As another poster stated, breast cancer does not define me. It's just another one of life's many challenges. (Stage 3 for reference) I would never use the word survivor. If I die of something other than BC, I will be a BC survivor. I used to participate in Race for the Cure (no longer run in my area). If I did participate in one today, I would not wear the shirt or hat or pin or even pink. It's personal, it's private, it's irrelevant except for when it's not such as checkups, etc. I'm not a warrior, I'm not courageous or strong. I simply take that first step and put one foot in front of the other for everydays ongoing challenges. I'm just me living my life as best I can.