HI EVERYONE, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR!! AS MOST OF YOU KNOW MY NIECE AMANDA PASSED WHEN SHE WAS ONLY 12 YRS OLD FROM LEUKEMIA AND MY MOTHER JEAN HAD LUNG CANCER, NOW TO ADD TO THIS MY SISTER WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND JUST FINISHED HER RADIATION TREATMENTS. I'M PROUD OF HER, SHE HAS HAD A LONG ROAD OF HEART BREAKS, AMANDA IS HER DAUGHTER, JEAN IS OUR MOTHER AND NOW HER DIAGNOSIS. (WHICH I KNOW SHE WILL OVERCOME)!
EVERY YEAR I WALK THE FIVE MILE WALK AND MY MOTHER HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO SUPPORT ME, WHEN SHE PASSED IN JUNE OF 2009, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KNOW THAT SHE WOULDN'T BE AT THE FINISH LINE WAITING FOR ME.
LIFE IS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR ONE ANOTHER, NO REGRETS. IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT I GET IN RETURN FOR DOING SOMETHING, IT'S ABOUT HOW YOU CAN CHANGE OR IMPROVE THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE. WHAT WE DO REALLY DOES MATTER!
I HAVE ABOUT 100 FRIENDS ON FACE BOOK, THIS IS YOUR CHALLENGE! I CHALLENGE MY FRIENDS TO SPONSOR ME 1.00, MY GOAL IS 1000.00 DON'T FORGET COMPANY MATCHING, YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR PLEDGE FIRST THEN GO TO OFFICE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PAPER WORK.
FOR EVERY $5.00 SPONSOR WE HAVE BRACELETS FOR YOU, ( THE RUBBER ONES). I CAN'T DO THIS WITH OUT YOU AND WE KNOW HOW PRECIOUS LIFE IS, THIS MONEY GOES FOR CANCER RESEARCH!
THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY FOR MYSELF IS, I KNOW THE PAIN OF LOOSING MY MOTHER JEAN (MY BEST FRIEND), MY 12 YEAR OLD NIECE AMANDA, LOOSING FRIENDS AND HAVING MY SISTER DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. THAT PAIN LAST A LIFE TIME, WITH YOUR HELP MAYBE WE CAN SUPPORT AND HELP OTHERS THROUGH THIS RESEARCH. IF THEY KNEW THEN WHAT THEY KNOW NOW, MAYBE MY NIECE WOULD STILL BE WITH US. THEY HAVE COME A LONG WAY WITH RESEARCH.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PLEDGES! THIS MEANS A LOT TO OUR FAMILY. HOPE SOME OF YOU CAN JOIN ME ON THE WALK. MOST OF THE INFORMATION IS LISTED BELOW!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO RAISE MONEY IF YOU JUST WANT TO WALK, WE WOULD ENJOY THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS. :)
14th Annual UMass Medicine Cancer Walk
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Check In: 8:00 a.m. Walk: 10:00 a.m.
Your donation makes a difference in someone’s life!
People fundraise for the UMass Medicine Cancer Center of Excellence for many different reasons. Individuals fundraise in honor or memory of a loved one. Cancer survivors raise donations and volunteer at the Walk to give back. All of us have been touched by cancer in some way. We are on a mission to find better treatments and ultimately eradicate this disease.
Our fundraisers are passionate about supporting the UMass Medicine Cancer Center of Excellence’s advanced cancer research and clinical trials program bringing enhanced treatments and compassionate care to every diagnosed patient. This translates into increased quality of care and improvement in patient outcomes.
The dollars you raise will increase the scope and progress of this ground-breaking clinical trials program bringing the latest treatments to patients in their fight against cancer.