CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — On Saturday, 54 groups competed on the eighth annual Cooper River Park Dragon Boat Regatta. 4 groups, together with the River Sisters, competed in a division particularly for most cancers survivors.
Joan Grossberg, a member of the River Sisters, mentioned their group has been invaluable to the members.
“When the phrase most cancers is launched into your vocabulary, your life modifications – you fall off of a cliff,” Grossberg mentioned. “It is a group of those who have all fallen off the identical cliff. All of us perceive what we now have gone via. And that helps.”
Grossberg mentioned their competitions take numerous arduous work and preparation. After they’re coaching or competing, sickness is the very last thing on their minds.
“We overlook about it,” Grossberg mentioned. “We’re in right here to win it, to get as sturdy as we presumably can.”
Grossberg mentioned they’ve discovered energy in one another. A few of their workforce members have had recurrences of most cancers, and others have misplaced their lives.
“It is an unimaginable help group in case it occurs once more,” Grossberg mentioned.
The River Sisters at all times have plenty of supporters rallying behind them. Kevin Lannon, whose spouse, Denise, competes on the workforce, mentioned the River Sisters is without doubt one of the greatest issues of their lives.
“It is one thing to see,” Lannon mentioned. “I am getting emotional speaking about it. It’s totally highly effective.”
The River Sisters competed in two 200-meter races and two 500-meter races, they usually positioned anyplace from second to fourth place however did not medal. It was a minor disappointment, all issues thought of.
“It is a journey,” Grossberg mentioned. “Our life is a journey, the most cancers is a journey. And this simply propels folks ahead.”
