Sundance Magazine Has Finally Arrived – ** Update Coming This Week **

Sundanceh
Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hey, the Magazine finally arrived and fresh off the presses. It turned out really nice and while I was down at the hospital, I stopped by the Foundation and they had just arrived.

The question of the Summer was who was going to be on the front cover? Would it be Sundance or Frankie V?

And the winner is………neither one of us, LOL:)

The graphics department has someone else in charge now and they have moved in a different direction now. Since the magazine is about Health and Technology stories, the designer put a computer motherboard and a computer chip on the cover instead. But hey, at least I didn’t lose, LOL:)

The article about me and Dr. D. is titled, “daVinci Robot to the Rescue.” We're on pages 7-8-9 of the magazine.

A picture of the president of the foundation is just inside the cover – her name is Sally and it’s with her generosity, that this was made possible through the foundation’s contributors and her willingness to help me out and donate the copies for distribution. A very sweet lady and it was such a privilege to work with her. There are some other really good stories in there, so I’m sure you’ll enjoy reading all of the articles.

I wanted to personally thank the members of our community who donated money for shipping and handling so that the folks who had requested a copy to get one. This was very generous of you guys to do to make sure that we could get this done.

I also want to thank our friend, Don (coolvdub). His generosity in taking collections was most gracious and I’ve been very proud to work with him on my project. He took a lot of weight off my shoulders during my surgery and ran with this one all the way – so thank you, Don, for all that you did to help all of us.

Additionally, Don has offered to help me with the shipping labels, so all I will have to do is peel and stick. He has purchases a labeler and is currently working on that at this time. Kudos, Don!

Originally, when I opened the post there were approximately 34 people who were interested in receiving a copy of the magazine. I realize it was a couple of months ago now, and times has gone on, but here is the list of folks who were on the post and we will need mailing addresses, so we can get these sent out to you:)

I’m going to ask that you PM Don with your address, so he can do his thing with his fancy labeler. He will mail those to me and I’ll mail the mags out from my place. We hope to do this as fast as possible.

Geotina
Lisa42
Gracie2010
AnneCan
Baldwin
JDuke
Devastated
Daffodil324
SandyL
Lovekitties
Lizzydavis
Tootsie1
Annabelle41415
Mscolon
Amyb15
Joy1216
Dorookie
Kristasplace
Fight for my love
Vchildbeloved
Elizabethgd
Idlehunters
Lifeisajourney
Aud
Khl8
Hobiec
Karen s49
Ssonjia
Just4Brooks
Nana B
Brenda 3.16
Pf78248
Herdizziness
Mommyof2kds

I realize that we are all on and off this forum at different times in our lives, so don’t know how many of the folks on the list will see their names with this post. We’ll see what happens and we may have to PM individuals to see if they are still interested and go from there.

So, if you wanted a copy, you will get one. If there are any remaining copies left, we can see who might would like to receive them as well. We sort of had to pre-order during that first post, so the Foundation might have a few copies available, or they might not. If they do and someone wants one, I will try my best to accommodate that.

The article and pictures were very nice and they did a first rate job – I’m proud of the way I was represented and it was an incredible honor to be able to help the hospital. The DaVinci surgery netted Dr. D. and St. Paul Hospital with a brand new, state of the art, $1.5 million dollar robot – one of the proudest accomplishments I may ever have in my life and I could not be more thrilled for all the parties involved.

Love to you guys and Big Hugs to all of you!

-Craig


*** UPDATE 10-01-2010 ***

I've got the first two batches of magazines mailed out and they are on the way to you! There are plenty of copies still available if you would still like one. I can probably fill somewhere between 30-40 more.

Thanks to the generous donations made by some of our community members, for the benefit of the entire community, we are still good on the cost of shipping, so that's good news. I've got envelopes, magazines, and s&h to cover you if you are interested.

Don (coolvdub) has been helping me print out labels to make the process quicker and it does really help get 'em out. Just PM him your address and he will send those to me and I'll mail them out from here. Everyone gets a "signed" copy, LOL:)

And you can always hang the article on your wall and throw darts at it - use it as a drink coaster - or line your kitty litter pan with it, LOL:) It has a million and one uses:)

I got them for all of us and the Foundation was so generous to donate these to me at no charge. As I was going through my address lists, it dawned on me how many folks were on my list, that are no longer with us. How I wish they could have had a copy, just heartbreaking!

So, if there are any more of you fine folks that were on the fence or missed this thread, and wanted one, now is the perfect opportunity to tell me. Would love for you to have a copy if you wanted one - that was the whole idea of the project.

Thank you!
-Craig
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Comments

  • Nana b
    Nana b Member Posts: 3,030 Member
    Can't wait to see it!!
    Postage could be expensive, can you scan the article and email it to me? Do you have a scanner?
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    Nana b said:

    Can't wait to see it!!
    Postage could be expensive, can you scan the article and email it to me? Do you have a scanner?

    No Worries
    Hey Raquel

    We'll be OK - some of our members donated the money for S&H, so you'll get a real copy.
    Just PM your address to "coolvdub" (DON) and he'll print out the label and send it to me - he's helping me out.

    The donations for postage were "very generous" and it's our loving community that is making this all possible.

    Oh, what we can't do when we set our minds to something, huh?

    Don't worry about a thing! Just enjoy it!

    -Craig
  • Sigma34
    Sigma34 Member Posts: 203
    Sundanceh said:

    No Worries
    Hey Raquel

    We'll be OK - some of our members donated the money for S&H, so you'll get a real copy.
    Just PM your address to "coolvdub" (DON) and he'll print out the label and send it to me - he's helping me out.

    The donations for postage were "very generous" and it's our loving community that is making this all possible.

    Oh, what we can't do when we set our minds to something, huh?

    Don't worry about a thing! Just enjoy it!

    -Craig

    I will PM Don, hope there is
    I will PM Don, hope there is an extra. :-)
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    Sigma34 said:

    I will PM Don, hope there is
    I will PM Don, hope there is an extra. :-)

    me too
    moi aussi
  • coolvdub
    coolvdub Member Posts: 408 Member
    maglets said:

    me too
    moi aussi

    Shoot me a PM
    Hi All,

    I have received several PM's already, if you want a copy just PM me your name and mailing address. I will send the labels off in batches as I get them, so the please be patient and we will get this done.

    Since I'm working I will do this in the evenings after work, but rest assured I will work hard to get these sent to Craig ASAP. If you were one of the generous folks who donated, I have your info already and have sent it off to Craig.

    Don
  • lizzydavis
    lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
    coolvdub said:

    Shoot me a PM
    Hi All,

    I have received several PM's already, if you want a copy just PM me your name and mailing address. I will send the labels off in batches as I get them, so the please be patient and we will get this done.

    Since I'm working I will do this in the evenings after work, but rest assured I will work hard to get these sent to Craig ASAP. If you were one of the generous folks who donated, I have your info already and have sent it off to Craig.

    Don

    Craig, I am excited about receiving the magazine.
    Craig, I am excited about receiving the magazine. I can hardly wait to see it.

    Thank you,
    Lizzy
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    Great
    We have waited long enough - give us the scoop and mag :) So anxious to get this in my hands. So proud of you and your dedication to this board.

    Hugs! Kim
  • Fight for my love
    Fight for my love Member Posts: 1,522 Member
    Wow,I was wondering the
    Wow,I was wondering the other day when the magazine would be coming out.Now we have it.It's so exciting.Thank you,my brother,thank you for letting us know the whole story about the magazine.It's so precious.Thank you,Don,thank you very much for your time and generosity.
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    What?
    I personally think a cover of you would be way sexier than a computer motherboard! Anyway, I'm glad you're pleased with the way things turned out and can't wait to read it.

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • idlehunters
    idlehunters Member Posts: 1,787 Member
    tootsie1 said:

    What?
    I personally think a cover of you would be way sexier than a computer motherboard! Anyway, I'm glad you're pleased with the way things turned out and can't wait to read it.

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Dude!!!
    Let me be the first to ask... CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH????? You're such a "Superstar" ... LOL...... Luv ya my friend!!!

    Jen
  • herdizziness
    herdizziness Member Posts: 3,624 Member

    Dude!!!
    Let me be the first to ask... CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH????? You're such a "Superstar" ... LOL...... Luv ya my friend!!!

    Jen

    Heck
    I thought that was a given that he was signing each one personally!!!
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    Bump
    Just trying to see if some of the folks on the list have read this. If you are on, please send your address to Don (coolvdub).

    Thx!
  • coolvdub
    coolvdub Member Posts: 408 Member
    Sundanceh said:

    Bump
    Just trying to see if some of the folks on the list have read this. If you are on, please send your address to Don (coolvdub).

    Thx!

    Craig
    I will update you later with who has responded so far. Going to the beach today with Sheri and Bailey.

    Don
  • ssonjia
    ssonjia Member Posts: 21
    addy

    do you still have my addy?? from the Christmas cd??? Sonjia
  • ssonjia
    ssonjia Member Posts: 21
    coolvdub said:

    Craig
    I will update you later with who has responded so far. Going to the beach today with Sheri and Bailey.

    Don

    addy
    hey how do i private message you. Iam not very good at this stuff. My email is ssonjia@yahoo.com could you maybe email me I will email you my addy// Thanks Sonjia
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    ssonjia said:

    addy

    do you still have my addy?? from the Christmas cd??? Sonjia

    Ssonjia
    I will check to see if I still have this. If not, I could just PM you and all you'd have to do is select REPLY and leave address. We'll get you taken care of.

    -Craig
  • kristasplace
    kristasplace Member Posts: 957 Member
    Cool beans!!!
    I was just wondering about these mags the other day! I was telling my Mother all about how you went through the new robotic surgery, and i was wondering if they have anything like that here in San Diego. That's one surgery i might consider. I can't WAIT to read the article!

    It looks like your dream of helping to beat this monster is really coming true, Craig. I know this technology will save many, many lives.

    Hugs!
    Krista
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    Bump
    Bump
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    Bumping Again...
    We got some more responses - keep 'em coming.

    I'm "stackin' 'em deep - and sellin' 'em cheap" LOL:)

    There are plenty of copies available still and the cost is paid for - just request one and it's yours!

    -Craig
  • HollyID
    HollyID Member Posts: 946 Member
    Sundanceh said:

    Bumping Again...
    We got some more responses - keep 'em coming.

    I'm "stackin' 'em deep - and sellin' 'em cheap" LOL:)

    There are plenty of copies available still and the cost is paid for - just request one and it's yours!

    -Craig

    My dear Craig...
    I'd love one if you have extras. I have no idea why I didn't climb on board when it was first mentioned. :)

    oh yeah.... are they autographed? Someday, when you're old and famous, I could sell it off and live happily ever after. :)