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Oct. 17, 2016: A two-time breast melanoma survivor is on a mission to take control of her fitness, and to inspire others to do the identical.

Becca Habegger, WBIR 7:21 PM. EST October 17, 2016

Carol Baker works with her own coach and wellbeing coach Russ Scales. Baker is a two-time breast cancer survivor who's on a mission to take control of her fitness. (photo: WBIR)

WEST KNOXVILLE - An East Tennessee girl who has battled breast cancer twice and received is on a mission to take manage of her fitness, and inspire others to take control of their fitness, too.

walk a mile in Carol Baker's footwear and you will find yourself on a direction crammed with ardour.

"i really like life, so i'm going to do what i will be able to to keep it going," Baker noted with a smile.

That lifestyles, besides the fact that children, changed into threatened abruptly in 2004 through breast melanoma.

"as far as i do know, i'm the only 1 on both sides of the family unit that have had any classification of melanoma, truly," Baker talked about.

Baker beat it with chemotherapy, but then, "five years in the past I had it within the other breast and had a mastectomy for each," she pointed out.

"That turned into a event, but I decided to take control of my lifestyles, and that i believe it makes you know how brief lifestyles is - and lifestyles is what you are making out of it," Baker said.

For the past two months, Baker has been working with personal coach, wellness teach and meals counselor Russ Scales.

"you've got somebody this is been through those classification of situations that simply says, 'You be aware of what, i am about to grab this via the horns right here.' it's relatively inspiring," Scales observed. "it's inspiring for me, for certain."

In that point, Baker has lost greater than 20 pounds and received a lift in health and self assurance.

"there may be some things you can not manage, but which you can manage meals and undertaking," she said.

Carol Baker is a two-time breast cancer survivor who is on a mission to take handle of her fitness, and encourage others to take control of their fitness, too.   (photograph: WBIR)

for those who say they've neglected their window to get suit - believe once more.

"I do not suppose being a champion has an age limit," Scales referred to.

"i could be 70 next month," Baker talked about. "yes."

Baker first found out her breast melanoma through a self-examination, which she encourages every lady to do, particularly with a daughter and granddaughter of her personal.

"You understand, when you've got a span of six months or a year or whatever your agenda is for mammograms, it's vital to take charge of your personal fitness," Baker stated.

Take it from this survivor who's had a 2nd possibility - twice.

"If i will encourage one person to make a transformation of their existence and take control of their lifestyles and be a far better grownup, inward and outward, in foodstuff and health, then I suppose we have now gained whatever thing," she said.

"When it involves this classification of journey, the biggest part is the decision somebody has to make," Scales explained. "I spend loads of time making an attempt to help people get solid on that choice earlier than we are able to go that bridge, and she had the decision made. We're just sort of taking a walk across the bridge at this element."

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