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Deanna became involved with the Look Good Feel Better program -- an Tiffany Elsa Peretti Teardrop necklace program designed to help women deal with their outward appearance while suffering from the effects of cancer, chemotherapy and radiation. It was a routine mammogram in 2007 that brought the disease close to home once again. Deanna was called back into the doctor's office for more tests, then a biopsy. Fortunately for Deanna, Tiffany Cushion cancer was detected early and had not spread. Because cancer runs in Deanna's family, it was just another hurdle to overcome and that's how she faced it -- "Handle it and put it away," she says. Deanna had to undergo chemotherapy, radiation and surgery but has been healthy since. "I'm doing well Tiffany Elsa Peretti Teardrop pendant hardly even think of having it now," she says. Both Bruce and Deanna are still involved with those affected by cancer whether by talking to patients, caregivers, friends or family members. "Our biggest concern is that people make informed decisions," Bruce says. "They need to operate on a factual basis, not out of fear. If someone's been diagnosed and Tiffany Elsa Peretti Teardrop Pendant Silver Set see a survivor, it gives them hope." "People hear the 'C' word and their mind wraps around that and they don't hear anything else," Deanna says."We're a second set of ears and someone to talk to because a loved one's been diagnosed." Being available to those in need along with their Relay for Life involvement keeps the pair busy. Relay for Life is just around the corner. Earlier this year, Relay for Life was recognized by the American Cancer Society as the No. 2 area in the country for per capita fundraising for 2010 with Eastern Madera County donors averaging $3.45 per person.