MIAMI \u2014 The rain came down, but the walk went on.<\/p>\n
Survivors, families and supporters showed up at Miami Dade College\u2019s Kendall Campus for the 10th annual Pink Walk on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The 5K, put on by the Women\u2019s Breast and Heart Initiative, raises money for early detection, health education and support for patients.<\/p>\n
Among those out at the walk was a couple who knows firsthand why that work matters.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy wife had breast cancer 22 years ago she was diagnosed. Who would have thought husband and wife would be diagnosed with the same disease,\u201d said Willie Ivory, a breast cancer survivor.<\/p>\n
When Willie\u2019s wife, Andrea, who is the CEO of the Women\u2019s Breast and Heart Initiative, was diagnosed with breast cancer, he went door to door spreading awareness about early detection.<\/p>\n
But years later, their story took an unexpected turn \u2014 Willie was diagnosed with breast cancer too.<\/p>\n
\u201cLess than 3,000 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and who would have thought I would be in that 1%,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Today, husband and wife are both survivors. And Willie is still spreading that same message, now with a story of his own.<\/p>\n
Now in its 10th year, the Pink Walk is hoping to raise $100,000 to keep that work going year-round.<\/p>\n
And despite a rainy start, the people who showed up did so for a mission that, for many, is personal.<\/p>\n
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