SAN ANTONIO -- The Race for the Cure is just a few weeks away, and dozens of volunteers are putting in countless hours to get things ready.
The words "you have cancer" are scary to hear and could have seemed like the end for two people who are very much involved in the Race for the Cure. Instead, the diagnosis was just the beginning for Allen Craft and Anne Ballantyne.
Allen and Anne are linked by two common threads. Their lives have been touched by breast cancer, and now, as Race for the Cure co-chairs, they're on the same mission.
"It's my seventh year, or anniversary, of being a cancer survivor, and I am so appreciative of the care that I received," said Anne. "And I want to make sure that all women in our community to have access to the same great care, and I can do that by helping out with the race."
This year is Allen's second year to serve as co-chair. While he wants a world without breast cancer, his wife's battle has changed their lives for the better, actually bringing them closer as a couple.
"You get involved raising a family and, pretty soon, time starts slipping away," Allen explained. "And you realize when you start going through something like this, that you don't necessarily have forever. So spend a little bit more time together and get involved to keep others from facing the same issues and crisis you face in your own life."
"It's a day to celebrate, a day to remember, and it's also a day to hope," added Anne.
You can join Allen, Anne, and thousands of others Saturday, April 4 for the 12th Annual Race for the Cure.
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