Playing With a Purpose: How Jose Luis Martin Montealegre Honors His Mom’s Fight with Breast Cancer

by Nathan Farmer For Utah Valley senior Jose Luis Martin Montealegre , October and Breast Cancer Awareness month hits close to home. In the spring of 2017 when he was just 11 years old, his mom, Sandra, was diagnosed with breast cancer. “They caught it in the later stages, so her chances [for recovery] were lower. She was way more positive than anyone else in the family. She stayed really strong and had a very positive mindset.” The news was earthshattering for young Jose. “We went to the cancer association and they took me to a psychologist, and my first…