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isters Carol Ziecik
and Laura Segal
have many things
in common: family, faith,
education, breast cancer.
Two sisters, one disease.
What they don't have in
common is the BRCA gene.
Segal, diagnosed in 2012,
does not carry the gene.
Ziecik, diagnosed in 2014 as
BRCA 1 positive, is an advo-
cate for testing of the BRCA
gene. "Had I known then,
Sisters Laura Segal and Carol Ziecik
when Laura was tested,
what I know now:' she says,
"I would have been tested:'
cha, fox trot, rumba, tango and waltz to
Ziecik notes many statistics show
raise money for Michigan breast cancer
Jews of Ashkenazi descent are at risk for patients in active treatment who need
carrying the gene, predisposing them to assistance paying their bills.
breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers.
While Ziecik and Segal are fortunate
With more tests now available, Ziecik is
they didn't have to seek financial assis-
hopeful testing for this gene will be as
tance to pay bills during treatment, they
mainstream as testing for other genetic
are fully aware of the financial hard-
diseases.
ships breast cancer patients face.
"Be your own advocate urges Segal,
"I know so many who had difficulties
who has extremely dense breasts, which paying for treatment and life expenses
do not provide clear imaging with stan- while dealing with devastating personal
dard mammograms. After having many issues. The Pink Fund is a wonderful
lumps biopsied over 20 years, Dr. Ruth
cause!" says Segal. "I am honored to be
Lerman advised a breast MRI. The test
in a position where I can help make a
revealed a very small cancer in what
difference in the lives of those suffering
Segal's surgeon called "busy breasts:'
from the impact of this disease and its
She feels extremely fortunate the breast
treatment:'
MRI detected her cancer.
Ziecik adds, "I can't imagine having
To celebrate their survivorship, Ziecik kids at home, needing to work and the
and Segal will share the dance floor
stress of going to doctors ... The finan-
in the Pink Fund's Dancing With the
cial aspect adds injury to insult:'
Survivors event Oct. 1 at Shriner's Silver
To support the Pink Fund's mission,
Garden Event Center in Southfield.
they will "hustle" in a quartet with their
Fred Astaire dance partners to "Groove
The Pink Fund
Is in the Heart" by Deeee-Lite. Upon
The vision for the Pink Fund began
accepting Molly MacDonald's challenge
in the summer of 2005 while Molly
to participate in Dancing With the
MacDonald was in active treatment for
Survivors, they were thinking of their
breast cancer and officially launched in
mom, Beverly Segal, who loved Dancing
2006. The Pink Fund provides financial
with the Stars and recently died of liver
support that helps meet basic needs,
cancer. "She would have loved to see
decreases stress levels and allows breast
our dancing in a sister act. So we are
cancer patients in treatment to focus on dedicating our dance to her:'
healing while improving survivorship
In addition to the ballroom dance
outcomes. The 90-day program covers
showcase, Dancing With the Survivors
non-medical costs of living expenses,
will also feature open dancing to tunes
from DJ Mike Anthony, as well as small
such as health insurance premiums,
housing, transportation and utilities.
plates and cocktails.
Fred Astaire Dance Studio of
The event runs from 6-10 p.m. Oct.
Bloomfield Hills, owned by Evan and
1 at Silver Garden Event Center, 24350
Lada Mountain, is also teaming up for
Southfield Road, Southfield. Tickets,
the cause. The event will feature seven
$150 reserved seating or $100 general
other breast cancer survivors from
admission, can be purchased by calling
(248) 229-4668. For more informa-
Southeast Michigan and their Fred
Astaire dance partners performing
tion on the Pink Fund, visit www.
ThePinkFund.org.
ballroom-style dances such as the cha
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