Michael Diaz, a past president of the Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR), and his wife, Georgianna, celebrated her induction as SIBOR president in January.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Georgianna Diaz, president of the Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR), and her husband, Michael, a past president of SIBOR, were featured in a Staten Island Advance/SILive  article on May 22.

Penned by Advance writer Andrea Boyarsky, the article,  “Husband and wife cancer survivors prove early detection saves lives,” is the third in a series of Portraits of Hope being run in the Advance Health section throughout May. The first-person accounts lead up to the American Cancer Society’s first Relay For Life June 2 at Wagner College.

This is how the story begins:

My name is Georgianna Diaz and I am a 10-year breast cancer survivor.

My mother had breast cancer and I was very diligent about getting my yearly mammogram. When I went for my appointment in March 2002, I was confident everything would be normal like it had been for the past 11 years. After all, my health was good and I had no visible signs of lumps or soreness.

After the examination and mammogram, the radiologist called me into her office and told me there was evidence of calcification. She said it was cause for concern and recommended I make an appointment with a breast cancer surgeon for further evaluation.  READ MORE  …

About The Staten Island Board of REALTORS® (SIBOR)

The Staten Island Board of REALTORS® (SIBOR) is the largest not-for-profit trade association in Staten Island, N.Y.

SIBOR exists to enhance the ability and opportunity of its members to conduct their business successfully and ethically; and to promote the preservation of the public’s right to own, transfer and use real property.

Comprised of over 1,600 members, SIBOR serves real estate agents, brokers and affiliated professionals throughout the borough and surrounding areas.

SIBOR is the provider of the Staten Island Multiple Listing Service Inc. (SIMLS), which works as a clearinghouse through which more than 250 local real estate firms exchange information on properties they have listed for sale. Together, its members participate in over 3,000 real estate transactions every year.

All SIBOR members belong to the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).

SIBOR may be reached at 718-928-3220 and visited online at http://siborrealtors.com.

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