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 The essence of life is not measured in quantity, but in quality. No truer words are spoken when Kim Rowden is remembered. Kim Rowden lived three years after being diagnosed at the age of twenty-five with breast cancer. She lived her life to the fullest and touched the hearts of so many people, young and old alike. She was a loving daughter, a warm-hearted and gifted young women, and was engaged to be married.
At the age of six, she demonstrated a talent for crafts and had a superb ability for needlepoint. Kim was a pianist and a dancer. She also excelled in many sports including basketball and golf. Kim was a computer analyst for the Department of Energy in Oak Ridge, and held a degree in Mathematics and Business Administration.
And yet, of her many talents the greatest of all was her ability to inspire everyone she met, including the medical team that fought to save her life. Kim's memory lives on in the lives of the people she helps save. Through medical research, her breast cancer played a vital role in the detection of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, the only breast cancer genes as of yet identified. Kim's deep faith gave hope to all she encountered through her special embrace on life.
The Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center has established the Kim Rowden Breast Cancer Memorial Fund, a non-profit fund of the Baptist Health System Foundation. The fund's mission is to provide breast screening and treatment for women without financial resources.
So we commemorate Kim's special embrace for life through this memorial fund. It is through your generous support that we can embrace women in need of breast health services and provide the hope they need to find breast cancer early and survive the disease.
You can help the struggle against breast cancer. By donating funds to the Kim
Rowden Breast Cancer Memorial Fund, you are giving hope to women that cannot
afford to be screened and treated for breast cancer. Through your grace these
disadvantaged women are able to have the reassurance that they do not have
cancer; or if they are diagnosed with cancer, your donations will help cover
some of the costs that are vital, allowing the woman to live their life without
breast cancer.
If you would like to donate money to the Kim Rowden Breast Cancer Memorial Fund,
you can mail a check to:
KCBC - Kim Rowden Memorial Fund
6307 Lonas Drive
Knoxville, TN 37909
Related Links & Additional Resources:
Press Release: 04.30.07 - 2nd Annual Rowden Ride on May 6, 2007
Press Release: 06.15.06 - Inaugural Motorcycle Ride Raised $5,100 For The Kim Rowden Breast Cancer Memorial Fund
Press Release: 06.10.06 - Inaugural Rowden Ride On Saturday, June 10 Benefits Kim Rowden Breast Cancer Memorial Fund
Current Events: 06.10.06 - Rowden Ride - benefitting the Kim Rowden Breast Cancer Memorial Fund
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