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Staff photo by Brett Mountain

Tired
But
ated

alker rave the heat to join
breast cancer fight.

Harvey Stybel of West Bloomfield Julie Stearn of Berkley,
Debbie Stybel of West Bloomfield and Jeremy Stybel of Berkley

whose husband, Sy Linovitz, took
fter three long days
part in the July 22-24 walk with
of pure sweat and
friend Bert Stein of West
determination,
Bloomfield.
thousands of walkers, volun-
"It's amazing all the support —
teers and supporters gath-
it's like one big caring family," she
ered at the Michigan State
said.
Fairgrounds in Detroit as
Many Jewish families were
the Breast Cancer 3-Day
among
those in the crowd waving
came to an overwhelming
ROBIN
signs,
wearing
T-shirts, and honor-
and emotional end.
S CHWARTZ ing survivors and loved ones
In the sweltering heat,
Columnist
who've lost their lives to breast can-
participants who took part
cer.
in the 60-mile trek across
"My
mother died
Oakland County arrived tired and sore,
of
heart
failure, but
but energized and resolute for a powerful
she
had
breast
can-
closing ceremony.
cer,"
said
WXYZ-
"We walk because we believe — we
believe in a world without breast cancer," TV reporter Cheryl Chodun of
Huntington Woods, her eyes welling up
said a voice over a loudspeaker as the
with tears. "I just felt I
had to do something,"
she said.
Marion Gordon
Moskovitz of
Farmington Hills shared
her own story. "I'm a
25-year survivor — so
I'm a living example,"
she said.
Several people walked
as part of the team "Yo
Yo's Ya Ya's" in honor of
Yolanda Tisdale of West
Bloomfield — another
survivor who is now
cancer-free. Her daugh-
The Yo Yo's Ya Ya's: back row, Michelle Lynn, Bruce
ters, Temple Israel
Goldberg, Kari Provizer, Risa Van Der Aue; front,
Rabbi Jennifer Tisdale
Jennifer Tisdale, Amber Gilmore, Amy Freedman, Julie
of West Bloomfield and
Kochavi. Not shown: Steven Gilmore.
Risa Van Der Aue of
Commerce Township,
led the team, which included many
crowd cheered and walkers filed in.
"You want to go to tears; it's very excit- members of Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. Their mission was to honor
ing," said Francine Linovitz of West
all survivors and to help find a cure.
Bloomfield, a breast cancer survivor
Risa, who miraculously recovered from

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a life-threatening heart condition,
got the okay from her doctor to
walk 10 miles each day. "To see –
this many people dedicated to
one cause, it's amazing," she said.
"Risa's a true hero and to walk
alongside her is an incredible
thing," said Julie Kochavi of
Waterford, who had virtually
every one of her toes taped up
from blisters.
Walkers endured oppressive
heat and drenching
downpours and slept
in tents and school
gyms during the jour-
ney from Rochester
Hills through Bloomfield Hills,
Royal Oak, Huntington Woods
and Detroit.
Three-day walks also are held
in 12 other cities across the
cotmtry.
"It's awe inspiring, I have the
chills," said Margie Weinhaus of
Farmington Hills.
Also spotted in the local crowd
on July24 were: Danielle Branch Kari Shiller of Southfield and Abby
and Kari Provizer of Farmington Foon of Berkley
Hills, Danny Kochavi of
Waterford, and Jeremy Stybel of
Berkley and his mother, Debbie
Stybel of West Bloomfield, who
cheered for walker Abby Foon of
Royal Oak.
In all, the 3-day this year was
expected to raise $30 million for
the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation to fund
research, education, screening
and treatment programs, with the
hope of eradicating breast cancer.
Locally, the walk generated
$4.8 million. ❑
Jacqueline Gordon of Bloomfield Hills and

ON TIE COVER

JN

7/28
2005

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Marion Gordon-Moskovitz and David Barg
both of Farmington Hills