Everyone out there knows a close friend or family member that has battled cancer. For me my great-grandmother had colon cancer, my grandmother had ovarian cancer, my aunt has kidney cancer, my friend survived Hodgkin’s, even I had precancerous cells discovered and removed.
Yesterday my Aunt Nancy had surgery to freeze the cancer on her kidney. She has a blood clotting disorder so any surgery for her is very risky. She made it through but developed a hematoma which will go away with time. She is now cancer free.
Yesterday my Aunt Nancy had surgery to freeze the cancer on her kidney. She has a blood clotting disorder so any surgery for her is very risky. She made it through but developed a hematoma which will go away with time. She is now cancer free.
My second cousin Sarah recently supported her mother through lung cancer treatment about 2,000 miles apart from each other. (Picture of Sarah and her Mom many years ago) When her mother’s lung cancer was first caught it was one nearly invisible spot on her lung. By the time she was approved for treatment through her insurance company there were four cancer spots and in her glands. It is very sad in our country a person with health insurance still has to fight to get approved for treatment and while fighting the cancer worsens. What is wrong with our country?
In honor of Sarah’s mother she is running in the Big Sur Mud Run in California to raise money for the American Cancer Society and for her mother’s medical bills. Sarah’s goal is $6,500 by March 26th. Ever little bit helps. Donations for Sarah’s run can be made at this website: http://www.gofundme.com/race-against-cancer.
I am sure many people wonder where their money goes when donating to the American Cancer Society. I took it upon myself to call the American Cancer Society.
15% Research
17% Prevention
27% Patient Support
13% Detection and Treatment
22% Fundraising
6% Employee Salary
The big campaigns out there right now for the American Cancer Society are Healthcare Reform, More Funding for Cancer Research, National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Programs, Take Out Colon Cancer, Pain and Palliative Care, and Protecting Kids from Big Tobacco.
For those of you that criticize Healthcare Reform you need to know some important facts about this bill. The bill supports prevention and early detection for cancer. Sarah’s mom’s cancer was found early but insurance fought treatment. Under Healthcare Reform her outcome could have been very different. Rather than fighting the insurance while her cancer worsened it may have been treated right away. The bill eliminates lifetime limits on coverage, prohibits insurance companies from rescinding coverage, provides access to insurance for uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions, and many more wonderful benefits you can find here: http://www.healthcare.gov/law/timeline/index.html. Why would you want to get rid of this bill? True there are some parts of the bill I do not agree with such as the sales tax when you sell your home but this is NOT a reason to get rid of the entire bill. Congress should pick apart the pieces that do not work and fight to get those removed but not the entire bill. I find it appalling we can spend well over a trillion dollars on the war in Iraq without problems but when it comes to spend money to help our own country and better our healthcare system people are in an uproar.
The other important campaign that is relevant to this post is the More Funding for Cancer Research. The procedure my Aunt Nancy had done to freeze the tumor on her kidney is a relatively new procedure. Without funding for research my aunt may still be living every day waiting for the tumor to take over her body. Given her blood clot disorder all the other treatments made it far too dangerous to operate until this one became available. This treatment option came just in time for my aunt but for many others that lost their lives from kidney cancer it came too late.
More information on the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network can be found here. http://acscan.org/. You can look up federal and state campaigns and if you have time also check into volunteering in your area. Please take a moment to donate to Sarah’s run.
In honor of Sarah’s mother she is running in the Big Sur Mud Run in California to raise money for the American Cancer Society and for her mother’s medical bills. Sarah’s goal is $6,500 by March 26th. Ever little bit helps. Donations for Sarah’s run can be made at this website: http://www.gofundme.com/race-against-cancer.
I am sure many people wonder where their money goes when donating to the American Cancer Society. I took it upon myself to call the American Cancer Society.
15% Research
17% Prevention
27% Patient Support
13% Detection and Treatment
22% Fundraising
6% Employee Salary
The big campaigns out there right now for the American Cancer Society are Healthcare Reform, More Funding for Cancer Research, National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Programs, Take Out Colon Cancer, Pain and Palliative Care, and Protecting Kids from Big Tobacco.
For those of you that criticize Healthcare Reform you need to know some important facts about this bill. The bill supports prevention and early detection for cancer. Sarah’s mom’s cancer was found early but insurance fought treatment. Under Healthcare Reform her outcome could have been very different. Rather than fighting the insurance while her cancer worsened it may have been treated right away. The bill eliminates lifetime limits on coverage, prohibits insurance companies from rescinding coverage, provides access to insurance for uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions, and many more wonderful benefits you can find here: http://www.healthcare.gov/law/timeline/index.html. Why would you want to get rid of this bill? True there are some parts of the bill I do not agree with such as the sales tax when you sell your home but this is NOT a reason to get rid of the entire bill. Congress should pick apart the pieces that do not work and fight to get those removed but not the entire bill. I find it appalling we can spend well over a trillion dollars on the war in Iraq without problems but when it comes to spend money to help our own country and better our healthcare system people are in an uproar.
The other important campaign that is relevant to this post is the More Funding for Cancer Research. The procedure my Aunt Nancy had done to freeze the tumor on her kidney is a relatively new procedure. Without funding for research my aunt may still be living every day waiting for the tumor to take over her body. Given her blood clot disorder all the other treatments made it far too dangerous to operate until this one became available. This treatment option came just in time for my aunt but for many others that lost their lives from kidney cancer it came too late.
More information on the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network can be found here. http://acscan.org/. You can look up federal and state campaigns and if you have time also check into volunteering in your area. Please take a moment to donate to Sarah’s run.
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