“Any obstacle, including cancer, is an opportunity for healing, growth and exploration.” – Megan Pischke
Pro snowboarder Megan Pischke awoke the action sports community when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. Her story inspired women in the snowboard community to get active, and Boarding For Breast Cancer was established in 1996 — the original youth-focused breast cancer education and prevention foundation.
One snowboarder started a movement, a movement of empowerment, of knowledge, of education. This is her story:
“Chasing Sunshine” is short independent film by Boarding for Breast Cancer, that documents the life of The North Face athlete Megan Pischke and her journey with breast cancer.
A snowboarder, yogi, surfer and wellness ambassador, Megs embarks with confidence, feeling uniquely equipped for the unknowns she is about to face. Naturally she is lead towards unconventional holistic care as part of her chosen path of healing despite the advice of Western doctors and the controversy that ensues.
Megan remains steadfast in her beliefs; yet, following the tragic death of her brother-in-law, she begins to question her own mortality and this new sense of normal as a mother, wife, sister, and survivor.
The B4BC film makes its U.S. debut in January 2015 during X Games Aspen. For more information, visit ChasingSunshineProject.org.
