OCTOBER 2017 4 | FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM 10 24 EDITOR’S NOTE ........................ 05 Mike the Sauce NEXT DOORS ............................ 06 Cancer is the Worst. COVER STORY .......................... 08 How Lucia Schnitzer Faced Down Fear And Cancer KITCHEN DOORS ...................... 20 Where We Ate This Month OFFICE DOORS ......................... 22 Collin Cunningham GIVING IN STYLE ...................... 24 Fashion in the Philanthropy Lane HEAR HERE ............................... 28 News, Updates & Events CHARITY SPOTLIGHT ............... 32 Foundation for Blind Children BOOKMARKED .......................... 36 Who’s Reading What this Month A 2ND ACT ................................ 38 with Judy Pearson OPEN DOORS ............................ 40 Becoming a "1 in 2.5 Million" {october 2017, volume 15, issue 10} TABLE OF CONTENTS LUCI'S AT THE ORCHARD PHOENIX FASHION WEEK

OCTOBER 2017 FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM | 5 There are 15 million people in the country who have been told they have cancer. We wonder, how do they cope? How can a person live if they must always think about dying? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of people who get cancer is going down while the number of those who get cancer is going up. That’s because by 2030, the number of people over 65 will have doubled compared to 2000 – to 71 million. And because of earlier detection and improved treatments, people are living longer after hearing the three cruel words, “You have cancer.” This issue of Frontdoors is dedicated to the survivors. Our cover story focuses on the amazing and harrowing survival story of Lucia Schnitzer, owner of Luci’s Healthy Marketplace and Luci's at the Orchard, in Phoenix. Our contributing editor Tom Evans explains that while cancer still and always will suck, there is reason for hope and the fight continues. The Valley is blessed to have some of the best institutions in the world engaged in the battle, whether through care, research or both. Judy Pearson, our “A 2nd Act” columnist, writes this month, and every month, on women survivors of cancer who have found purpose in their lives after cancer by giving back. Her organization by the same name celebrates these “second acts.” Our publisher Andrea Evans is a two-time brain cancer survivor. Her column is a must- read. She is too familiar with acquiring the capacity to concentrate on living rather than submit to being scared about dying. There will be more and more cancer survivors. Their stories are and continue to be about more than will and strength. They are about courage. {on the job} EDITOR’S NOTE @mikethesauce Mike Saucier EDITOR Because of earlier detection and improved treatments, people are living longer after hearing the three cruel words, “You have cancer.”