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THE LIVESTRONG MANIFESTO
We believe in life—your life. We believe in living every minute of it with every ounce of
your being. And that you must not let cancer take control of it. We believe in energy:
channeled and fierce. We believe in focus: getting smart and living strong. Unity is
strength. Knowledge is power. Attitude is everything. This is LIVESTRONG. We kick in
the moment you’re diagnosed. We help you accept the tears. Acknowledge the rage.
We believe in your right to live without pain. We believe in information—not pity. And
we believe in straight, open talk about cancer—with husbands, wives and partners.
With kids, friends and neighbors. Your health care team. And the people you live with,
work with, cry and laugh with. This is no time to pull punches. You’re in the fight of
your life. We’re about the hard stuff: Like finding the nerve to ask for a second opinion.
And a third, or a fourth, if that’s what it takes. We’re about preventing cancer. Finding
it early. Getting smart about clinical trials. And if it comes to it, being in control of
how your life ends. It’s your life. You will have it your way. We’re about the practical
stuff: Planning for surviving. Banking your sperm. Preserving your fertility. Organizing
your finances. Dealing with hospitals, specialists, insurance companies and employers.
It’s about knowing your rights. It’s your life. Take no prisoners. We’re about the fight.
We’re your advocate before your policymakers, your champion within the health care
system, your sponsor in the research labs. And we know the fight never ends. Cancer
may leave your body, but it never leaves your life. This is LIVESTRONG, founded and
inspired by Lance Armstrong, one of the toughest cancer survivors on the planet.