At 56, Donna is the mother of two sons, Jason and Justin, and one grandson, David, age 2. She shares her life with her significant other/soul mate, Ruben Navarro, who Donna says, "is a survivor of being with me!" Donna's many accomplishments include:
Donna's sister, Lynn, was diagnosed with breast cancer 16 years ago and has had two metastatic relapses, but she's doing great now. Her mother is a 16-year lung cancer survivor and a 6-year colon cancer survivor. After dedicating her life to helping others with cancer, on March 17th of this year Donna was diagnosed with colo/rectal cancer. She completed colon resection surgery on April 7th and went back to work at UCLA/SCV Cancer Center on May 18th. We are honored to have Donna as our Fight Back Speaker at the 2009 Relay For Life. She exemplifies the essence of "Fight Back". |
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