Our walkathon is October 20th in Houston and the 27th in San Antonio. I hope that my Houston peeps can sign up to walk - even if you don't want to fundraise, we just want to see you there.
Jeanne Sather, the Assertive Cancer Patient, was my inspiration for boycotting the Pink of October. I read what she wrote and it really hit home. My dad's mom, my Grandma Jane, died of breast cancer. And I have many readers & friends who are survivors or who have had family members with breast cancer. I really think that people should just donate directly to research vs. losing part of their money to huge companies who are making ginourmous profits off the "cause."
Some facts for September Awareness Month:
Every five minutes, someone in the United States learns that he or she has leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma - that's more than 300 people every day.
Every ten minutes, an adult or child is expected to die from one of those diseases.
Leukemia is the leading cause of death by disease among children and young adults under the age of 20.
Leukemia is the most common cause of death from cancer among men under age 40 and females under 20.
Hodgin Lymphoma is one of the most curable cancers; the five-year relative survival rate is now 83 percent.
80% of myeloma cases occur after age 60; it is rarely found in individuals under age 50.
Myeloma is the most intractable of the blood cancers with survival at only 32%.
Why we raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:
The Society's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
It is the world's largest private organization concerned solely with funding research to find cures for blood cancers.
As a result of ongoing research, overall survival rates for leukemia have tripled in the last 40 years.
Posted by debutaunt at September 9, 2007 10:49 AM