Posts Tagged ‘Cancer’
Volunteers Send Christmas Cheer
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Family of Cancer-Stricken Boy Looks to Help Others
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009High School Student Recruits His Friends for Cancer Walk
Saturday, November 21st, 2009!–paging_filter–pWatching his mother from the sidelines as she completed a three-day walk while a target=_self href=http://www.guideposts.com/health-wellness/living-with/cancer?lid=BFTliving with cancer/a is what inspired 16-year-old Sean Feeney to do the same./p
pNow that he’s of age, ABC News reports that Feeney recruited 11 of his friends to form Team Impact. The group will walk in the 60-mile event and has hopes of raising $30,000, with 85 percent of the total profits of the event going towards a href=http://ww5.komen.org/ target=_blankSusan G. Komen for the Cure/a./p
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Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Neighbors Get in the Holiday Spirit for a Special Toddler
Saturday, November 21st, 2009!–paging_filter–pa href=http://CNN.com target=_blankCNN.com/a reports that 2-year-old Dax Locke has been a target=_self href=http://www.guideposts.com/health-wellness/living-with/cancer?lid=BFTliving with cancer/a for a majority of his short life, and that leukemia may take him before the holidays./p
pHis parents decided to brighten his spirits by putting up Christmas lights outside of their home, as their son loves glowing objects. Locke also opens a present each day under a Christmas tree that’s been up for the past few weeks./p
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Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Transplant Donor and Patient Meet in Illinois
Friday, October 16th, 2009!–paging_filter–pIn early October, cancer survivor Rosalind Beard finally got to meet the man she credits with saving her life./p
pAt Loyola University Medical center’s annual bone marrow transplant celebration, the 40-year-old woman met up with Tim Crawford of Adairsville, Georgia, who donated stem cells for her 2007 transplant./p
pBeard, a mother of four, told the Chicago Sun-Times she wanted to thank Crawford personally for his gesture, which also gave her a href=http://www.guideposts.com/faith-living?lid=BFT target=_selffaith and hope/a to keep fighting her cancer./p
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Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Cancer Survivor Helps Uninsured with Free Care
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Faith Coleman did not have health insurance when she was diagnosed with a malignant tumor on her kidney.
Now she aims to help others facing similar financial challenges while living with cancer.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) reveals that in 2006 there were 47 million people not medically insured.
Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
My Long Ride Back
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
When I was 25, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. I was given a less-than-40-percent chance of surviving, and frankly some of my doctors were just being kind.
My career stopped. The months of chemotherapy were grueling. I thought I’d never be able to get back on a racing bike. There were times I was so sick I couldn’t eat, couldn’t watch TV, couldn’t read my mail.
But when I was sickest from the chemo, I started to beat cancer. In the fall of 1997, I passed the one-year mark of recovery. Finally I made my mind up: I would try to race again.
Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Lance Armstrong Gathers Support to Fight Cancer
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Over the past several years, many people have been inspired by the real-life story of Lance Armstrong’s success at beating cancer.
But just as inspiring as his personal history is the Tour de France champion’s campaign on behalf of others who are living with cancer.
Armstrong told USA Today he receives hundreds of messages per day from cancer survivors and their families, and he tries to respond to as many as he can.
Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Cancer Survivor Shares Healing Garden
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
While battling two separate bouts of cancer, Deborah Marqui found refuge in her garden.
Now, she regularly shares her personal sanctuary with others who may be looking for inspiration.
Marqui, who is cancer-free from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma since 1996 and in remission from breast cancer since 2002, created the two-acre Healing Gardens at Stone Hill Farm in St. Charles, Illinois.
Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Breast Cancer Heroine to Receive Presidential Medal
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Millions of women and men across the globe owe a debt of thanks to the efforts of Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker.
Her Susan G. Komen For the Cure network contributes to research, advocacy, education and outreach to people with breast cancer.
The inspiration for the global organization, which has a presence in 50 countries, began with Brinker’s promise to her sister.
Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
