SAN ANTONIO -- Many breast cancer survivors have amazing stories to tell. One San Antonio woman says a gift she received is what gave her the will to fight her cancer.
Barbara Touchstone remembers very well the moment back in 2007 that she heard she had breast cancer.
"You don't believe it," explained Barbara. "You think, it'll be fine."
But it wasn't fine until a family friend gave her something very special she finally realized what she was up against.
"She brought me this gift -- with a rubber ball, a jump rope, and a pink towel," Barbara explained. "She said the rubber ball is to use in your hand after the doctors do what they do to you. The jump rope is to hang from the door to move one hand down and the other up like the doctor wants you to. And I said, 'okay, what's the towel for?' She said that's for when you feel like crying."
Barbara has used that towel many times since then. And even now that she's in remission, the tears start to flow when she thinks of the Race for the Cure and how special it is to her and her kids.
"He said when he saw the sea of pink shirts... He said 'I thought of mama.'" Barbara told News 4 WOAI as tears began to flow from her eyes.
When asked why she was crying, Barbara said, "Because it's so emotional to think that your kids have gone through so much trouble to support you in this."
You can help support someone you love too. The Race for the Cure is coming up on Saturday April 4th.
Click here to find out how to register for the race.
Click here for more inspirational stories about the fight against breast cancer.
