| 词条 | Rell Sunn |
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Rell Kapolioka'ehukai Sunn (July 31, 1950 in Makaha, Oahu, Hawaii – January 2, 1998 in Makaha, Oahu, Hawaii) was an American world surfing champion. Known as "Queen of Makaha" and "Aunty Rell", she was a pioneer in the world of Women's surfing. Cancer battleIn 1982, during a pro surf meet in Huntington Beach, California, Sunn felt a lump in her breast which turned out to be breast cancer. When she was diagnosed in 1983, her prognosis was for one year. Sunn continued to surf every day after her diagnosis, despite the pain and chemotherapy associated with the disease. Following her diagnosis, Sunn became a radio disc jockey and surf reporter, a physical therapist at a Waianae care home, and a counselor at a cancer research center.[1] She helped pilot a program for breast cancer awareness at the Wai'anae Cancer Research Center that involved educating local women about the causes and prevention of breast cancer. Over the next 14 years, her cancer went into remission three times, and she underwent a mastectomy and a bone marrow transplant. DeathRell Sunn died on January 2, 1998, aged 47. More than 3,000 people attended her memorial service, where her ashes were scattered in the ocean off her native Makaha.[2] FamilyRell Sunn had one daughter, Jan Sunn-Carreira.[3] Tributes, honors, and memorials
References1. ^ Honolulu Star-Bulletin, editorial, January 5, 1998. 2. ^Rell Sunn - the Queen of Makaha, the Heart of the Sea 3. ^{{Cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/26/us/rell-sunn-47-hawaiian-surfing-champion.html|title = Rell Sunn, 47, Hawaiian Surfing Champion|date = January 26, 1998|accessdate = December 9, 2015|website = The New York Times|last = Thomas Jr.|first = Robert}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://surfingwalkoffame.com/woman.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-11-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910102320/http://surfingwalkoffame.com/woman.html |archivedate=2014-09-10 |df= }} 5. ^Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports 6. ^."Heart of the Sea" site {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021209084526/http://www.swellcinema.com/heart.html |date=2002-12-09 }} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/02/04/Aloha_Friday_Hawaii_Women_Surfers.DTL|title=Rell Sunn: Celebrating Hawaii's queen of surfing|last=Cooper|first=Jeanne|authorlink=|date=2011-02-04|publisher=Hearst Communications Inc.|format=|doi=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2011-02-04}} External links
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