Believe… 
in being grateful for this cancer event
Ben Orate
When I was serving as an RN member of a federal government disaster medical team which was called DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team), our team was based in San Bernardino and deployed to Ground Zero in New York shortly after the planes crashed into the twin towers. We were the onsite medical support personnel on the scene. I served for almost two weeks there and what I saw was indescribable, to say the least.
Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer from my exposures and had to have a radical prostatectomy from my urologist, who apparently was my next-door neighbor from Loma Linda. According to the New York Health Registry statistics, Prostate Cancer is the 2nd highest diagnosis on the list for all the rescue personnel.
Without the support of my family and friends, I would have a much more difficult time dealing with not only the physical trauma but also the emotional injury from Ground Zero. I am truly grateful to be part of this Believe/Cancer event both as a walker and a runner for many years.
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