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[Transcript]

[Embrace Tomorrow]

[Carmen Kuznik]
When I found out that I had breast cancer, I went into an absolute state of panic. I just stayed in that dark cloud of, "I'm going to die anyways."

[Debra Bradford]
I just stopped for a moment and paused. And then I said, "Okay, Debra, we got to move forward."

[Lourdes Lima]
Hit me hard. I had told my whole family that how come I'm the only one that had the breast cancer, nobody else?

[Nancy Zavac]
When I first heard that I had breast cancer, I was stunned. You know how when somebody tells you something, you can't comprehend it right away.

[Arlene M.]
My first question was, "Am I going to die?"

[Speaker 6]
I didn't cry in front of her when she told us. She just told us, "Guys, I have breast cancer." And I just went to my room, and that's when I cried.

[Arlene M.]
I'm not telling you there wasn't hard times. I'm not telling you that there was not nights with a lot of pain and crying.

[Speaker 7]
It's scary you don't know the outcome. You didn't know how tough it would be or how much it affected her. And you saw her changing every single day.

[Speaker 8]
And just the fact of her knowing that she wasn't going to be there. And her knowing that she might die. That's what my greatest fear was.

[Debra Bradford]
I couldn't sit down and cry about it. My thought is, is that this is just a little obstacle course, and I'm going into training. That's how I looked at it.

[Speaker 9]
I feel like, that's my mom, and I feel like I got so much to show her.

[Speaker 10]
It's okay.

[Speaker 9]
That's how I feel. And I just want her to be happy.

[Speaker 11]
I didn't know what to say to her, and I didn't know what I was going to do for her, if she really, and truly got sick.

[Carmen Kuznik]
My husband, he would just continue to cook, and provide me with anything that I needed. However, for him, it was very difficult, of course.

[Arlene M.]
The most amazing thing that I learned is it actually brings you closer together with your family. It's not just you who goes through it, but your family goes through it too. And your friends.

[Speaker 12]
Having someone go through cancer, breast cancer, and someone so close, you value friendship, you value family, you value life.

[Speaker 8]
As close as we are, we each had a separate role. And that, in a way, brought us even closer together. We had a mission.

[Carmen Kuznik]
I was diagnosed on my birthday. And so I've started to recount my birthdays. And so this year, June, I will be three. Every birthday for me is a lot more special now.

[Arlene M.]
I realize now five years into this, that I've been able to help a lot of people have hope. So I would say hope is very important. Hope and faith.

[Speaker 11]
Every good thing that's happened to me, I have my wife to thank for. My wife is my greatest blessing.

[Speaker 13]
[embrace tomorrow]

[Donate today - and help us continue to bring hope and the promise]
Stay positive, just always believe. That no matter what, you'll make it.

[of tomorrow to patients and families throughout South Florida]

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[Baptist Health Breast Center]

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