- December 20, 2024
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Nearly 150 cancer survivors and family members gathered for the 2023 Halifax Health Celebrate Life event, a breakfast celebration honoring cancer survivors, on Saturday, June 3.
The annual event held in June — National Cancer Survivor Month — recognizes those who are in treatment and those who have fought the disease.
“Recognizing our survivors each year is a time to celebrate how far they have come on their cancer journey,” said Julie Roth, service line administrator for Halifax Health's Charles L. and Miki N. Grant Cancer Center for Hope. “Gathering together and hearing the testimonies of other survivors helps one feel part of a community and not alone."
The celebration included remarks from Chuck Grant, the Cancer Center for Hope’s benefactor and a cancer survivor, as well as testimonials from cancer survivors Jan Troiani, Brandon Florio and Brittany Sizemore.
Each attendee was given a plant donated by the Garden Club of the Halifax Country.
“There are over 16 million people in the United States who have survived cancer, with that number expected to grow to 22.2 million by 2030,” said Jennifer Peludat, breast cancer patient navigator at Halifax Health.
