Local Woman Headed To Chicago For Cancer Run
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Juanita Dirck-Foley knows what it is like for her family to battle cancer and lose.
Her aunt, Josephine Reffitt, and grandmother, Oma Adams, both died from breast cancer.
But the Warsaw native also knows what it is like for her family to battle cancer and win. Her mother, Julie Foley, is a breast cancer survivor, healthy for more than three years, and Dirck-Foley has fought alongside her every step of the way.
The fight continues Sept. 8-10 when Dirck-Foley hopes to participate in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Expo in Chicago with her mother. The event is a 60-mile walk participated in by thousands, and raises money for breast cancer awareness and research.
Dirck-Foley's journey to Chicago has not been an easy one.
"All she (my mother) wants to do is to cross the finish line with me, but because of technicalities she might not be able to pay for it." From a Rentway raffle this past June to candy sales, Dirck-Foley and her mother still need $2,200 in order for Julie to participate in the walk in Sept.
After a seemingly failed benefit at the Ramada this past April, Dirck-Foley felt like giving up. But through the encouragement of her cousin, Kim Snyder, and the desire to cross the finish line with her mother, Dirck-Foley still looks to raise the money for her mother to walk.
In June, she hopes to have a benefit at Wal-Mart, who may match the money received dollar for dollar.
"I'm doing this in memory of my aunt and grandmother, and my mother is a cancer survivor," Dirck-Foley said. "This cause is very dear to me." [[In-content Ad]]
Juanita Dirck-Foley knows what it is like for her family to battle cancer and lose.
Her aunt, Josephine Reffitt, and grandmother, Oma Adams, both died from breast cancer.
But the Warsaw native also knows what it is like for her family to battle cancer and win. Her mother, Julie Foley, is a breast cancer survivor, healthy for more than three years, and Dirck-Foley has fought alongside her every step of the way.
The fight continues Sept. 8-10 when Dirck-Foley hopes to participate in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Expo in Chicago with her mother. The event is a 60-mile walk participated in by thousands, and raises money for breast cancer awareness and research.
Dirck-Foley's journey to Chicago has not been an easy one.
"All she (my mother) wants to do is to cross the finish line with me, but because of technicalities she might not be able to pay for it." From a Rentway raffle this past June to candy sales, Dirck-Foley and her mother still need $2,200 in order for Julie to participate in the walk in Sept.
After a seemingly failed benefit at the Ramada this past April, Dirck-Foley felt like giving up. But through the encouragement of her cousin, Kim Snyder, and the desire to cross the finish line with her mother, Dirck-Foley still looks to raise the money for her mother to walk.
In June, she hopes to have a benefit at Wal-Mart, who may match the money received dollar for dollar.
"I'm doing this in memory of my aunt and grandmother, and my mother is a cancer survivor," Dirck-Foley said. "This cause is very dear to me." [[In-content Ad]]