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" It was in memory of her paternal grandmother and aunt, who both battled breast cancer, that Sara Nevares, 28, signed up to walk the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation&amp;#039;s Breast Cancer 3-Day walk in 2004. Three months into training, Sara was stunned to learn from her doctor that she, too, had the deadly disease. But she didn&amp;#039;t let the news stop her from preparing for the walk. &amp;quot;It was therapy for me to be around others who had been touched by breast cancer,&amp;quot; says Sara, a pediatric nurse in Mesa, AZ, who trained with a group of people she met through the Komen foundation.   &amp;quot;Lisa Biggs and Nicole Posten, whom I had known for only a few months, became an instant support system -- calling to make sure they&amp;#039;d see me at the next training walk,&amp;quot; Sara says. &amp;quot;They took my mind off the disease when I was feeling crappy.&amp;quot;   In July 2004, five weeks after her surgery and two days before starting chemo, Sara completed 27 miles of the 60-mile course. A year later, Sara participated in the three-day walk again -- and raised $35,000 for breast cancer research with the help of her mom and teammates. &amp;quot;I looked forward to the walk all year,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;I plan to walk every year until we find a cure.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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