Breast Cancer Takes Life of Ashburn Woman
Malea Kanoho, mother of six, fought to raise greater awareness of the disease.
Pink is everywhere. Pink ribbons on cars and decorating stores, pink shirts and pink socks on spectators and even players at football fields, pink lights on the White House — all because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Ironically, sadly, just as the annual series of awareness events comes to a close, the terrible disease has struck one of our own in Ashburn, claiming the young, vibrant life of a breast cancer awareness advocate who inspired many in the community to join her fight. Malea Kanoho, a 38-year-old mother of six and Ashburn resident, died Oct. 21 after a courageous, three-and-a-half year battle with Metastatic Invasive Carcinoma Breast Cancer. Anyone that met Kanoho instantly felt close to her and couldn’t help but …
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Micheal Mullen
8:32 am on Sunday, October 28, 2012
We lived in the same neighborhood as Malea and while many might have not had lengthy discussions about her condition, she was a staple in our community. She was someone you saw walking her dogs and enjoying life as much as she could. As a tribute to her and the pink lights that made her house shine when the lights went down, many of her neighbors added pink lights to their homes in her honor as … more ›