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2025 Runway for Hope

Sat April 26, 2025 Portland, ME 04101 US Directions
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Michelle Blanchard
Be strong! Be brave! Be a Survivor!!💪 💝

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$2,535

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Be brave and get your Mammogram! Early detection saves Lives! I want to give back and raise money for Breast Cancer organizations!

In July 2023, I had my first routine Mammogram “ever” at the age of 45 years old! Then I was told I needed a second mammogram to compare to the first one so 1 week later, I had another one plus a sonogram. After that appointment, I needed to get 2 biopsies and further testing. This was one of the scariest times in my life!! In August, I was told the devastating news that I had Breast Cancer! I had 2 different kinds in my right breast which was DCIS and Invasive Ductal Carcinoma plus I was ER+/PR+ so hormone therapy medication is my new future. All I could think about was if my 12 year old daughter could get it also! After some genetic testing, I’m hopeful that it’s not hereditary. On November 7, 2023 my body was changed forever when I had a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction and lymph node removal (which told us it didn’t spread thank goodness)! Then 3 weeks after my first surgery, I got an infection which led to further complications and more unexpected surgeries. That was Not in the plans! Now on my 1 year anniversary, I’ve had a total of 5 surgeries and 2 infections! I’m ready to tell my journey and bring awareness to other women to get their Mammograms…at any age!! Don’t wait because it can save your life! So now I’m going out of my comfort zone and will be walking “Candy Land style” on the Runway for Hope, and have so much fun while doing it as well as meet other amazing Survivors! 💪 Please consider helping me to raise money for The New England Breast Cancer Alliance which helps with Breast Cancer Research, and this amazing event for Survivors! Thank you ALL for your love and support 🙏 💝

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$2,535 Raised By 45 Donors

$100 on behalf of Catherine Young
$100 on behalf of Gail Turner
$100 on behalf of Hope MacVane Tray
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Michelle Blanchard
$100 on behalf of Nancy Blanchard
$100 on behalf of Nicole DeRoche
$100 on behalf of Rachel Almstedt
$100 on behalf of Sandra Brant
$100 on behalf of the van Wert Family
$100 on behalf of Unhoused women
$100 on behalf of William Bennett
$50 on behalf of Alan Fitzgerald
$50 on behalf of Amy Hague
$50 on behalf of Anita Doughty
$50 on behalf of Candace Longyear
$50 on behalf of Donna Hahnel
$50 on behalf of Hayley Bunnell
$50 on behalf of Jaimie Pearson
$50 on behalf of Jane Williams
$50 on behalf of Jessica Payne Schoppee
$50 on behalf of Joan Bunnell
$50 on behalf of Karen Baldwin-Payne
$50 on behalf of Kristin D’Orso
$50 on behalf of Lisa Downey
$50 on behalf of Michelle Blanchard
$50 on behalf of Nancy and Steve Sargent
$50 on behalf of Nicole Heal
$50 on behalf of Nicole Hutchinson
$50 on behalf of Patty Carrier
$50 on behalf of Peter Bunnell
$50 on behalf of Sharon Dennison
$50 on behalf of Susan McLain
$50 on behalf of Susan Novak
$25 on behalf of Cynthia Croxford
$25 on behalf of Deirdre Allen
$25 on behalf of Eileen Norton
$25 on behalf of Jennifer Baum
$25 on behalf of Megan Silverthorne
$25 on behalf of Michelle Blanchard
$25 on behalf of Rachel Robinov
$20 on behalf of Jennifer Cooper
$20 on behalf of Piper Anderson
$10 on behalf of gary hinkley
$10 on behalf of Heidi Holloway

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