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R O W B U S T
B E G I N S
In the spring of 2000, Dr. Annette Richard
appeared in a newspaper article discussing the benefits of
exercise and Breast Cancer survival. She encouraged Breast
Cancer survivors to attend an information session and from that,
Rowbust Dragon
Boat Racing Team was born!
With incredible spirit, teamwork and perseverance, Rowbust is
poised for success in each Dragon Boat Festival in which it
participates while ever promoting increased awareness of Breast
Cancer and
celebrating the greatest gift on earth…. Life!
Each survivor
has faced their own "dragon" and has come away from the
battle a much stronger and more enlightened person. This is not
to say the journey is an easy one. The journeys may vary, but
the outcome is the same, we take each moment and live it.
"Thank you, Dr. Annette Richard!"
ANOTHER DR. RICHARD
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H O W W E
A L L B E G A N
D R A G O N B O A T I N G
F O R S U R V I V O R S
In 1995, Dr. Don McKenzie ,
sports medicine physician and exercise physiologist, was
researching the issue of rehabilitation following diagnosis and
treatment of Breast Cancer. He realized that widespread
restrictions on exercise in relation to Breast Cancer amounted
to little more than myth making and concluded that, since
everyone's health depends to some extent on regular activity,
Breast Cancer survivors are no different.
Not only does regular exercise make us
feel better, it also stimulates the endorphins to lift our
spirits and improve our mental outlook.
Dr. McKenzie determined that the sport of
dragon boating would be ideal for women or men recovering from
Breast Cancer.
Dragon boating for Breast Cancer
Survivors celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2005.
The sport has grown from one
team in 1995 to over 150 worldwide in 2005. |
