FOR BEVY

WELCOME TO KACEY'S CORNER! To my dear internet friends.. This email was sent to me by my daughter, Lee Ann. It is about her dear friend, Bevy Kerns -a spunky, courageous woman we have all come to admire. If you will click the link below you can visit Bevy's Journal with photos There are some of her with celebrities! Bevy, we want your autograph! :) Bevy's Journal Lee Ann usually participates in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. The following picture is of the cheerleaders at the school Lee Ann and Bevy attended together. They both have grown families now and remain as close as ever. Bevy is one of the strongest women I know. Lee Ann is on the extreme right and Bevy is next to her. The girls have kept their strong friendship going for years God bless you, Bevy..keep up the good work! Cheerleaders Together for Reunion Bevy's New Granddaughter, Brinley~ Lee Ann's letter: Dear Friends and Family The numbers are staggering. Currently, there are three million women living with breast cancer, and one third of them don't even know it. Even more startling, breast cancer kills approximately 40,000 women a year which equates to one woman every 14 minutes. This disease robs us of our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and daughters. I am sure all of us have been touched one way or another by this disease. Several years ago, breast cancer became a terrible reality for one of my best friends, Bevy Kerns. At the age of 34, and a busy mom of three, Bevy found herself facing the battle of her life. After undergoing a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation, her struggle was far from over. She has endured several recurrences, and subsequent surgeries; however, through this entire ordeal she has faced this disease with unbelievable courage and dignity. She has changed my entire outlook on life, and with two sisters and three daughters of my own, I feel compelled to do something that will help bring us closer to finding a cure, so that my daughters, their children and future generations will no longer have to live with the fear of this dreaded disease. Bevy has been treated recently at Duke Cancer Center in North Carolina. She is doing well and is optimistic-that is Bevy! I am thankful every day for my good health and the opportunity for this challenge to make a difference. So for each blister and muscle cramp, and for every time I thought I can't possibly go any farther, on this long, long walk I remembered the small sacrifice I was making on behalf of Bevy, and millions of women everywhere. I think of those who have lost the battle and those who fight fearlessly everyday, and when I hit the road last May 1st, to complete this walk, I remembered that you were a special part of my journey, as well. My Mom (Kacey) says I weigh 100 lbs. now, and after this 2-day walk, I was the same--she's relieved! Please click on the pink graphic below. It will provide a free mammogram for a woman each time you click. Thanks so much! Lee Ann Elman--Daughter of Anne Shanholtz (Kacey) Clancy@crittersforthecure.com CRITTERS FOR THE CURE A 501(c) (3) non-profit created to promote breast cancer awareness through the love of our critters. Until We LICK Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Myths

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