Thousands are expected to gather at SeaWorld San Antonio on Oct. 18 for the More Than Pink Walk.

The annual event is aimed at raising funds and awareness about breast cancer, the most common cancer among women in Texas.

KSAT 12 spoke with a woman who survived the disease and is now on a mission to end breast cancer. When we met Laurel Pointer, 56, she was proudly wearing a pink t-shirt, exclusively for breast cancer survivors.

“It’s a sense of power for me,” Pointer said.

Pointer has a storied history with breast cancer; her mother battled it twice, she lost her aunt to the disease, and she’s worked for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, for more than 25 years.

When she was diagnosed with the disease, she told KSAT12 she knew exactly what to

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