Awareness Event

survivorfam
survivorfam Member Posts: 41
edited March 2014 in Esophageal Cancer #1
For any of you in the Hattiesburg, MS area, the school where I teach is hosting a 5K Run/Art Walk on Sat., Apr. 17 to raise awareness of Esophageal Cancer. Each year our school hosts this event for a charity that has touched our school community. This year it is especially dear to me as my husband was diagnosed with EC on July 16, 2009. For the last few months I have made it my personal quest to get the word out about this terrible disease. I am not an activist of any sort but,for my darling husband,I have found my voice.

Please feel free to email for more information.

Jane

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  • MOE58
    MOE58 Member Posts: 589 Member
    #2
    WOW HOW AWESOME
    Its amazing what we do after we find out someone we love is diagnosed with this EC disease. I commend you for speaking out about this disease, I don't live anywhere close but if I did I would be there with you. We had a very special person on this site named "KITTEN0385" and her area also did this, as she was a teacher, she was a 24 year old newly married bride, of one year and had only been married 3 months when she found out she had this, unfortunately GOD took her home on NOVEMBER 30, she was a wondrful person, I never met her but as you go along you will see how attach we get to each and every person on this site, we never meet but we all have this same disease, that nobody can help us with unless they have walked our shoes, just like on another post that was put out by mumphy of "DOES SHE NEED A SUPPORT GROUP" we are the support group we are family from all around, nobody understands what you go through until either you are diagnosed with this disease or you have lost a loved one. I am there if I can help in any way.

    GOD BLESS
    Lori aka Moe
  • skyhawk
    skyhawk Member Posts: 19
    #3
    Jane, I am near this event
    Jane, I am near this event as I live near State Line, MS on the Ala side. I was dx 4-08 at 42 y/o and had chemo/rad followed by surgery at MD Anderson in Houston. I just had my 18 month post-op scan this week and everything is still good. I am glad to hear of this event so close to home.
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    #4
    skyhawk said:

    Jane, I am near this event
    Jane, I am near this event as I live near State Line, MS on the Ala side. I was dx 4-08 at 42 y/o and had chemo/rad followed by surgery at MD Anderson in Houston. I just had my 18 month post-op scan this week and everything is still good. I am glad to hear of this event so close to home.

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  • survivorfam
    survivorfam Member Posts: 41
    #5
    MOE58 said:

    WOW HOW AWESOME
    Its amazing what we do after we find out someone we love is diagnosed with this EC disease. I commend you for speaking out about this disease, I don't live anywhere close but if I did I would be there with you. We had a very special person on this site named "KITTEN0385" and her area also did this, as she was a teacher, she was a 24 year old newly married bride, of one year and had only been married 3 months when she found out she had this, unfortunately GOD took her home on NOVEMBER 30, she was a wondrful person, I never met her but as you go along you will see how attach we get to each and every person on this site, we never meet but we all have this same disease, that nobody can help us with unless they have walked our shoes, just like on another post that was put out by mumphy of "DOES SHE NEED A SUPPORT GROUP" we are the support group we are family from all around, nobody understands what you go through until either you are diagnosed with this disease or you have lost a loved one. I am there if I can help in any way.

    GOD BLESS
    Lori aka Moe

    Lori,
    Thank you so much for
    Lori,

    Thank you so much for your kind comments. You are so right. No one really understands what we have been through or are going through. I am so thankful that you have all become a part of my family. I think of you and pray for you often.

    Jane
  • K_ann1015
    K_ann1015 Member Posts: 500
    #6
    We can all band together!
    Jane--- I am kind of far away---but thought maybe I could be there---then I just looked at mapquest---9 1/2 hours away! WOW--when did our country get so BIG! I guess I won't be able to be there... :(

    don't know how I missed your post!!!

    I totally appreciate where you are coming from-- now, not only does my dad have to continue his recovery from EC--but his Brother!! now has to navigate this painful, scary journey...

    I feel pretty helpless--so then I want to save the WHOLE WORLD from EC--- I do have some ideas--if you are interested--send a private message...

    I am so glad you found your voice---I hope I can find mine---and make it LOUD enough so that someONE of consequence can hear it!

    I am supporting this website and having APRIL 2010 be the first NATIONAL esophageal awareness month. Please see Esophageal Cancer Awareness Action Network (ECAN.org)--share with all your friends & family..

    It is within us---to be things we would have never imagined---we all have EC now--maybe we can band together to make a difference?
    Kim

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