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The art of personal scars 33 Year 45, Issue 34
August 25, 2011 | 60 Pages
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‘She’s number one’ Friends rally around woman with terminal cancer REFUGE 10
TRANSIT DOLLARS NDP Leader Andrea Howarth said her party will cover half city’s transit costs if elected.
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In 2010, Meaghan Pearson was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Last month, the doctors estimated she had one month to live. The 22-year-old Ottawa woman said she has undergone both a physical, emotional and mental transformation since being told she has rhabdomyosarcoma. Her family and friends are participating in the Terry Fox Run under the banner of Team Meg to honour a long-standing commitment. “They’ve been supportive of me all along,” said Pearson. Pearson and her three best friends Natalie Cox, Caitlin Fortier and Catherine Carnegie have been participating in the run since Grade 8. “The Terry Fox Run has a special significance to all of us,” said Cox. “She is the most important thing to us right now.” The 16-member team has already surpassed its fundraising goal, bringing in $3,555. Team Meg will be participating in the 10-kilometre run at Carleton University on Sept. 18. “Every time I run I think about Meg and how she can never give up,” said Fortier. “When I feel like giving up running I think about her.”
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Meaghan Pearson, diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, graduated with a full degree in nursing from the University of Ottawa earlier this month. Pearson’s friends and family are raising funds for the Terry Fox Foundation’s annual run in her name. “There’s a number of reasons why I’m doing it but she’s number one,” added Carnegie. To donate to the team for the Terry Fox Run, visit http://terryfox.org/Run/ and search Team Meg. Pearson’s story is not new. Every day people are diagnosed with cancer; some overcome their battle, some do not. But Pearson’s message is a powerful one –
take everything as it comes, be thankful and don’t worry about what you can’t control. “It’s not what’s been taken away; it’s not that I can’t walk or that I have cancer,” said Pearson. “It’s that I have all these things: I have my loving family, my friends. I have my wits and my strength.” Pearson sat down with the Kourier-Standard to talk about her personal struggle. For her story, see 30-31.
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