December Supporter of the Month: Pam Whitehead

Our “Supporter of the Month” initiative was designed to recognize our donors, volunteers, and fundraisers and share their stories with our staff, interns, clients, and visitors. Pam is a cancer survivor and over the past 5 years, has served as a LIVESTRONG Leader. She works as an architect at her own firm and created her own foundation, Triumph Cancer Foundation.LS: How did you become involved with LIVESTRONG?Pam: I was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2000. I was 36, and at that time the cancer landscape was very different. I didn ’t know anyone my age who had cancer, or even anyone with uterine cancer. There was very little cancer support information available on the internet and even less about my type of cancer. I basically went through my cancer experience by myself, with my husband and family as support. I was fortunat e in that my cancer was caught early. I had a radical hysterectomy and the pathology reports indicated no further spread, so I was not required to have chemo or radiation. Just before my diagnosis, my mom completed radiation treatment for breast cancer.I knew I wanted to give back on behalf of both myself and my mom and I was searching for an organization that wasn ’t necessarily “cancer type” specific. When I came home from the hospital, I was given Lance’s book by my brother and read about the LIVESTRONG Foundation and its focus on survivorship. That resonated with me and I decided to get involved.Initially I was focused on fundraising but...
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