~*~ Race for the Cure~*~

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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Yes, you can.
    :)
    I know, I need to make a higher goal!


    alot bigger goal :)

    ill get your address on a pm
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    I don't think TrixieCat realized how AWESOMELY the pit was going to get behind her! Go for a $1000!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    kcherub wrote:
    I don't think TrixieCat realized how AWESOMELY the pit was going to get behind her! Go for a $1000!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I put it up to 500.
    :)
    You all are making me so proud.
    :)
    F U CANCER!
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,640
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I put it up to 500.
    :)
    You all are making me so proud.
    :)
    F U CANCER!

    Hey! I'm a cancer. Oh. The disease. oK.
    I miss igotid88
  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    I cant afford to support you Trixie! but I will donate sometime here where I live to help! (snickers, I do every year)
  • Rapunzel64
    Rapunzel64 Posts: 129
    I just made a small donation.

    Thanks for caring and making the effort to help make a difference.
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Rapunzel64 wrote:
    I just made a small donation.

    Thanks for caring and making the effort to help make a difference.
    Thank you for helping me!
    You made me make my first goal.
    :)
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,851
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I put it up to 500.
    :)
    You all are making me so proud.
    :)
    F U CANCER!


    I lost my Dad back in December to Brain Cancer at 55, I too would like to toss you a few $$$$, let me know
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    for the "bumps". :)

    Take care.
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    bump for boobs! :)
  • ryan198
    ryan198 Posts: 1,015
    Trixie, sorry I don't have the money to donate, but good luck. After you run it read Samantha King's Breast Cancer Inc. it'll piss you off, but in a good way. Here's a link to it on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Pink-Ribbons-Inc-Politics-Philanthropy/dp/0816648999/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218580511&sr=8-2
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    ryan198 wrote:
    Trixie, sorry I don't have the money to donate, but good luck. After you run it read Samantha King's Breast Cancer Inc. it'll piss you off, but in a good way. Here's a link to it on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Pink-Ribbons-Inc-Politics-Philanthropy/dp/0816648999/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218580511&sr=8-2

    The only comment I can make on this book (which I have partially read) is...

    Isn't it funny that she uses the ribbon the cover? ;)

    Take care.
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    Then I guess I will just have to "bump" this one up again! :)
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • ryan198
    ryan198 Posts: 1,015
    kcherub wrote:
    The only comment I can make on this book (which I have partially read) is...

    Isn't it funny that she uses the ribbon the cover? ;)

    Take care.
    Haha...good point. I have spent some time with Dr. King on a few occasions and will probably see her this November (so I'll be able to confirm this), but I believe she had very little to do with the way the book was designed and marketed. As she has argued many times 'racing for the cure' is good, but it often gets used in marketing ploys that donate very little money to breast cancer (see: Yoplait, Panera Bread) and by companies that actually make products that give people cancer (see: Ford, Avon, etc.).

    The funny thing is I bet they will be all over the place during Trixie's run. The main point is to keep our eyes focused on what matters...both preventative care and curing breast (and other) forms of cancer. All too often we buy a bunch of stuff thinking we are doing the right thing b/c it has a pink ribbon on it, but don't actually investigate what's going on behind it. Enough about the book though...go Trixie!
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    Bump
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    kcherub wrote:
    The only comment I can make on this book (which I have partially read) is...

    Isn't it funny that she uses the ribbon the cover? ;)

    Take care.
    :mad:
    WTF???
    Yeah, the pink ribbon on the cover kills me...

    So we should spend our time trying to find out why women get breast cancer???
    How about this: My friend that had a double mastectomy was a vegetarian who indulged in a glass or 2 of red wine every night or so and used detergent without all of the harsh chemicals.
    It runs in her family we found out.
    Ugh...talk about making a profit off the pink ribbon.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    TrixieCat wrote:
    :mad:
    WTF???
    Yeah, the pink ribbon on the cover kills me...

    So we should spend our time trying to find out why women get breast cancer???
    How about this: My friend that had a double mastectomy was a vegetarian who indulged in a glass or 2 of red wine every night or so and used detergent without all of the harsh chemicals.
    It runs in her family we found out.
    Ugh...talk about making a profit off the pink ribbon.

    It would be "nice" if they could find out what caused it, but each and every person's BC is different. I think we are light years away from cause and prevention in total. I think "since" women "get it", we should all focus on improving the therapies to keep us alive, and once they have that down pat, they can figure out why.

    I have almost 0 family history, haven't taken BC pills in 15 years, had a child before I was 30, breast-fed him for (oh, I am so not going there--I don't need to hear it, LOL), have never been on HRT, and don't drink alcohol all the time. What else could I have done--cut them off at puberty?

    I think Ryan was just passing along info. :) It's a different take when you have been there. I didn't want to be in this "club" (not 10C, the BC club), but it is kind of nice to see so many people rallying around BC.

    I need to go and see your page again!
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    kcherub wrote:
    It would be "nice" if they could find out what caused it, but each and every person's BC is different. I think we are light years away from cause and prevention in total. I think "since" women "get it", we should all focus on improving the therapies to keep us alive, and once they have that down pat, they can figure out why.

    I have almost 0 family history, haven't taken BC pills in 15 years, had a child before I was 30, breast-fed him for (oh, I am so not going there--I don't need to hear it, LOL), have never been on HRT, and don't drink alcohol all the time. What else could I have done--cut them off at puberty?

    I think Ryan was just passing along info. :) It's a different take when you have been there. I didn't want to be in this "club" (not 10C, the BC club), but it is kind of nice to see so many people rallying around BC.

    I need to go and see your page again!
    Oh no...I understand what he was saying.
    I am just mad that she had BC and she was living a very clean life.
    And the pink ribbon on the cover of the book does piss me off.
    I forgot to mention that she breastfed all 3 of her boys.
    3 boys!!! And then BC! WTF??? :p
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Oh no...I understand what he was saying.
    I am just mad that she had BC and she was living a very clean life.
    And the pink ribbon on the cover of the book does piss me off.
    I forgot to mention that she breastfed all 3 of her boys.
    3 boys!!! And then BC! WTF??? :p

    It sucks. It's not fair. It doesn't pick and choose. It doesn't care if your life is going great, or just fairly sh*tty. It doesn't care if you eat meat, organic, or take vitamins (or not). It doesn't care if you have a husband, a child, a business, family or friends. It is one uncaring, selfish bastard, that cancer.

    I am super-psyched for the STUC show on 9/5. Not that I think we are going to have any answers then, but I think it will be a huge deal and bring people together. I mean--who hasn't had cancer affect their lives in some way?!?
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    Just sent a small donation

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