"It's cancer" … a phrase that is said all to commonly these days. My Name is Kenny and I'm a 30 year old web site developer from Montreal Canada. On January 4th 2004 my mother slipped off a stepladder and fell sideways on to a small footstool, bruising her kidney.

While at the hospital getting X-rayed her doctors noticed something odd with her left kidney, because of the internal bleeding around her kidney they could not see exactly what it was. On March 4th sitting in the doctors office with my father by her side my parents heard the two words no one wants to hear; "It's cancer".

I'm happy to say she has since had her kidney removed, is a survivor and is cancer free. My mother is alive and well today because of a freak accident that pointed the doctors to the exact location of the cancer. We are extremely fortunate and thankful for the gift of a second chance that my mother was given.

This year approximately 20,500 Canadian women and 250,000 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and about 45,000 will die from the disease. Those numbers are ever growing and have to stop.

On August 26th I will be participating in a special event called The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. It is a 2-day 60 km (37 mile) walk taking place in Montreal with thousands of other men and women; the net proceeds will support breast cancer research & treatment.

The Weekend to End Breast Cancer has given me the opportunity to do my part in the fight against this disease. I'm walking for the women in my family and yours. To find out more about this amazing weekend, you can look at my personal page here.

We all must do our part, if you cannot walk please be generous. We can't afford to lose our mothers, daughters and sisters.

Ken Abramovitch

To find our more about this amazing weekend, take a look at Kenny's personal page...