breast cancer. We became great friends over our common interests of motorbikes, sailing, travel and a thousand other things, and when the harsh realities of dealing with breast cancer arose, we were there to support each other. We became determined to use our experience with breast cancer, and our background and skills to make a difference for other women, particularly young women, who walk this path. In 2004 we established Amazon Heart and held our first major event, the Changing Gears 2004 ride in California, published our first book, “Amazon Heart – Coping With Breast Cancer Warrior Princess Style. The Changing Gears ride in 2004 exceeded all of our expectations and I was blessed to spend a week in the company of such an amazing group of women. This year we will hold six events including this, our first Amazon Heart Odyssey in Montana. Our first Odyssey adventure in Sri Lanka last year was an incredible experience, and I’m looking forward to learning more about the Blackfeet Tribe and their traditions, and the opportunity to meet and get to know an extraordinary group of women from around the world.
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