Dear friends and family,
As you know, my life has been hugely impacted by a nasty disease called cancer. On November 3rd, 2005 I received my cancer diagnosis of Stage III papillary/follicular thyroid cancer. After surgeries and radiation, I was able to kick it into remission where I have been since July 13th 2006. But having thyroid cancer has changed my life and not for the better. Although it's seen by most people as "the good cancer", the after effects of thyroid cancer are different than other cancers because I have to live without a critical part of my metabolism...the thyroid. Although thyroid cancer is highly curable, I would like to see more people get screened for it and research done to see what can be done to prevent thyroid cancer.
As you may also know, I lost my Dad on November 27th 2009 after his short but courageous battle with lung cancer. Lung cancer not only took a wonderful man from this world, but a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend away from the people who love him so dearly. One of the things I really like about the American Cancer Society is their stop smoking campaign. My Dad was a life-long smoker and sadly it is that addiction to nicotine that took him from us. I will do anything I can to contribute to finding a cure for lung cancer so that not one more daughter has to feel the pain that my sister Cassandra and I do. This year I Relay for not only myself but in my honor of my Dad.
I am writing to ask you to get involved in this year's Relay for Life on June 25th 2010 at Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva. Please join my team and walk with us to fight cancer. I am trying to get as many people signed up before January 19th as I can. It will just take you a couple of minutes to sign up and it doesn't cost you a cent. Relay is a lot of fun. They have music, food, fireworks and a great sense of community every year so what do you have to lose by giving it a try? Please join in the fun of Relay help us raise some money for the American Cancer society. To join my team, please click on this link: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/teamsparklefluff
If you don't have the time to join my Relay team, please consider supporting my fundraising efforts by making a donation to the American Cancer Society. Any amount helps! You can do this by clicking this link: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/meganorr
As you know, my life has been hugely impacted by a nasty disease called cancer. On November 3rd, 2005 I received my cancer diagnosis of Stage III papillary/follicular thyroid cancer. After surgeries and radiation, I was able to kick it into remission where I have been since July 13th 2006. But having thyroid cancer has changed my life and not for the better. Although it's seen by most people as "the good cancer", the after effects of thyroid cancer are different than other cancers because I have to live without a critical part of my metabolism...the thyroid. Although thyroid cancer is highly curable, I would like to see more people get screened for it and research done to see what can be done to prevent thyroid cancer.
As you may also know, I lost my Dad on November 27th 2009 after his short but courageous battle with lung cancer. Lung cancer not only took a wonderful man from this world, but a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend away from the people who love him so dearly. One of the things I really like about the American Cancer Society is their stop smoking campaign. My Dad was a life-long smoker and sadly it is that addiction to nicotine that took him from us. I will do anything I can to contribute to finding a cure for lung cancer so that not one more daughter has to feel the pain that my sister Cassandra and I do. This year I Relay for not only myself but in my honor of my Dad.
I am writing to ask you to get involved in this year's Relay for Life on June 25th 2010 at Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva. Please join my team and walk with us to fight cancer. I am trying to get as many people signed up before January 19th as I can. It will just take you a couple of minutes to sign up and it doesn't cost you a cent. Relay is a lot of fun. They have music, food, fireworks and a great sense of community every year so what do you have to lose by giving it a try? Please join in the fun of Relay help us raise some money for the American Cancer society. To join my team, please click on this link: http://main.acsevents.org/
If you don't have the time to join my Relay team, please consider supporting my fundraising efforts by making a donation to the American Cancer Society. Any amount helps! You can do this by clicking this link: http://main.acsevents.org/
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ReplyDeleteSee, another person being told thyroid cancer is the good one. Like there is any GOOD kind of cancer. I went public with my blog because of these misconceptions. I needed people to see the not so "good" side of thyca. I will be looking into helping local teams for the relay as well. We need to find a cure.
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