What is cancer?
What
do you know about cancer? According to the American Cancer Society's
web site: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/what-is-cancer
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What Is Cancer?
Cancer is the general name for a group of
more than 100 diseases. Although there are many kinds of cancer, all
cancers start because abnormal cells grow out of control. Untreated
cancers can cause serious illness and death.
Cut and dried. Plain English. Just a bit cold.
What is cancer?
Cancer
is a disease that attacks different parts of the body doing incredible
harm not only to the one afflicted, but to their family and friends.
Cancer puts the warrior into fighting mode, with the back up of their
caregivers. It causes pain, frustrations, exhaustion, loss..of hair, of
body parts, of life. It costs one time, health, jobs, money. It costs,
time that could be spent enjoying life, not simply existing until the
battle is won.
What
causes cancer? The link above will give you the technical/ medical
information. I have over the course of the past few years read many
articles and reports on the topic. Some have said stress, some heredity,
some lifestyle among others.
What can we do about it? How can we prevent it? How do we fight.......and win?
We
fight by changing parts of our lifestyle that may invite cancer in. Bad
diets, lack of exercise, too much stress without stress release, all
need be addressed.
What
can we do for others who have already been diagnosed? Be there for
them. Help them when needed, a ride to the doctor, a ride for groceries
or medicines, help with house or yard work. Be there, to keep them
company when the fear and loneliness strikes. Be there to encourage even
if its merely by your presence. Donate. Yes, you knew it was coming.
Donate your time- a few minutes here, an hour or two there, an all nighter on the night of Relay.
Donate
your talents- help create posters, special signs, create fundraising
items. Help plan, set up execute things during the year or the night of
Relay.
Donate
your money. Your money goes to
research. It goes to programs to help the warrior. It goes to
education, to have the materials readily available. It goes to help have
people manning the web site, cancer.org. The 24 hour hotline 800-227-2345.
Cancer
touches us all. I've said it before, I'll say it again and again and
again. I'll say it until we all realize the facts. Until we come to
grips that no one person can
do it alone. It takes an army of determined souls reaching out to
fight. Reaching out to eradicate cancer in any and all ways. Thinking
minds, strong backs, willing hands and tireless bodies-- working toward
the common goal.. no more cancer.
Join us? In any way that you are able.. you're more than welcome.
teaser....
first person to donate at least $20 online wins a prize
first person to donate $50 gets a bigger prize
first to donate $100..jackpot.
link to my team page:
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/HEARTforacure (If this link doesn't work.. there is a link on my page that will take you to the team page...feel free to join up if you wish...all are welcome.
link to my personal page:
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/RebeccaSRevels
Rebecca
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