Wendy Adams of Manchester, Pennsylvania, and her sisters have been wearing their yellow bracelets since their father was diagnosed with end stage prostate cancer in Now, she says she can't wear the bracelet with pride anymore because of its connection to Armstrong and the organization.
She has taken it off and vows to never again wear it. I never thought Lance was involved in doping, I thought he was above it, an honest man with integrity and honor," she said. And when that face is that of a liar, a manipulator, for me? I can't wear it with pride anymore. Still many see the charity as something bigger than Armstrong and plan to continue supporting the charity and wearing the bracelet. Less certain is whether Armstrong will retain his hero status.
Sarah Atwell, a year-old breast cancer survivor, said she'll continue to wear the bracelet because of what it means for those who have been touched by the disease. It has established itself as a valuable resource for cancer survivors and families and that is more important than these allegations," Atwell said in an iReport. Avid cyclist Eric Hoffman lost his father to bladder cancer in , two painful months after his diagnosis.
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Livestrong-branded apparel was put on clearance, per Bloomberg :. Sales of exercise equipment also dropped after Lance Armstrong admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during his career, the company said. Equipment branded Livestrong, the charity Armstrong founded, makes up more than 50 percent of its treadmill and elliptical sales.
And that's how one man — even one of the great cancer survival stories in American celebrity history — can put olive oil in his veins for personal gain, deny the whole thing, come clean, and ruin one of the most inspiring charity-retail partnerships on the planet.
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