Happy Birthday Mom! Sarcoma Awareness
TGIF Friday, May 14, 2010
Today is my mom's birthday. She is no longer with us. For those that read me, you may recall that my mom passed away just short of Thanksgiving 2006 from Liposarcoma. Sarcomas are rare forms of cancer. Below is a post I did back in 2009. Any chance I get to bring awareness to this cancer, I do, because rare cancers are not funded well & they have to do so much on their own. Unfortunately, if enough people don't die from it, the funding is minimal!
Happy Birthday Mom!
This post was done back in 2009 BUT I changed the dates for this year's events & put the links if you are interested in joining or sponsoring a team.
Because I think many of you will be busy this weekend & may not get to the computer to check the fitness sites & more, I wanted to do my Mother's Day post today. I will post Sunday too, but I really want to get this post & the information in it out today when more people will see it. Also, I have a link towards the end of the post with a short video called "The Dash". Please take time to watch it.
Today, I want to talk about my deceased Mom. Her birthday is May 14th so Mother's Day & her bday always fell near each other or on the same day. For those of you that might not look at my green sidebar, near the bottom, I have a "My Cause" post. This is what is says:
Today is my mom's birthday. She is no longer with us. For those that read me, you may recall that my mom passed away just short of Thanksgiving 2006 from Liposarcoma. Sarcomas are rare forms of cancer. Below is a post I did back in 2009. Any chance I get to bring awareness to this cancer, I do, because rare cancers are not funded well & they have to do so much on their own. Unfortunately, if enough people don't die from it, the funding is minimal!
Happy Birthday Mom!
This post was done back in 2009 BUT I changed the dates for this year's events & put the links if you are interested in joining or sponsoring a team.
Because I think many of you will be busy this weekend & may not get to the computer to check the fitness sites & more, I wanted to do my Mother's Day post today. I will post Sunday too, but I really want to get this post & the information in it out today when more people will see it. Also, I have a link towards the end of the post with a short video called "The Dash". Please take time to watch it.
Today, I want to talk about my deceased Mom. Her birthday is May 14th so Mother's Day & her bday always fell near each other or on the same day. For those of you that might not look at my green sidebar, near the bottom, I have a "My Cause" post. This is what is says:
This is my own personal cause & for those that don't have one, they may want to think about donating to one of the Sarcoma Foundations below. My mother passed away from a rare form of cancer called Liposarcoma. It is one of about 50 subtypes of sarcomas that affect all age groups from the youngest to the oldest. It is a "a cancer that begins in the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body". There is no cure & funding is low because of its rarity. As some of you may know, the rarer the form of cancer, the less money that is usually allocated to it by the larger organizations like the American Cancer Society or the NIH (National Health Institute) as well as fewer people donate because they just don't know about it. This cancer just keeps coming back, grows back where it already was & spreads to other areas as well.
I know many of you already have causes you support OR it is just too hard right now. All I ask is you keep this cancer in mind if you do not have another charity/cause you give too. I only do this because the funding is so low for this cancer & it literally eats people alive by growing back over & over again & in the same & different places. It attacks all ages from young to old. You can see The Faces of Sarcoma by clicking here.
RIGHT NOW - 2010!
In addition, there is a Team Sarcoma event every year in July that is not only in the U.S. but it is also an international event. This year it is July 17-25, 2010. Check out this link, Team Sarcoma 2010 or this link Team Sarcoma to see if there is an event near you. Just by getting some exercise, you can give!!!!!!!! Here is even another link on how you can get involved.
Please check out the other links under My Cause for additional organizations, a YouTube video on this cancer & a site if you want to buy a t-shirt or other apparel item to support the cause. There are also some great bracelets for those that may want to give that way!
I have lost my mom (liposarcoma) and my mother-in-law (small cell lung) to cancer. They said my mom's cancer was not related to her smoking which she had stopped about 5 years prior to the cancer but I just don't know. I urge all of you to be aware of your body & urge those family & friends around you to do the same. If something is not right, follow up. My mom was misdiagnosed multiple times because of the rarity of this cancer. You know your body better than anyone else!
Once again, here is one of the posts I did on Women & cancer: Cancer Symptoms Women Ignore and just this past Sunday, I had a link for silent symptoms of cancer at this post.
A book to read: Anticancer, by David Servan Schreiber. He talks about food, exercise, way of life and reads easily (he talks about his own brain cancers). This is a very recent book (end 2007) and it is very in line with the new (November 2007) recommendations from the World Cancer Research Fund.
Please watch this very inspiring video & let me know what you intend to do with "Your Dash".
Thank you all for your support of my blog!
PS: The pictures above are my mom. The "play pic" has my mom in the middle with the 1920 banner on her. She loved drama, theater, singing and more so after my dad passed, she got back into this. She loved it & I am glad she got to do some of it before cancer took her life.
RIGHT NOW - 2010!
In addition, there is a Team Sarcoma event every year in July that is not only in the U.S. but it is also an international event. This year it is July 17-25, 2010. Check out this link, Team Sarcoma 2010 or this link Team Sarcoma to see if there is an event near you. Just by getting some exercise, you can give!!!!!!!! Here is even another link on how you can get involved.
Please check out the other links under My Cause for additional organizations, a YouTube video on this cancer & a site if you want to buy a t-shirt or other apparel item to support the cause. There are also some great bracelets for those that may want to give that way!
I have lost my mom (liposarcoma) and my mother-in-law (small cell lung) to cancer. They said my mom's cancer was not related to her smoking which she had stopped about 5 years prior to the cancer but I just don't know. I urge all of you to be aware of your body & urge those family & friends around you to do the same. If something is not right, follow up. My mom was misdiagnosed multiple times because of the rarity of this cancer. You know your body better than anyone else!
Once again, here is one of the posts I did on Women & cancer: Cancer Symptoms Women Ignore and just this past Sunday, I had a link for silent symptoms of cancer at this post.
A book to read: Anticancer, by David Servan Schreiber. He talks about food, exercise, way of life and reads easily (he talks about his own brain cancers). This is a very recent book (end 2007) and it is very in line with the new (November 2007) recommendations from the World Cancer Research Fund.
Please watch this very inspiring video & let me know what you intend to do with "Your Dash".
Thank you all for your support of my blog!
PS: The pictures above are my mom. The "play pic" has my mom in the middle with the 1920 banner on her. She loved drama, theater, singing and more so after my dad passed, she got back into this. She loved it & I am glad she got to do some of it before cancer took her life.
Posted by truth2beingfit at 5/13/2010 9:00 PM 
Categories: Life Experiences, cancer signs, Family
Tags: life experiences birthdays family cancer cancer signs Liddy Shriver sarcoma initiative
Categories: Life Experiences, cancer signs, Family
Tags: life experiences birthdays family cancer cancer signs Liddy Shriver sarcoma initiative
I say it so often, and I always mean it; you are a Gem.
The acorn don't fall far...
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we need to meet up in person.
Such a beautiful and heartfelt post...
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Happy birthday to your mom. She is still with you in spirit. She must have had a wonderful and fun life. I can't imagine my mom being on stage like that!
Thanks for making me aware of Sarcoma.
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There is a lot of good advice here. All too often we let signs of problems go ignored.
Have a great day Jody!
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I applaud your efforts to bring awareness to this condition. Awareness brings about action.
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I understand more about this than I would ever have wanted to, Jody. This is a beautiful tribute to a beautiful woman.
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Hang in there today. Focus on the good and happy times in her "dash", as will I.
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Happy birthday to your Mom, may she rest in peace always. A very heartfelt post. Being a cancer survivor myself I relate and commend you on your courage and diligence for cancer awareness. Keeping cancer in mind is the first step to someday defeating it.
Thanks for sharing.
-Patrick
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Great post! Your mom looks like such a sweet lady. This post really makes me want to visit my mom! I hope they find a cure for all cancers soon..
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((hugs))
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