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The Manifesto of
the Lance Armstrong Foundation
We believe in
life.
Your life.
We believe in living every minute of it with
every ounce of your being.
And that you must not let cancer take control of
it.
We believe in energy: channeled and fierce.
We believe in focus: getting smart and living
strong.
Unity is strength. Knowledge is power. Attitude
is everything.
This is the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
We kick in the moment you’re
diagnosed.
We help you accept the tears. Acknowledge the
rage.
We believe in your right to live without pain.
We believe in information. Not pity.
And in straight, open talk about cancer.
With husbands, wives and partners. With kids,
friends and neighbors. And the people you live
with, work with, cry and laugh with.
This is no time to pull punches.
You’re in the fight of your life.
We’re about the hard stuff.
Like finding the nerve to ask for a second
opinion.
And a third, or a fourth, if that’s what it
takes.
We’re about getting smart about clinical trials.
And if it comes to it, being in control of how
your life ends.
It’s your life. You will have it your way.
We’re about the practical stuff.
Planning for surviving. Banking your sperm.
Preserving your fertility. Organizing your
finances. Dealing with hospitals, specialists,
insurance companies and employers.
It’s knowing your rights.
It’s your life.
Take no prisoners.
We’re about the fight.
We’re your champion on Capitol Hill. Your
advocate with the healthcare system. Your
sponsor in the research labs.
And we know the fight never ends.
Cancer may leave your body, but it never leaves
your life.
This is the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Founded and inspired by one of the toughest
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