The Pink Crusader sends warm greetings and postcards of love from the East Coast. My son and I have embarked on the road trip of our lives, visiting nearly 30 friends and relatives, in four states, within nine days! I look forward to sharing highlights from my trip with all of you next week. Until then, I'll continue to rack on the miles, enjoy the view and let the wind rush through my barely-there hair for as long as my husband will let me.
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."-Lao Tzu
PERSONAL NOTE: Best Wishes and Happy Birthday to Papa Bear! Another year younger but all the more wiser. Love you, Dad!
Congratulations to Judy Bloss on completing her Radiation Therapy. As Judy says, "The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter."
Condolences to Elizabeth Camp on the loss of her mother to metastatic disease. She was a great inspiration to "Betsy" and her family and we celebrate her courage while extending our deepest sympathy.
FYI:
From Rosemary Barr and Cheryl Donlin:
Have you ever bought a Breast Cancer Research Stamp? I bet you
have - 700 million of them have been sold since the stamp was
introduced in 1998. The net proceeds go to federal breast cancer
research, and it's raised over $53 million for critical research
work. It's the top-selling stamp in U.S. history!
Right now, two bills in Congress could reauthorize the stamp -
or make it permanent! - but only if they pass. If the stamp
isn't reauthorized or made permanent by December 31, 2007, it
will be lost - along with its millions of dollars for breast
cancer research. Please join me in sending a message to Congress today!
http://komenpolicy.org/campaign/kl_stamp?rk=PpwTuDs1Yn6ZW
From Marsha Yeager: Komen Survivor Party
Rosemary Herron has some great news about this party which is to be held Wednesday, August 22 at the Houstonian from 6-8 p.m. Anyone who has participated in the “Race for the Cure” and indicated that they are a survivor automatically gets an invitation. Those in the SOS group who would like to go and have never received an invitation need to email Rosemary with their current home address so she can add them to the invitee list. Also, anyone who would like to serve on the planning committee can contact her (greatwhitetheron@alltel.net or 281. 242. 0351.) The committees are all formed and just need “worker bees” (welcome/name tags, decorating, etc.) This is wonderful evening event which is free.
DAILY REMINDER:
"Fund Free Mammograms"
Go to The Breast Cancer Site at http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/tpc/EEB_0115_BCSm
and help fund free mammograms for the homeless, working-poor, and un-insured women. It costs nothing to you, except one daily click on the pink "Fund Free Mammograms" button. You can even request automatic reminders via e-mail. Please make your free click now, and thanks for your continuing support! The Breast Cancer Site, One Union Square, 600 University Street, Suite 1000, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 1-888-811-5271
UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark Your Calendars and Save the Dates!
SOS (Survivors Offering Support)Meeting
We will be meeting at the church on Tuesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. This meeting will be our last meeting until fall. Our guest speaker is Pilates teacher, Amy Stanley. Amy currently teaches Pilates to her clients at the Fitness Retreat. She is passionate about this form of exercise and imbues enthusiasm to everyone she “touches.” She will give us some new exercises to practice, so please bring a large bath or beach towel to join in the fun and the opportunity to feel better. Finally and most importantly, any 5, 10, or 15 year breast cancer survivors will be specially honored. Please bring something to eat or drink that can be shared by all. However, bringing something is not a requirement for attending. Utensils, cups, and plates will be provided.
CORRECTION: Rosebuds II Meetings
(For those who have had or are at high risk
for recurrence and/or metastasis)
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month 5:45 - 7:30 p.m.
MAY 10 & 24 JUNE 14 & 28
www.RosebudsSupport.org
Walk to Empower
3-Mile walk, Sunday, May 13, 2007
MacGregor Park, Houston, Tx 9:00am
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
No Fee Register online at www.y-me.org
The Alice Thomsen Lymphedema Awareness Group of Houston
Meetings are scheduled on the 3rd Tuesday of every other month at the American cancer Society Building,6301 Richmond (between Hillcroft and Fountainview) at 7:00pm. The 2007 dates are May 15th, July 17th, September 18 and November 20th.
For further information call 281-546-6438.
Rosebuds Meetings
Open to all Breast Cancer Patients/Survivors
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month 5:45 - 7:30 p.m.
MAY 15 JUNE 5 & 19
Rosebuds II Meetings
(For those who have had or are at high risk
for recurrence and/or metastasis)
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month 5:45 - 7:30 p.m.
MAY 24, JUNE 14 & 28
www.RosebudsSupport.org
CanCare Survivors Day Luncheon
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2007
For More Info: patwh@cancare.org
As most of you know our Survivors Day Luncheon will be held on Thursday, May 31 at the Intercontinental Hotel. Our luncheon event is a wonderful way to honor friends, family and employees who are cancer survivors and the medical communities who treat them. Our keynote speaker is Scott Hamilton, who is considered to be the world's most celebrated figure skater. In addition to being a role model and humanitarian, Mr. Hamilton is also a ten-year testicular cancer survivor.
2007 Komen Survivor Party
August 22, at The Houstonian
Details to be announced in future posts.
"The Faces behind Breast Cancer" Launch Party
Save the date, Sunday August 26, at 1:00 pm.
Details will be announced in future posts.
Living Fully
M.D. Anderson Annual Conference
September 6-8 2007
Marriott Westchase - Houston, Texas
Additional information is not available at this time.
Tour De Pink 2007
Pink Ribbons Project
September 9, 2007
at Prairie View A&M University
www.tourdepink.org
Additional info in future posts.
2007 Breast Health Summit
"SAVE THE DATE" for the 2007 Breast Health Summit to be held on October 18, 2007 at the United Way in Houston. Please pass this information on to others who may be interested. Additional information will be sent out later by both e-mail and postal mail. And of course, if your mailing address has changed, please be sure to forward the updated information to me. I look forward to seeing you in October!
Pat Dames
The Rose-
12700 North Featherwood
Houston, TX 77034
281-464-5150
Fax 281-484-7083
pdames@the-rose.org
www.the-rose.org
"Sharing is Caring"
As always, The Pink Crusader welcomes your comments, stories, poems, and events. Posts are updated every Sunday. Please send your written contributions to thepinkcrusader1@aol.com.
This concludes our weekly edition of the Pink Crusader. See you next week!
"No matter where you go, there you are."–unknown
Until next week, stay strong, stay well, and keep on dancing down life's highway!
Love, Josie
The Pink Crusader
thepinkcrusader1@aol.com
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9 comments:
Hi Josie,
Hope you are well --- know you are enjoying yourself --- keep loggin' on
those miles!
See you soon!
Rosemary.
Josie,
My mom passed away on April 11th. I told her about the book and my topless photo before the mets in her brain had confused her beyond understanding. She smiled, but I'm sure I shocked her. My dad and I were with her, holding her as she took her last breaths, and my brothers were at the hospice the day before, so it was all ok. I'll see you soon. - Elizabeth
Dalip looks great as do you with your new hair.
I know we'll catch you in either Houston or Cleveland
Until then stay well.....
ps Philly was GREAT...................................H
I wish I could have spent more time talking to you. Too much to do in the
kitchen!
Who'd you see at the Tower Theater?
Rob
Hi Josie!
We enjoyed the photos you sent. Make sure you save some energy for the wedding....I'm expecting you to do some dancing.
Love,
Mimi
...thinking of you dear! Hope all is well Love, Gloria
As I reflect back on our few hours together, I seem to glean more and more meaning from it. You are a strange-- and strangely wonderful--person, my dear: a true friend; steady as the pole star and, really, always have been. What a wonderful mind and soul you have. I need to tell you this. Also, that I was inundated with, and overwhelmed by, emotions, a rare occurrence in my life. The nature of my profession has made me somewhat thick skinned, I'm afraid. I was in another world when we parted, mostly due to the intensity of our conversation (words blooming from both of us like sudden bouquets) , but also because I was physically exhausted from the chronic insomnia that seems to plague me. It all served, strangely enough, to bump me up a few degrees of consciousness. Josie as the Muse! For us, conversation of a higher order has always been readily achieved. This is a gift beyond value, an exceedingly rare experience in a world too full of baseness, surface glitter and Judge T.V. shows! Who needs drugs when lack of sleep and intense, intelligent conversation with a good friend will do the trick. More precious our time remaining.
Yours in Spirit and Friendship, Pedro
YOU DID IT!
Love, Rosie
Josie,
I am so proud of you.
You did it!
WOWOWOWOWOW
Love you,
Mimi
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