. >> reporter: with the diagnosis of stage three inflammatory breast cancer, jeaninne donahue began a painful journey physically and emotionally. >> we just go into that fight mode. you do what you have to do to get where you have to live. you kind of put your life on hold so you can live in the future. >> reporter: jeaninne was lucky, she had love of the big irish italian family, her cousin michael even shaved his head to show his support. the best friend a manned ace still by jeaninne's side and remembers how tough chemo was. >> even though that she was in so much pain and struggling, and going through so much, she just put on such a great face. >> my life has change. the i have changed. i was fighting to be who i was before. there is nothing wrong with who i was at that moment. i just didn't necessity who i was anymore. >> reporter: her search for similar survivors that understood her journey led jeaninne to komen philadelphia where she founded and ahead up the big pink footprint developing programs and outreach for young survivors. >> she has energy, wisdom and kindness, to work w

her name is jeaninne, she was a healthy, 26 year-old, with no family history of breast cancer. she was climbing the corporate ladder when a small ration her breast led to a dangerous diagnosis. >> it was a surreal moment. it was a numbing moment that took me a long time to come back from. >> reporter: with a diagnosis of stage three inflammatory breast cancer jeaninne donahue began a painful journey both physically and emotionally. >> we go into that fight mode and you do what you have to do to get where you have to get to live. you kind of put your life on hold so thaw can live in the future. >> reporter: jeaninne was lucky, she had lump of the big irish italian family and his cousin michael shows his support. the best friend a manned ace by jeaninne's side and remembers how tough chemo was. >> even though that she was in so much pain, struggling, and going through so much she put on a brave face. >> my life has change. i have changed. i was fighting to be who i was, before. and there is nothing wrong with who i was at the that moment, i just didn't know who i was anymore. >>

you kind of put your life on hold so you can live in the future. >> reporter: jeaninne was lucky, she love of the big irish italian family and her cousin michael shaved his head to show his support. best friend a amanda is still by jeaninne's side and remembers how tough chemotherapy was. >> even though that she was in so much pain and struggling, and going through so much, she just put on such a great face. >> my life has changed. i have changed. i was fighting to be who i was before and there is nothing wrong with who i was at that moment i just didn't necessity who i was any more. >> reporter: her search for similar survivors that understood her journey led jeaninne to komen philadelphia where she founded and head up big pink footprint developing programs and outreach for young survivors. >> she has the the energy and wisdom and kindness to work with these women and a experience that she has shared so that she is a very vital part of the susan g komen. >> it the is just an amazing empowering feeling to be a part of this organization and that is what gives me my extra, i'm still fig

we have raised over hundred thousand dollars. >> lets go to jeaninne, you are the the future, the the the next generation. >> yes. >> you are trying to help people, a lot of people say this may be just older woman or it wouldn't happen to me. >> i was diagnosed at 26, i had a very rare aggressive form, inflammatory breast cancer. i had your rash. >> in the like a lump. >> correct. >> and i was misdiagnosed at first and thankfully i got a second opinion that saved my life. but a lot of women are told you are too young and that is the main issue. early detection is what saves lives. that is the important thing. my generation is the next generation. we need to step up. there is so many things that have been accomplish by komen in the 30 years but now we need to finish the fight and we need this generation and generation behind me to step it up and finish it. >> it is something to see these three generations all working together. you guys pushed for help here. >> alex, can i just say from the beginning when i first started out i said there was a small amount a of women that came out for r

can i shout out to my cousin jeaninne and friend patty, both survivors. >> such a big part of what we are doing today spreading message, prevention, awareness, one of the biggest part and dom, you are here every year. >> it is male perspective and i always talk a show katie top ten moment of the year when survivors come down. there is nothing like it in philadelphia it is almost like a world series, every year. >> excellent. guys, thanks so much for being here. we love being part of this with you guys. always such a great time. we will send it new to my collogue jessica dean, now take it away. >> now thanks very much. i'm here with debbie. we're breaking it down a little bit. these are two survivors. you guys have been coming for a while. you said 11 years. >> yes. >> you have seen it the grow over the years. >> i have, i have, it has been very excited are emotion add, each year that i come in. so it has been really good. >> when you say emotional take people through what it feels like if they have in the been here before. >> it is just to say you didn't to have be here to see all of