When Rebecca Gray first ran in the Vermont Race for the Cure in 1994 with her daughter, Hope, she had no idea how personal the cause to find a cure for breast cancer would become. Just three years later, Rebecca was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer and by early 1998 she'd had surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatments and was learning how to manage a new crop of curly hair. That year, she rallied a team and ran the Race for the Cure as a survivor. Rallying for the cause became a passion, and led Rebecca to a seat on the Board of Directors of the VT-NH Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. A gifted writer and editor, Rebecca has found her voice as an advocate for breast cancer survivors and for those who have lost the battle, for access and for research, for legislation and for increased funding. She's even playing a role on the international stage, attending the 2007 Global Summit on Breast Cancer in Budapest as a US delegate. While she downplays that her battle against cancer is not a particularly unusual or heroic one, her experience fuels the will to continue the fight until the number of women losing the battle against breast cancer each year falls from over 40,000 to zero.