Happy Birthday Mom! Sarcoma Awareness
TGIF Friday, May 14, 2011
Happy Birthday Mom!
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!
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.
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. 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:
Happy Birthday Mom!
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!
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.
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. 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.
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.
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 5/13/2011 9:26 PM 
Categories: Health Issues, Health, Cancer, cancer signs, Family
Tags: sarcoma SarcomaHelp SarcTrials CureSarcoma family cancer cancer signs Moms birthdays
Categories: Health Issues, Health, Cancer, cancer signs, Family
Tags: sarcoma SarcomaHelp SarcTrials CureSarcoma family cancer cancer signs Moms birthdays
What a beautiful way to homage to your mom.
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What a lovely tribute to your mother!
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I still have my bracelet I won from a giveaway you had on here over a year ago! I love posts that raise awareness! Happy Birthday Jody's Mom!!!
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Wow, your mom is a beauty! I watched the Dash and so inspiring...I wonder why its called the dash?
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Hugs Jody!! Your mom would be very proud of you!
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Beautiful memorial to your mom, Jody! And what a great cause too. I'd never heard of this type of cancer until you first blogged about it so keep getting it out there! Hope today is full of peace and wonderful memories of your mom.
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This is one of my favorite posts, and I bookmarked it for the good information.
The Dash! Oh, wow, that was wonderful and a perfect way to begin my Sunday morning. I will always look at the dash in this new light. I live next to a beautiful cemetery where I walk through. This will be a constant reminder about what I'm doing with my dash.
I'm sorry for your mom being taken too soon. This is a nice tribute.
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Jody - hugs to you and thank you for sharing your mom with all of us.
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This is a very lovely dedication to your Mom. She would no doubt be so proud of you Jodi. Love ~HUGS
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