Meeting
with my thoracic surgeon after my 4 month follow up CT scan from lung surgery I
first became aware of Pennsylvania Lung Cancer Partnership’s Free To Breath
Lung Cancer 5K Run/Walk Harrisburg, this upcoming Saturday morning.
Awareness
and fundraising events have always been about my wife’s Multiple Sclerosis.
After decades pushing her wheelchair did I suddenly want to get involved in
something about me? I was in no position to try fundraising I am still trying
to pay my medical insurance deductibles. So why?
Meeting
others like me would be nice. We must be somewhere. I know from MS Walks the ‘if
only for a couple hours’ feeling my wife gets when MS is the reason people are
there and not the reason they are not.
Reading
the Pennsylvania Lung Cancer Partnership’s web page I realized I have to and I kind
of have to ‘now’ – of their seven on line “Inspirational Stories of Strength”
only four remain alive battling lung cancer and of their four “survivor blogs”
two bloggers have died in their battle with lung cancer and the remaining two
have not been heard from in over half a year.
That is
the point of all this. There are far more survivor stories that end shorter
than others. There are far more people affected by losing someone to lung
cancer than by surviving lung cancer. This has to change.
Thanks
to early detection by my PCP, Nichole S. Scicchitano, MSN, CRNP of Blue
Mountain Family Practice (PinnacleHealth) and successful surgery by my thoracic
surgeon Troy Moritz, DO Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, PinnacleHealth,
I was able to even begin my lung cancer odyssey to find out just what I am
really made of.
Plus the near
daily 5K training walks have just been icing on the cake of life.
related entries: Free To Breath Lung Cancer 5K Run/Walk Harrisburg
related entries: Free To Breath Lung Cancer 5K Run/Walk Harrisburg
Patrick Leer
BLOGS:
Caregivingly Yours, MS Caregiver @ http://caregivinglyyours.blogspot.com/
My Lung Cancer Odyssey @ http://lung-cancer-survivor.blogspot.com/
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I think that is wonderful that you are doing the walk, Patrick, and I agree it will be great to connect with others walking the same road you are walking. If you are doing anything with fundraising, I'd be honored to contribute; just let me know.
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betty
Hi Betty! I found a fundraising compromise, I'm donating my sound system, wireless mic, and music ... saving them costs which is kind of like raising money without asking others for it. :)
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