The Pink Crusader remains under wraps, but sends warm bunny hugs and best wishes for a blessed and happy Easter. Please read on for the latest updates...and have a pleasant week.
“The great Easter truth is not that we are to live newly after death - that is not the great thing - but that...we are to, and may, live nobly now because we are to live forever." - Phillips Brooks
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SURVIVOR UPDATE
Faye Sallee (per Jeannie Frazier)
Dear Friends,
Faye was admitted into the hospital last week because her pain was causing so much nausea that she could not keep the pain meds down. She is now on IV pain medication. They did a back MRI yesterday which showed her T3 is fractured and collapsed and pushing on her spinal cord. This is the cause of her intense pain. She will be in a wheelchair and they are planning to do radiation for 15 days to shrink the tumor that caused the T3 to fracture. She will be in the hospital until Wed. or until they get her pain stabilized. She is in Room P915.
Faye really appreciates our support ! She called last night to give me this update so I could keep you all informed. She wants you to know how much she treasures our prayers. The biggest immediate prayer is that the medication and radiation will help to control her pain. The chemo(Navalbene) is not causing any problems but she couldn't get it this week because her counts were too low. So pray her counts will go up so she can continue on her chemo schedule.
Love, Jeannie
Please continue to pray:
__That God will work through the hands, hearts and minds of the medical team.
__That Faye will not wrestle with God but continue to seek the Lord despite her difficult circumstances.
__That the Holy Spirit will fill her with strength, comfort and peace.
__That she and her family will see Jesus in the faces of those who minister to them and that they will feel His loving arms around them all.
Her situation is extremely serious and she needs all the prayers and encouragement we can send her!!!
faye.sallee@sbcglobal.net
281-496-9166 home
713-498-2814 cell
14830 Sagamore Hills
Houston, Texas 77082
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Jan Dravecky (per Jeannie Frazier)
Thanks to all of you for praying. I found out yesterday that Jan's report came back great! It was just what the doctor had expected, "in situ" meaning contained. They may to a topical chemo for prevention, but other than that everything is wonderful!! - Jeannie
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Josephine Muhlherr
Please keep "Cousin Josie" ( pages 82 - 83 in The Faces behind Breast Cancer) in your prayers following this week's surgery for recurrence. At the moment she is home resting comfortably, and thanks everyone for their concern. Radiation treatments will start next week and we wish her a full and speedy recovery.
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FYI
From Rosemary Barr:
Some of you may be interested in watching this! - Rosemary
THE TRUTH ABOUT CANCER
This program takes an intimate look at cancer diagnosis and treatment through personal stories of triumph and tragedy, including the producer’s personal experience with her husband.
Tune in to PBS, Channel 8
Wednesday, April 16 at 9 pm (with a 30-minute follow-up program)
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From Victoria Silva:
Feminine Living
Ladies, I am wishing you all, the best Spring cycle ever... and sending you
best wishes and an abundance of blessings! My intention with my practice
Feminine Living is to always bring quality and the finest classes and
services to each one of you... because I care about you as a woman and as a
human being.
This Spring cycle come join me and other like minded women... as we nurture
and care for ourselves at the following classes and services I offer with
Feminine Living: www.feminineliving.com/calendar.html . All of my classes
and services are fun...and affordable... and the self-care you will receive
worth a million!!
LAVENDER COOKING CLASS
My cooking classes are back!! If you cannot attend the Lavender Cooking class on the 29th of March... Get some of your girlfriends together or moms and daughters, and call me to set a date for a PRIVATE cooking class for all of you!!! Let's get COOKING together!! To register or for inquiries call Victoria at 713-849-3535.
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From Jane Weiner
Hope Stone, Inc.
It is officially spring, therefore time for my official spring poem---
spring has sprung
the grass has riz
wonder where the flowers is!?
...and with that we welcome spring...we welcome the start of our children's spring session on March 24th--and we encourage all of you lovely adults to get on over for some fun classes. Check out our website...and also be on the look-out for our summer children and adult schedule!
(713.526.1907...call for details or registration)
Please see below for the items Hope Center is offering.....
Yoga for teens. A 6-week series for teens ages 12-18 years. Taught by master teacher Katy Collins. She will guide your teen thru a series of poses that help with stress, relaxation, posture and strength. The benefits of yoga are amazing, and we so glad to offer it to our teens!
Dates: March 29-May 3
When: Saturdays 11:45-1 p.m.
Cost $110 (pay before March 26th--$100)
May 1st 7 p.m. at the J.C.C.'s Kaplan Theater marks the premiere of our Kid's Play Ensemble/YouthSound presentation of PEACE Piece. A piece about Peace for Peace and honoring Peace! Tickets for this amazing project are on sale now.
We need your support....the kids need your support...and we sure need some Peace!
http://www.hopestoneinc.org/
Simply go here and purchase your tickets or make a donation to our children's arts outreach project.
Buy Hope Stone in a book
The behind the scenes view of Hope Stone Dance's world premiere of SEE Me seen from the lens of photographer Simon Gentry's camera. An amazing book
that captures the beauty, humanness, and energy that was a HUGE part of the piece. 10% of the sales of the book go towards the children's scholarship fund.
www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/184495
We will be cancelling the following classes for the remainder of the spring session--
Monday 6 p.m. pilates
Wednesday 8:15 a.m. pilates
Friday 12 noon pilates.
summer schedule is coming soon! Stay tuned!!
Sincerely, Jane Weiner
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From Destini Shrout-Jordan djjordan3902@att.net :
Hey Guys, it is Relay time click on my link below and see my cute page and help in the fight against CANCER!!!
For state fundraising notices and the American Cancer Society's Privacy Policy, please paste this link into your browser: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/SU/su_0.asp
Click here to visit my personal page.
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeHighPlainsDivision?px=5437353&pg=personal&fr_id=5801&et=qRc9A1ORCN6Ur-ai0c37QA..&s_tafId=101307
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From Donna Fong:
A possibility it might work!! Never give up HOPE! - Donna
http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4708.html
Mayo Clinic Study Shows Parkinson's Disease Drug Might Work in Cancer Patients
Mouse study shows dopamine blocks tumor-feeding blood vessels
Thursday, March 13, 2008
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study published in the March 13 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation (http://www.jci.org/) shows that dopamine, a drug currently used to treat Parkinson's disease and other illnesses, also might work in cancer patients. The study, which was done in mouse and laboratory models, shows that dopamine could possibly prevent new blood vessels from growing and as a result, slow cancer progression.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that regulates movement and affects behavior. In its synthetic form, dopamine is used to treat heart attack victims, Parkinson's disease and pituitary tumors. But it wasn't known until now that dopamine worked by blocking the growth of new blood vessels (a process called angiogenesis).
"Researchers now can test this concept in solid tumors where angiogenesis plays a critical role in the growth and progression of these cancers," says Sujit Basu, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic scientist who conducted this study with Partha Sarathi Dasgupta, Ph.D., a scientist with the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Calcutta, India.; and, Debanjan Chakroborty, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry at Mayo Clinic and CNCI.
"Sometimes new drugs may not be the answer. We looked instead at a novel use for an established product and have found very promising results," Dr. Basu says.
The study has not been replicated in humans, but the results are encouraging, he says.
Dr. Basu has been studying the role of dopamine in cancer for years, and was credited with the initial discovery that dopamine can block new blood vessel growth. His current study is based on mouse and laboratory models of sarcoma — a malignant tumor affecting soft tissues. The research is the first report that dopamine has a role in cancer's use of endothelial progenitor cells to provide a supply line of nourishing blood, Dr. Basu says. These cells, a form of stem cells, are released by bone marrow into the blood system in response to the vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A), which is a protein that is secreted by oxygen-deprived cancer cells. The endothelial progenitor cells then help form new blood vessels to feed the cancer.
Researchers discovered that dopamine stops the transfer of endothelial progenitor cells from the bone marrow into the circulatory system by binding to a specific receptor on the surface of the progenitor cells. This binding suppresses the activity of matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9), an enzyme that enables these cells to move out of bone marrow.
In their experiments, they found that treatment with dopamine significantly decreased mobilation of the progenitor cells from the bone marrow, and it also decreased MMP-9 expression.
"This is the first time it has been shown that an important neurotransmitter like dopamine is regulating the mobilization of these progenitor cells from the bone marrow. This is very important and represents why these findings are so unique," Dr. Basu says.
Other authors include: Chandrani Sarkar, Ph.D., of both CNCI and Mayo Clinic; Uttio Roy Chowdhury, Ph.D., and Rathindranath Baral, Ph.D., both of CNCI.
This research was supported by grants from the Department of Biotechnology, the Government of India; the National Institutes of Health; and the U.S. Department of Defense.
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To obtain the latest news releases from Mayo Clinic, go to www.mayoclinic.org/news. MayoClinic.com is available as a resource for your health stories.
Source: Abstract taken from the http://www.breastcancer.net/ website.
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From Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
Peer to Peer - 11 Tips for Better Health
Small Improvements, Big Returns
Some tips for making small nutritional and fitness improvements that can yield big returns when it comes to your health:
For breast cancer risk reduction, do at least 45 minutes of moderate activity on five or more days a week.
Walk the dog a few more blocks, park the car farther from the mall entrance, take the stairs instead of the elevator—it all adds up.
Buy a pedometer to track your activity level, and aim for
10,000 steps a day.
Read food labels and avoid products with transfats and high-fructose corn syrup—this simple step will automatically eliminate a lot of unhealthy foods.
Include more “healthy fats” in your diet (avocados, olive oil, almonds and walnuts, nut butters) and avoid saturated fat (found in animal products, including dairy).
A single 12-oz. can of regular soda contains about 10 teaspoons of sugar! Substitute flavored seltzer water—you’ll still get the fizz, with zero sugar. If you’re tempted by certain unhealthy foods, don’t keep them in the house.
Plan a week’s worth of menus in advance and shop specifically for those meals.
Substitute whole wheat pasta for white.
Try a vegetarian meal once a week.
Use chicken or vegetable stock instead of oil for stir-frying.
To help you develop a healthy diet that meets your nutritional needs, seek advice from a registered dietician. Good cooking and healthy eating begin with learning about nutrition and how to prepare healthy recipes.
This article was first printed in the spring 2008 issue of Lifeline
http://www.y-me.org/publications/spring08_7.php
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From Emma Jacobs:
Emma Jacobs Breast Cancer Foundation
The Unbeatable movement has begun! Next Fall, Unbeatable – A New Musical, which chronicles one woman’s struggle with breast cancer, will have its world premiere production at Houston’s acclaimed Stages Repertory Theatre and the anticipation is remarkable. More importantly, the comprehensive network of support that this new musical has already generated is awe-inspiring: M.D Anderson, The Pink Ribbons Project and The Susan G. Komen Foundation have joined dozens of individual donors to pledge significant support to develop this amazing project. Now is your moment to join our Unbeatable movement and bring this inspirational musical to Houston.
In a time when there are so many worthy causes drawing our attention, I encourage you to consider Unbeatable as a unique way to support the arts and provide a message of great hope to those taken ill with an insidious cancer. Thanks to your support we are well on our way to our goal of bringing Unbeatable to Houston!
Sincerely,
Emma Jacobs
Fundraising chair, Unbeatable
Stages Repertory Theatre
Checks made payable to the Emma Jacobs Breast Cancer Foundation, 206 Terrace Drive, Houston, Texas 77007.
Portions of your donation to the Emma Jacobs Breast Cancer Foundation (a 501c3 organization) may qualify for tax deductions under the laws of the State of Texas.
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DAILY REMINDER #1:
"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
DAILY REMINDER #2:
Help eliminate Breast Cancer with a daily click at http://breastcancer.care2.com/ebc-about.html You'll be one of the first people to participate in the largest virtual mountain climb in the world! With every click, (or "step") you generate a donation to eliminate the environmental causes of breast cancer--for free. Sponsors pay for your click and fund The Breast Cancer Fund's programs focusing on environmental links to breast cancer. It only takes a second! The Breast Cancer Fund is the leading national organization focused on identifying – and advocating for the elimination of – the environmental and preventable causes of the disease. For more details on the organization’s work, visit http://www.breastcancerfund.org/ /
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mark Your Calendars and Save the Dates!
ROSEBUDS II MEETING
March 27, 5:45 - 7:30 pm
Breast Cancer Support Group Meeting for those who have had or are at high risk for recurrence and/or metastasis, 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month The Rose, 3400 Bissonnet. Future Meetings: April 11 & 25
VICTORIA'S PLACE FEMININE LIVING
Lavender Cooking Class March 29th
See the details at www.feminineliving.com/calender.html
and then call or email Victoria to register!!! 713.849.3535
http://www.feminineliving.com/
ROSEBUDS MEETING
April 1, 5:45 - 7:30 pm
Breast Cancer Support Group Meeting
Open to all Breast Cancer Patients/Survivors
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
The Rose, 3400 Bissonnet Future Meetings: April 15, May 6 & 20
THE FACES BEHIND BREAST CANCER BOOK EVENT
Appearances Breast Care Boutique
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Mays Clinic, Floor #2
Houston, TX
Wednesday, April 2nd
11:00am - 4:00pm
Meet the author and participants from the book!
http://www.pinkcrusader.org/
M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
Fatigue Awareness Week - April 7 -10, 2008
Monday April 7th, 10am - 1pm - Clinic Open House
Mays Clinic, Sixth Floor
Tuesday, April 8th, - Cancer-related Fatigue Video Viewing
6:30 - 7:30pm
Cancer Prevention Building, Eight Floor, Rooms 1 & 2
RSVP: 713-792-2808 or e-mail bsmp@mdanderson.org
For more information, call the Patient Education Office at 713-794-5379
or e-mail www.mdanderson.org/departments/patedu
SOS SURVIVOR MEETING
Held the second Tuesday of each month for those living in Fort Bend County.
Survivors Offering Support (SOS), a peer Breast Cancer support group will meet on Tuesday, April 8, from 7-9p at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in New Territory. Guest speaker is Gail Larson, 7yr. BRCA survivor, RN, and author. Gail's soon to be released book ,"Finding God in Your Story", is her 7th book on surviving cancer. You can visit her website http://www.gaillarson.com/ to learn more about her. Invitation is open to all cancer survivors. Call 281-242-0351 for more info. Directions: http://sosporchlight.blogspot.com/
AVON WALK FOR BREAST CANCER
Houston - April 12 - 13, 2008
Congratulations on deciding to register for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer! By registering online now, you will have immediate access to all of the tools of your 'My Avon Walk Center' and can begin fundraising towards your goal today. https://secure2.convio.net/avon/site/TRR/Walk2008/Houston/1021196898? pg=ptype&fr_id=1420&JServSessionIdr004=x9jrwe2701.app26b or For more information, please call us at (713) 968-9250. Email: volunteer.houston@avonwalk.org
KNOCKOUT ROSES
A support group for women diagnosed under 40.
2nd Monday of each month, at 5:45 pm, April 14, 2008.
The Rose, 3400 Bissonnet.
Contact Amy Rigsby, Technical Director of The Rose, 713-660-6675
M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
The Anderson Network and Place...of wellness invite adult patients, caregivers and survivors to take a day trip to the Downtown Aquarium.
Saturday, April 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - Bus departs from Rotary House
3:30 p.m. - Bus departs from Downtown Aquarium
4:00 p.m. - Bus arrives at Rotary House
Space is limited to 30 participants.
Please call 800-345-6324
or 713-745-9204 to
make a reservation.
-Wristband will be provided so that you may enjoy the aquarium property and exhibits.
- Food and drinks will not be provided. Please bring money for any items you wish to purchase.
- The trip is open to any M. D. Anderson patient, caregiver or survivor age 18 or older.
- Wheelchair accessible.
- If you are unable to attend after a reservation has been made, please contact Anderson Network office as soon as possible.
- Parking at M. D. Anderson is available in Garage 10 for $10 or the Sourth Extension (Brown) Lot for $6.
For more info, please click on the following link:
http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/andersonnet/display.cfm?id=3a4268cb-eb1e-4f99-bd1d681196222ef2&method=displayfull&pn=b0238868-2a67-438d-bfdb1349b8957cab
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Relay for Life, 2008
April 18, 2008 6:00 PM - April 19, 2008 6:00 AM
Location: Rice University Track Field, 6100 Main, Houston, TX 77005
Contact: Shelton Moore,Rosalyn, (713)706-5634 x296
Email: Rosalyn.SheltonMoore@cancer.org
No registration fee. Each person is asked to raise $100.00
Agenda: Survivor Ceremony, Luminaria Ceremony, Entertainment, Food and Games. For more information: http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/coe?EID=62080
NATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION (NBCC):
2008 Annual Advocacy Training Conference
Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
999 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
April 26th - 29th 2008
Register now to attend NBCCF's 16th Annual Advocacy Training Conference. Join hundreds of national and international breast cancer activists in our fight to eradicate breast cancer.
NBCCF's yearly gathering helps participants hone their advocacy skills and learn about the latest in breast cancer science, research and policy. Hear directly about the controversies and issues from important leaders, scientists, and advocates. To learn more about this event and registration, visit: http://www.stopbreastcancer.org//index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=598&Itemid=1
SUSAN'S RALLY in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
The Susan Roberson Wade Memorial Car Rally
Save the Dates: Rally - April 27, 2008
Golf Tournament - October 27, 2008
For more information: http://www.susansrally.org/
HOPE STONE, INC.
Save The Date for our Premiere Piece
PEACE PIECE ...May 1st, 2008
a dance, theater and music performed by
the Kid's Play Ensemble and YouthSound
7:00 pm
Kaplan Theater, JCC
tickets on sale now
http://www.hopestoneinc.org/
713.526.1907 ext. 3
CURE MAGAZINE
Registration is open for the 2008 CURE Day of Caring Breast Cancer Forum on May 3 & 4in Denver. The Day of Caring weekend features breast cancer experts from around the country, as well as educational exhibits, and a Survivor’s Fashion Show.
Full agendas, hotel accommodations, and online registration are available now! We look forward to seeing you there! http://www.curetoday.com/forums/index.html
Y-ME NATIONAL BREAST CANCER ORGANIZATION
Houston Walk to Empower, Non-Competitive 3-mile Walk
Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13, 2007
Check-In Begins: 7:30 a.m. Walk Begins: 9:00 a.m.
Sam Houston Park, Houston, Texas
During the past 15 years, Y-ME’s Mother’s Day Events have raised more than $26 million to help ensure that no one faces breast cancer alone. In 2006, $6 million was raised. Please join us this year -- you’ll be proud to know that your support will help Y-ME continue providing its essential programs and services to people and their loved ones touched by breast cancer.
For more details: http://houstonwalk.y-me.org/site/PageServer? pagename=MDE_HTX_homepage
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). Please join us on May 20, 2008 at 7 pm. Hope to see you then, Cynthia Gdula.
M.D. ANDERSON NETWORK 20th ANNUAL
LIVING FULLY WITH and BEYOND CANCER CONFERENCE
This annual event for patients/survivors and caregivers celebrates its 20th anniversary with the theme, “Live, Reach, Celebrate,”
Keynote Speaker, Actor Gerald McRaney
September 4 - 6, 2008
Houston Marriott Westchase
Online Registration starts Monday, June 16, 2008
Details TBA or visit www.mdanderson.org/andersonnetwork
PINK RIBBONS PROJECT
Tour de Pink 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Tour de Pink is the annual fundraising bike ride sponsored by Pink Ribbons Project to raise funds for breast cancer education and awareness.
Details, TBA
"UNBEATABLE"
Stages Repertory Theatre
Coming September, 2008
The new musical Unbeatable is coming to town in September 2008 in a World Premiere production produced by Houston’s acclaimed Stages Repertory Theatre. This brilliant new musical follows the true story of a strong-willed woman and her life-changing confrontation with Breast Cancer. http://www.unbeatablemusical.com/ Details TBA
To make a donation, contact Emma Jacobs at emma@jacobswoerner.com
SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE
Houston, Saturday October 4th, 2008
Save the Date! Details TBA
CURE MAGAZINE
Coming later this fall, the 5th Annual CURE Patient & Survivor Forum will take place November 1 & 2 in Dallas. CURE is proud to offer a Young Adult Track at this meeting in addition to CNE credit for nurses. For More information visit:
http://www.curetoday.com/forums/index.html
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"SHARING is CARING"
As always, The Pink Crusader welcomes your contributions, comments, stories, poems, events and photographs! Posts are updated each week. Please send your written contributions to thepinkcrusader1@aol.com
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“Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory." - Betty Smith
Until we meet again...stay strong, stay well and keep on dancing no matter how many interruptions!
Love, Josie
The Pink Crusader
thepinkcrusader1@aol.com
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