press release from the team at susan g. komen for the cure:
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jayne jamison, publisher of seventeen magazine, to be honored as “survivor of the year” at 2008 komen nyc race for the cure®
harley swedler, architect, designer, blogger, father, and husband named “co-survivor of the year”
new york - komen greater new york city will be presenting its annual “survivor of the year” and “co-survivor of the year” awards during the survivor program at the 2008 komen new york city race for the cure on sunday, september 14th at 8:00 am in the ann taylor survivor café on survivor lane (south of the 72nd street transverse and west of the bandshell) in central park. honorees are survivor jayne jamison, seventeen publisher and harley swedler, husband and supporter of breast cancer survivor dr. jane swedler. the survivor award will be presented by cynthia nixon - race grand marshal, komen ambassador, breast cancer survivor and star of sex & the city: the movie. jill eikenberry and michael tucker, stars of “l.a. law” and off-broadway's new musical “enter laughing”, will present the co-survivor award.
“everyone has been touched by breast cancer - whether personally or through the illness of a family member, friend or colleague. the disease simply knows no boundaries,” said dara p. richardson-heron, MD, komen greater nyc ceo. “as an 11-year breast cancer survivor and daughter of a 20-year breast cancer survivor, i am pleased about our komen greater nyc tradition of honoring a survivor and co-survivor. i am confident that their moving experiences will touch and inspire others.”
jayne jamison has been vice president/publisher of seventeen since 2003. the magazine is #1 on the newsstand and has the largest total audience circulation in its category. prior to seventeen, she was vice president/publisher of redbook. during her tenure, the magazine showed tremendous growth.
jayne, a divorced mother of two, learned she had breast cancer the day the invitations arrived for her wedding to husband edward j. bisno. their story, chronicled in the “vows” column of the new york times, is one of love and hope. the couple decided to proceed with their wedding even as jayne was being treated for the disease.
jayne had surgery and chemotherapy - shaving her head rather than waiting for her hair to fall out - while working at seventeen and planning the wedding.
determined to be a beautiful bride, jayne bought a wig and was professionally made up by a boston makeup artist. in front of 80 guests, the rabbi spoke of their ordeal saying, "there are flames that can bring beauty to even the darkest days. the flames of hope and kindness and love."
today, jayne is happily married and cancer-free. seventeen magazine has been a sponsor of komen greater nyc's teens for the cure event, tickled pink! since its inception in 2005. this past year, jayne and her daughter appeared as models in the fashion show that closes the annual event.
her story is an inspiration to those who suffer with the disease and those who love them.
harley swedler is an architect, designer, blogger and husband of physician jane swedler, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in november 2007.
as a blogger, harley swedler decided the best way to create a semblance of normalcy for his wife, three children and himself after jane was diagnosed with breast cancer was to use the blog to reach out to others. the blog served as a great tool for helping the entire family and close friends stay informed of jane's progress. it also helped everyone work through the emotional process of dealing with jane's diagnosis. it also was a good way to ask for assistance when needed...
harley blogged daily. at first, the entries were pensive and serious. but soon, they became somewhat cheeky and irreverent and included sardonic poetry, absurd limericks and ruminations about how the disease did and did not take over their lives. the blog had a tremendous following, so the family wrote postings so that friends and family could respond. each included a photo - of jane looking ravishing or the kids trying on her wigs - or something off topic about what the swedlers were thinking.
jane swedler elected for prompt and definitive action after her diagnosis, immediately having a double mastectomy, quickly followed by chemotherapy. she has “…fully recovered and then some, without missing a beat,” according to her husband.
harley also volunteers with the american jewish joint distribution committee (JDC), a non-governmental organization. he was in rwanda (with his wife's blessings) on a JDC project two weeks after jane had her surgery. at a JDC conference this spring, he met hala moddelmog, ceo of komen national. as a result, both swedlers have decided to get involved with komen.
as a co-survivor, harley wants to reach out to other men, to help them deal with the disease and its effect on families. he also hopes that the swedlers' offbeat family approach will serve as a model to other families dealing with the challenges of breast cancer.
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for immediate release
jayne jamison, publisher of seventeen magazine, to be honored as “survivor of the year” at 2008 komen nyc race for the cure®
harley swedler, architect, designer, blogger, father, and husband named “co-survivor of the year”
new york - komen greater new york city will be presenting its annual “survivor of the year” and “co-survivor of the year” awards during the survivor program at the 2008 komen new york city race for the cure on sunday, september 14th at 8:00 am in the ann taylor survivor café on survivor lane (south of the 72nd street transverse and west of the bandshell) in central park. honorees are survivor jayne jamison, seventeen publisher and harley swedler, husband and supporter of breast cancer survivor dr. jane swedler. the survivor award will be presented by cynthia nixon - race grand marshal, komen ambassador, breast cancer survivor and star of sex & the city: the movie. jill eikenberry and michael tucker, stars of “l.a. law” and off-broadway's new musical “enter laughing”, will present the co-survivor award.
“everyone has been touched by breast cancer - whether personally or through the illness of a family member, friend or colleague. the disease simply knows no boundaries,” said dara p. richardson-heron, MD, komen greater nyc ceo. “as an 11-year breast cancer survivor and daughter of a 20-year breast cancer survivor, i am pleased about our komen greater nyc tradition of honoring a survivor and co-survivor. i am confident that their moving experiences will touch and inspire others.”
jayne jamison has been vice president/publisher of seventeen since 2003. the magazine is #1 on the newsstand and has the largest total audience circulation in its category. prior to seventeen, she was vice president/publisher of redbook. during her tenure, the magazine showed tremendous growth.
jayne, a divorced mother of two, learned she had breast cancer the day the invitations arrived for her wedding to husband edward j. bisno. their story, chronicled in the “vows” column of the new york times, is one of love and hope. the couple decided to proceed with their wedding even as jayne was being treated for the disease.
jayne had surgery and chemotherapy - shaving her head rather than waiting for her hair to fall out - while working at seventeen and planning the wedding.
determined to be a beautiful bride, jayne bought a wig and was professionally made up by a boston makeup artist. in front of 80 guests, the rabbi spoke of their ordeal saying, "there are flames that can bring beauty to even the darkest days. the flames of hope and kindness and love."
today, jayne is happily married and cancer-free. seventeen magazine has been a sponsor of komen greater nyc's teens for the cure event, tickled pink! since its inception in 2005. this past year, jayne and her daughter appeared as models in the fashion show that closes the annual event.
her story is an inspiration to those who suffer with the disease and those who love them.
harley swedler is an architect, designer, blogger and husband of physician jane swedler, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in november 2007.
as a blogger, harley swedler decided the best way to create a semblance of normalcy for his wife, three children and himself after jane was diagnosed with breast cancer was to use the blog to reach out to others. the blog served as a great tool for helping the entire family and close friends stay informed of jane's progress. it also helped everyone work through the emotional process of dealing with jane's diagnosis. it also was a good way to ask for assistance when needed...
harley blogged daily. at first, the entries were pensive and serious. but soon, they became somewhat cheeky and irreverent and included sardonic poetry, absurd limericks and ruminations about how the disease did and did not take over their lives. the blog had a tremendous following, so the family wrote postings so that friends and family could respond. each included a photo - of jane looking ravishing or the kids trying on her wigs - or something off topic about what the swedlers were thinking.
jane swedler elected for prompt and definitive action after her diagnosis, immediately having a double mastectomy, quickly followed by chemotherapy. she has “…fully recovered and then some, without missing a beat,” according to her husband.
harley also volunteers with the american jewish joint distribution committee (JDC), a non-governmental organization. he was in rwanda (with his wife's blessings) on a JDC project two weeks after jane had her surgery. at a JDC conference this spring, he met hala moddelmog, ceo of komen national. as a result, both swedlers have decided to get involved with komen.
as a co-survivor, harley wants to reach out to other men, to help them deal with the disease and its effect on families. he also hopes that the swedlers' offbeat family approach will serve as a model to other families dealing with the challenges of breast cancer.
stars of stage, screen and television will shine for the 2008 komen nyc race for the cure®, which will take place sunday, september 14, 2008 at 9:20 am in central park. breast cancer survivor, komen ambassador and emmy and tony award-winning actress cynthia nixon will serve as race grand marshal. stephen colbert, host of comedy central's the colbert report, and his family will fire off one of the race's three starting guns and tv's own judge judy sheindlin will fire another. broadway and recording star maureen mcgovern will sing the national anthem before the start of the race while supermodel petra nemcova will be on hand to represent ann taylor during the survivor program in the ann taylor survivor café in central park. finally, emmy rossum, christine in the movie version of phantom of the opera and now of komen's new pinkitude program, will appear.
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