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They raised $100 for Riley sell- By Nicole Davis ing the pink powder. just go on with life and keep busy.” After she retired, Naue decided to go Keep busy. Have faith. Trust your doc- back to work one day a week as a pub- tors and medical professionals. Take lic health nurse for the Marion County comfort in the support of family and Health Department. She and her hus- friends. Ten years since she was diag- band moved to Center Grove area, from nosed with breast cancer, JoAnn Naue Perry Township, several years ago. Along said these things helped her pull through with her hobbies of gardening, reading, a tough year of her life. antiquing and crafting, Naue spends one Now a retired nurse, Naue said she was day a week attending an exercise class always meticulous about getting mam- at Carole’s Fitness in Perry Township, a mograms, and sought medical attention business designed for those over 50 to when she discovered a lump. She under- keep healthy and fit. went two separate rounds of chemothera- “Carole is a godsend,” Naue said. “Car- py, losing her hair twice. ole is an inspiration. Her whole outlook “It was so scary, but in a positive way on life is to take care of this temple you for me,” she said. “When it first hits have, your body. She believes in exercise you that you have cancer diagnosis, on a regular basis. She doesn’t coddle us. you think am I going to die in a month? We go through an hour of pretty strenu- You’re in limbo. As I went through my ous exercises. She brings out the best. I treatment, you spend four hours a day won't to say I love exercise because I don’t. doing chemo hooked up to an IV, I asked I just feel stronger.” my doctor, should I work? I was working Right now, Naue takes Carole’s classes full time at the time. She said yes, keep one day a week. working. So I did. I rested and went back After undergoing the chemo, she said to work. Life went on.” she was left with some neuropathy, leav- The process took a little more than a ing numbness in her fingers. Since the year, between the initial diagnosis, mas- workouts target everything from fingers tectomy and reconstruction. That was to toes, and even teach clients how to HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT? in 2006. Ten years later, Naue said going properly catch themselves if they should through that experience has made her ap- fall, Naue said she’s especially noticed preciate each day she’s given.