While Risser's hours are long, he says he is grateful to have some control over his schedule. Lori Zwirblis Kennedy '84 is among that 55 percent, but she is hardly a mere statistic. She is career woman, a wife, and a breast cancer survivor. I didn't fall into any of the high risk categories. I was only 29 and there is absolutely no incidence of breast cancer in my family.
Younger women have different issues.
Facing mortality in your 20s is not the same as facing it in your 60s. She has been the subject of articles in Reader's Digest and Marie Claire magazine and made a much-noticed appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell Show . Last October, during breast cancer awareness month, Kennedy did the opening announcement on the show. She adds that while all the publicity has been exciting, it is the mission of educating young women that motivates her. It is difficult to see women whose prognosis is not good, but mostly I am inspired by the women I meet.