 "No
matter how much
time has passed
the soul doesn’t
heal unless you
work on it.
These
trips give us
tools that we
can take home to
help us heal
inside."
(Michelle)
"It teaches you
that there is
life after
cancer."
(Andrea)
"You can have
these healing
moments during
these retreats.
You get so
unfamiliar with
yourself when
you have
something cut
off your body
and you lose
your hair. I
couldn’t look in
the mirror
anymore and see
MYSELF. I felt
that way
mentally also. I
would just ask:
Where am I?...
Just this
morning I woke
up and said 'I’m
back – it’s me
again'."
(Marie)
Now I feel like
I belong to a
community of
remarkable
women.
(Robin)
"When you go
through
something as
life altering as
a cancer
diagnosis you
have to figure
out how to put
your life back
together again.
You need windows
of time like
this to figure
out how on track
you are with
that."
(Nancy)
"I thought after
my cancer I
should be able
to pick up the
pieces and just
get back to the
mainstream of
life. Through
this opportunity
I was able to
put pieces back
together again
that I didn’t
realize were
still apart."
(Robbie)
"Carol is a
woman of vision
who has
obviously worked
hard to help
cancer survivors
feel better
about themselves
through physical
experiences and
the camaraderie
of being with
other survivors
along the way.
Who would have
known that she
would join the
ranks of those
she was trying
to help."
(Maureen)
"I should be
really proud of
myself. I am
really strong
and I am really
brave."
(Nicole)
"I loved being
out there with
you this
weekend. Being
up in the
mountains brings
peace, power and
calmness to my
soul. The
comfort of being
with someone who
understands
where you have
been. There is
comfort just in
presence without
words having to
be exchanged. It
is another level
of life."
(Sarah)
 "You
need wings so
you can see that
you can fly
again. That’s
why you come."
(Carol)
"You can talk
about yourself,
you can talk
about your fears
and people are
so
compassionate…they
know what you
are talking
about."
(Annette)
"River rafting
was the most
awesome thing I
have ever done.
I have wanted to
do it for at
least 10 years.
I loved the
camaraderie. I
am ready to go
Class 3 the
whole way ! It’s
been a wonderful
day."
(Linda)
"Being with
these women with
this experience
(cycling) goes
beyond words. It
is HUGE!"
(Denali)
"Something like
this gives you
physical steps
that you can
take to help
yourself heal
emotionally."
(Michelle)
"It feels good
to cut loose and
have it
be about bike
riding and
playing and not
thinking about
the other
complications of
the world."
(Nancy)
"As soon as I
arrived I knew I
had made the
right decision."
(Robin)
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