Courtney Smith is “That Girl”

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Some of you may not know this but Glisten has a great relationship with cancer non-profit Package of Prevention. Last week there was a great article about POP’s founder Courtney Smith on I Am That Girl and I just wanted to share it with you all… Enjoy and be inspired!

Courtney was only a junior at USC when she found out her mother had breast cancer. After being misdiagnosed for two years and battling through chemotherapy for one year, Courtney’s mother was declared cancer free in October of 2005. Shortly thereafter, she was diagnosed with leukemia and lost that battle in February of 2006, when Courtney was working on her graduate degree. Her mother’s strength in adversity and concern for the others in the hospital when she herself was hospitalized inspired Courtney to take her times of trial and turn them into strength as well.

Many young women have relatives or close family friends who are affected by cancer, and the battle weighs on their spirits. Undoubtedly, Courtney has had her ups and downs with her mother’s struggle, but Courtney has fought through losing her mother and her best friend and now chooses to use that experience to save one life at a time through the non-profit she founded. Package of Prevention promotes health and the importance of cancer screening for early detection. (Read more about Package of Prevention at www.packageofprevention.com)

Courtney is a successful young woman with a family full of supporters. She demonstrates the willingness to fight through adversity, to fight for herself, and to fight for others. Even in the midst of her mother’s cancer treatment, Courtney decided to continue her education and begin work on her Master’s degree. And when her mother passed away, Courtney continued to keep up with her schoolwork and graduate on time, all in honor of her mother.  She has used her adversity as inspiration and now she inspires others to do the same.