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As I sit here today and write I am numb inside. I miss my mom and Tina more than any words could ever express. Tina's laughter is a constant echo in my head. Their smiles embedded in my memory forever. I have lost my mother Mary Martignetti and My sister Tina Martignetti to Breast Cancer. My mom lost her battle in August of 2005 and Tina lost her battle July 1, 2007. I was at both of their sides when they passed and that is something that I will never forget. To see the pain, discomfort and distress that this disease causes has made me and my family even more eager to raise money for a cure.
I have lost my two best friends and now I live in fear of being diagnosed. Not only do I worry about myself but my daughter and millions of women who are at risk of being diagnosed with this awful disease. I often wonder how I can fill this constant void inside? This constant longing for comfort that only my mother and sister could provide. I realize that I will never have that comfort again, but I can try to fill the void by fulfilling Tina's dream. Her dream to find a cure for every woman, every man, every baby and every child out there fighting and for all of their families. I realize that I am not the only person that has been affected and lost loved ones to cancer. So I will continue to fight for all the survivors out there now, for their families and for our future!
I know that my battle is not over it has just begun. So please join me in my efforts to raise awareness and help us find a cure. People should not have to hear the words "Sorry, there is nothing more we can do for you." I personally never want to hear those words again! Two times in my life is enough and until you have been there personally you will never know how awful it is to feel so helpless and so desperate. I watched them take their last breaths and I think about them with every breath I take. They touched so many lives and I know that if losing them meant saving others, they would be ok with that. So lets do it, lets fight together to save others. Let's help raise money to find a cure and try to make something positive come from losing them. Their deaths will never have meaning to me until we find a cure!
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