1st Woman, Nicole Rowe - $11,889Nicole Rowe (New Windsor, NY) outlasted 267 other ladies to be the last woman standing in the Ladies Event, unfortunately a man kept her from winning the tournament.
Abraham Korotki (Ventnor City, NJ) in a controversial move, entered the field and won the title. For Rowe, not winning the event is disappointing, but not devastating. "It doesn't matter," says Rowe, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. "It was 16 hours of being cancer free, a diversion from my reality."
Rowe will have a double mastectomy in the next two weeks and used the tournament to, not only escape the emotional drain, but to help inform the women. "I told everyone at all my tables, 'if your under 50, make sure you get a sonogram along with your mammogram, or else your mammogram is useless.'"
"It's a shame she didn't win," says 5th place finisher Jena Ross, "but our thoughts and prayers are with Nicole."
Rowe says she'll donate $500 to breast cancer research and will need the rest of her winnings to help cover expenses for the 6 weeks she'll be off from work.
Korotki says he'll also donate part off his $20,982 winnings to the cause. "That's very nice of him," says Rowe, when told the news. "Even just to think of that is very nice."
"We know who the real winner is," adds Ross. "She (Nicole) was the last woman standing."
Abraham Korotki (Ventnor City, NJ) in a controversial move, entered the field and won the title. For Rowe, not winning the event is disappointing, but not devastating. "It doesn't matter," says Rowe, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. "It was 16 hours of being cancer free, a diversion from my reality."
Rowe will have a double mastectomy in the next two weeks and used the tournament to, not only escape the emotional drain, but to help inform the women. "I told everyone at all my tables, 'if your under 50, make sure you get a sonogram along with your mammogram, or else your mammogram is useless.'"
"It's a shame she didn't win," says 5th place finisher Jena Ross, "but our thoughts and prayers are with Nicole."
Rowe says she'll donate $500 to breast cancer research and will need the rest of her winnings to help cover expenses for the 6 weeks she'll be off from work.
Korotki says he'll also donate part off his $20,982 winnings to the cause. "That's very nice of him," says Rowe, when told the news. "Even just to think of that is very nice."
"We know who the real winner is," adds Ross. "She (Nicole) was the last woman standing."
My prayers are with you-Joe Mosca
ReplyDeleteBest man won. Get over it
ReplyDeleteOhhhh Nicole.....I am so very proud of you!!! Not just for being the last woman standing but for being such a brave, outstanding woman!!!
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Perhaps this was the only way he could get any women to pay attention to him? Commenter # 2, so sad you should be so angry after reading a story like this. Pathetic as well as sad.
ReplyDeletenicole- it was great playng with you- congrats and my prayers are with you. STAY STRONG!!= dawn
ReplyDeleteNicole, I'm so proud of you! Great job! You go girl! xoxo
ReplyDeleteNicole - Congrats! You are a believer! Believe you can be healed of this breast cancer! Use the law of attraction by focusing your thoughts and feelings on your perfect health. Spend as much time as you can spare each day meditating on and seeing yourself in perfect health and send those thoughts into the universe declairing your are in perfect health and cancer free. The law of attraction states that what we think creates our reality. What we send out brings back the same. Take control of your thoughts and declare you are cancer free. May God bless you on this quest!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Nicole! It was nice playing with you, even if only for a short time at the final table! It was a thrill just to be there. Good luck with everything!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone I am so touched by this you have no Idea how this helps my state of mind. My goal is to stay strong, heal myself, teach women about breast cancer and live well for myself and my family! This is Nicole Rowe using Gorilla's login...
ReplyDeleteNicole: it sounds like you did great. Congratulations. I wish you all the best with your surgery. I had a mastectomy in January 09. It's a big shock but it's best to be alive! It sounds like you are a winner all the way around.
ReplyDeleteNICOLE YOU KNOW YOU ARE NUMBER ONE ... CONGRATS GIRL WAY TO GO KEEP STRONG ... WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU
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