Photo: Rolling for a Cause Corvette on Facebook
Jennifer Barnett found a large lump in her left breast in August 2013. She took several exams only to be diagnosed with 4th degree cancer. After one year of treatment doctors discovered her condition was not that bad and the woman once again had hope of surviving the disease. As a testament of her victory she decided to use her vintage Corvette to increase awareness about breast cancer, writing the names of cancer survivors and of those who lost the fight on the car.
After she discovered the lump, doctors gave her the grim news- she had stage IV breast cancer that had apparently spread to her liver. She embarked on a year of chemotherapy aimed to keep the cancer from growing, and by February, tests showed that the breast tumor had shrunk, but the tumor in her liver didn’t.
It turned out she was among the few lucky patients, as more tests showed the liver tumor was benign. Doctors adjusted her diagnosis to stage II cancer, which has a 93 percent five-year survival rate, much higher than the 22 percent of stage IV. In other words, the woman received a second chance to life. And this, she decided to use to help others.
She knew many other breast cancer “sisters” who had lost the fight, yet others who were still struggling to win the battle. To pay tribute to these women and raise awareness, Barnett created the “Rolling for a Cause Corvette.” She had her 1974 black Stingray Corvette covered in a full-body graphic wrap.
"Now and forever, I will advocate for stage IV breast cancer. Those women get pushed off to the side and forgotten about,” she said.
Barnett claims the car can be requested for public events to help educate communities about breast cancer or simply make a woman who is struggling with chemotherapy smile by taking her for a ride.
It turned out she was among the few lucky patients, as more tests showed the liver tumor was benign. Doctors adjusted her diagnosis to stage II cancer, which has a 93 percent five-year survival rate, much higher than the 22 percent of stage IV. In other words, the woman received a second chance to life. And this, she decided to use to help others.
She knew many other breast cancer “sisters” who had lost the fight, yet others who were still struggling to win the battle. To pay tribute to these women and raise awareness, Barnett created the “Rolling for a Cause Corvette.” She had her 1974 black Stingray Corvette covered in a full-body graphic wrap.
A Corvette with names written on the hood and on its doors
According to JC Online, on the hood of the car about 100 names of breast cancer survivors surround the image of a large pink ribbon with wings. Some of the names have a special tri-colored ribbon by their name to denote the women who are living with stage IV breast cancer. She also wrote 50 names of women who sadly lost their fight, on the doors of the Corvette."Now and forever, I will advocate for stage IV breast cancer. Those women get pushed off to the side and forgotten about,” she said.
Barnett claims the car can be requested for public events to help educate communities about breast cancer or simply make a woman who is struggling with chemotherapy smile by taking her for a ride.
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