July 05, 2007
Introducing the Texas 4000
I had the pleasure of hearing about Austin natives who truly Live Strong for 75 days a year as they bike from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. Yeah I know. Craziness. They truly do like everything big in Texas, including achievements.
But there is more to marvel at about this story then the herculean bike ride. The Texas 4000 For Cancer spreads hope and knowledge throughout the journey. All the while the organization also raises money for a number of other cancer organzations including the American Cancer Society. Truly amazing.
To learn more about their mission and goals visit their website www.Texas4000.org. To catch the riders en route, take a look at the scheduled visits. Finally, to support the riders and donate visit http://www.texas4000.org/t4k/main/donate .
Best of luck Texas 4000! Looking forward to seeing some of the riders in Seattle.
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September 26, 2006
Laughter Is the Breast Medicine
This note is posted courtesy of Daily Candy, New York Edition, Sep. 26, 2006. Actually, we haven't really asked for permission, but sometimes its easier to beg for forgiveness. Hopefully, they won't mind because the relevance is fantastic. Enjoy and congrats to Marisa Acocella Marchetto in her battle and her eagerness to spread the laughter, love and hope.
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From: http://www.dailycandy.com/article.jsp?ArticleId=27243&city=1
Let’s say you live the fabulous only in New York (and the movies) version of life, publishing cartoons in The New Yorker.
And let’s say that after years of being single, you’re about to marry an adoring Italian who happens to be the city’s It restaurateur.
And let’s say that three weeks before your wedding, you’re diagnosed with breast cancer.
What do you do?
If you’re Marisa Acocella Marchetto, you do what you’re best at and create a gorgeous, hilarious graphic memoir about getting sick, getting mad, getting married, and kicking cancer’s ass.
Cancer Vixen documents Marchetto’s adventures in chemo, kabbalah, and recovery, which she does with the help of her fiancé, several BFFs, and her magnificently bossy diva mom.
This is no gloomy autobiography. Marchetto is witty, self-aware, and totally free of self-pity. Though Cancer Vixen has its tear-jerking moments, more often than not it’ll have you crying with laughter.
And for every copy sold, Marchetto will donate a percentage of her royalties to provide care for underprivileged women at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, affiliated with Saint Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan, and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Because when it comes to healthy breasts, there’s nothing like good support.
Available online at amazon.com. Thanks for the forward laurenbn.
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August 31, 2006
How can we make curing cancer a global priority? By Cindy Crawford
How can we make curing cancer a global priority? By Cindy Crawford**
When I was ten years old, my younger brother Jeff died of leukemia.
Cancer kills 7 million people worldwide each year. Yet it is a treatable disease that—in time—is beatable. However, in today’s troubled global environment, valuable resources that would otherwise go to cancer research are frequently re-directed by the crisis du jour.
What can we, as individuals and as a global community, do to focus & mobilize our governments to find the cures that will make cancer a fear of the past?
Click here to watch a video of Cindy explaining more you can do to help:
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(** Thank you to Yahoo Answers for giving Cindy Crawford the time and space to address this issue in the Yahoo Answers format)
More of Cindy Crawford's Q&A
Courtesy of Yahoo Answers
I grew up in the midwest, learning a lot about life in my early years. My brother Jeff died of leukemia when he was only 4, and I was 10. By the time I was a teenager, my mother was raising my sisters and me as a single mom. Part of my values stem from the fact that I learned early on life can be difficult, and how important family is. I also learned the value of hard work, which I brought with me to my modeling. I worked hard and fortunately “made it”.
As a business woman, I’m very involved in both the creation and marketing of fashion, beauty & health/fitness products. I try to give back by supporting charities like The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Their work is making a real difference in the fight against cancer, a fight that I’m strongly committed to—not only because I lost my brother, but because that kind of loss is devastating so many people today. It’s a fight we can win & I want to do whatever I can to make that happen. Learn more at http://www.lightthenight.org/
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