Thursday, July 31, 2008

Thank you to everyone who mentioned or forwarded me the link to http://www.standup2cancer.org/ . You made it to where I remembered ( in case I didnt!) that Childhood Cancer is NOT a priority in cancer world...
Obvioulsy someone has forgotten that without children there is NO future...
Anyway, standup2cancer is getting one hour on the three major national TV channels (ABC, CBS, NBC) on september 5th . They will have a telethon to try and raise money for cancer research ... Again , breast cancer , colon cancer, prostate cancer , all those are mentioned on the site, but no sign of childhood cancer...
So , I looked for a way to email them and let them know my thoughts on the matter... With the help of my magnifying glass, I found at the bottom left of my screen on their main page , the link " contact us " . one of their option was : share your story . So after having to delete words a few times ( 500 characters to tell the horrific truth our children live everyday is a joke!) , I said 2 words about Julian , about the video of our children who have passed , and begged , yes I begged them to mention childhood cancer .

So I am going to ask you to get involved ... Go on http://www.standup2cancer.com/ , get your magnifying glass , find the contact us link , find the share your story option , write "mention childhood cancer " in the subject and let them know in 500 characters or less why they need to do it !!!! PLEASE !!!!!


Also , we are getting close to September , and besides being my birthday , it is CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH , and more specifically September 13th is CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS DAY for the first time!!! So what do we do in September ? we eat at CHILI'S !! well that is one thing you can do, part of the money they make in september go to research at St Judes ... You can go http://www.cafepress.com/ , design yourself a couple of childhood cancer bites or sucks or stinks , and childhood cancer awareness month ... And wear them every other day all month and let people ask you questions when they look at your shirt funny, and answer them!!! PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW !!!!

Also to get involved more, stay posted . My next post will be all about getting involved...

Fun stuff now... I am going to the ranch this week end, well that is if I dont get lost . I will be driving for 3 and a half hours by myself ... WEIRD !!! I will get my little Willbug back and see my favorite Cowboys and girl !!!
Ken and the boys will be leaving Wisconsin tomorrow I think... So the Avery troops will be reunited soon ...still desperately missing their king though...





Keep Coleman ,Caden, Scott and my Peggy in your prayers...

Mimi

3 comments:

Theresa said...

I thought I'd leave you a comment since no one has yet.

Thinking about you...

Love T

I am Heather...creator of all things crafty! said...

I am totally appauled that childhood cancer isn't a priority on any cancer telethon's list. Guess it's one of those "don't care unless it happens to you" "PRIORITIES"....Sad, just sad. Actually, it's a travesty.

Heather

Amber said...

I added my plea for childhood cancer to the Stand Up for Cancer website. Thanks for making me aware of this.