Love Your Lady Parts Walk in Wash DC

txtrisha55
txtrisha55 Member Posts: 693 Member
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

Ellen,

How was the walk/run this weekend in Washington DC?  Any new news to report on?  trish

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  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,488 Member
    #2
    It is Nov 6.  It looks like

    It is Nov 6.  It looks like it will be "cool" - 50's.  I have a great friend I work with who has a rare pulomonary disease and we always support eachother's causes.  We always say, "We walk because we know there are people who can't".  When we say "can't" it is because of treatment, recovery, or sadly because we have lost them.  The "look" we give eachother says it all.  I am always touched by everyone who supports my team.  

    Hopefully it isn't going too be windy!

  • txtrisha55
    txtrisha55 Member Posts: 693 Member
    #3
    Yeah after I asked and hit

    Yeah after I asked and hit submit I thought no it could not have been this last weekend because that was still October.  Then got involved with doing my work and finally getting a break looke dit up.  Anyway have a good walk and attend lots of seminars to get the new lastest and greatest updates for all of us ladies here.  Have fun and enjoy the trip.  Pack some warm clothes.  trish

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,488 Member
    #4
    I am taking the free course

    I am taking the free course this year.  It is supposed to be for Ovarian but I think our agressive cancers are on par with that one.  I have my nice, new sign for the walk :)  

  • beccabtown
    beccabtown Member Posts: 234
    #5
    My question is where can the

    My question is where can the rest of us get signs like that!?

  • Soup52
    Soup52 Member Posts: 908 Member
    edited November 2016 #6
    So No Time do you live near

    So No Time do you live near Washington, DC? Also, do you have a group and what is it called? I've been on that site and would like to contribute. I would love to attend that walk someday myself.

  • cindy0519
    cindy0519 Member Posts: 173
    #7
    NoTimeForCancer said:

    I am taking the free course

    I am taking the free course this year.  It is supposed to be for Ovarian but I think our agressive cancers are on par with that one.  I have my nice, new sign for the walk :)  

    What is the course and when

    What is the course and when is it?  I'd be interested depending on timing.

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,488 Member
    #8
    Ok, let's try this again...

    Ok, let's try this again....it timed out...sorry for the late reply to you ladies!

    Cindy, the course is Saturday and they are still inviting people.  If you go to this site and scroll down you will see you can sign up: http://endwomenscancer.org/

    Becca, I took the artwork from the site, took it to a local FastSigns and in a few days for $50 - boom!  It is on both sides and corrugated plastic.

    Soup, my team is Team ELLENator/Friends of Tranette.  Tranette is my beautifully, talented friend I lost to cervical cancer this year.  

    There is another young woman I met at the race and the first time I went to the course I met another UPSC woman from the boards.  If anyone can make it - just look for my sign! :)

  • Ardnasnit
    Ardnasnit Member Posts: 29 Member
    #9
    This is a great event. I have

    This is a great event. I have done the race/walk the last two years and I will be doing it again this year.

  • Editgrl
    Editgrl Member Posts: 903 Member
    #10
    Sure wish we had something

    Sure wish we had something like this on the West Coast!

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,488 Member
    #11
    What a glorious day it was in

    What a glorious day it was in DC for the walk this year.  

    When I got done going through TSA on my flight to DC on Saturday a man walked up to me and said he didn't know there was a race like this.  I told him yes and he said he was on his way to see his mother who has terminal endometrial cancer.  We both had tears in our eyes.

    I met a woman who work for Johns Hopkins and is in clinical trials as she has Stage 4 endometrial trial.

    One of the runners, Rebecca, was in a recurrence and throwing Doxil and Avastin at it.  

    I took the course on Saturday and did learn some interesting things I will share someday.

    I saw (again) one of our sisters from this board and she is looking FABULOUS!!!!

    Below is a sign honoring my beautiful friend, Tranette.  Every year I put names on this wall.  I am tired of losing friends.  

    God bless the warriors - both the researchers and cancer patients.

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  • janaes
    janaes Member Posts: 799 Member
    #12
    Thanks for what you do.  I

    Thanks for what you do.  I didnt say anything but have been looking things like this up in my area ever since this thread started.  It doesnt seem like there is as much but sometime i want to do something like this. Hopefully some day.  Thanks for your exsample.

  • Kvdyson
    Kvdyson Member Posts: 790 Member
    #13
    Thank you so much for

    Thank you so much for representing us all! It's wonderful to learn about the people you met and their stories. Hoping that someday this type of walk will no longer be needed...

  • Nellasing
    Nellasing Member Posts: 528 Member
    #14
    Thank you for sharing!

    So glad everything went well.  Thank you for the stories- look fwd to learning what you learned when you are ready.  (((HUGS)))

  • cindy0519
    cindy0519 Member Posts: 173
    #15
    Wish I had seen this one

    Wish I had seen this one earlier!  I certainly would have signed up - especially with my sister just being diagnosed too. She living in Baltimore so it would have been perfect. We will have to add it to the calendar for next year for sure!

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