What a week! I am so excited. ever since Denise passed I have been determined to make a difference to help bring about awareness and hopefully find a cure for Brain Tumors. This week I was informed of an opportunity to do just that. I learned May is Brain Tumor awareness month. I also found out about the Grey Ribbon Crusade which holds a nationwide walkathon in May, recruiting interested volunteers to organize these walks in their state. Hurrah! a chance to help and help I will. Denise didn't call attention to her condition but she walked and helped to organize fund raisers for other types of cancer. How proud she would have been to be part of something like this.
The place and time has already been established and I am working out the final details with the help of some wonderful people. May is such a beautiful time of year for a walk. Stayed tuned for all the exciting details.
Thank You for being one of Denise's People and please don't be afraid to comment about what you have read or something you have experienced.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Positive thinking
Needless to say when Denise was diagnosed with the Brain Tumor we were all very scared and worried, which are natural reactions after hearing the words brain tumor and cancer. The first Neurology doctor who saw her, told her he would treat the seizures (which were the electical empulses she felt going down her left side), and would watch the tumor to see if it changed. This didn't sound right to Denise and she decided to get a second opinion. Thru a friend she was informed of Hillman Cancer Center and Dr. Lieberman. After meeting with Dr. Leiberman she was told that doing nothing was not the right option and radiation to treat and hopefully shrink the tumor was suggested. After several weeks of radiation the tumor had shrunk about 20%. Life was good, she was on her way to getting better or so I thought. I never for once during that time or for the next 4 years thought that I would lose her. During those years when she would get down (which she did quite often but tried to conceal it), I would always tell her to think positive because I was positive she would get better. So much for positive thinking when it must of been wishful thinking.
Until she was diagnosed, I didn't know anything about brain cancer or even remember hearing anything about it. Now I am constantly hearing of someone who has it or someone who just died from it. The increase in cases is definitely apparent and people have to be aware. We must find out what is causing it and find a cure to stop so many people from dying from it. We need to make wishful thinking into positive thinking.
We are working on some fund raising events and I will share them with you as they develop.
Thank You for being one of Denise's People.
Until she was diagnosed, I didn't know anything about brain cancer or even remember hearing anything about it. Now I am constantly hearing of someone who has it or someone who just died from it. The increase in cases is definitely apparent and people have to be aware. We must find out what is causing it and find a cure to stop so many people from dying from it. We need to make wishful thinking into positive thinking.
We are working on some fund raising events and I will share them with you as they develop.
Thank You for being one of Denise's People.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Did you Know?
Did you know that from 1980 to 2000, there was an increase of nearly 50% in the estimated number of new cases of Malignant Brain/Center Nervous System tumors in the United States.? Every day an estimated 575 people are diagnosed with a brain tumor. You may have one of those people in your family, a close friend, neighbor or someone you work with.
There are no known causes of brain tumors at this time, although studies are going on. Funding and awareness of this cancer is significantly lower than for any other type of cancer. The goal of Denise's People to help raise awareness and raise funds to hopefully find the cause and the cure. Let's give a purpose to the death of our loved ones so we can prevent so many more.
In the coming weeks and months I will post different fund raising events and campaigns we are planning. Maybe you will want to join in or donate or maybe you may want to offer some suggestions. Even if you just follow along and tell someone about what you read you will be spreading awareness.
Thank You for being one of Denise's People.
There are no known causes of brain tumors at this time, although studies are going on. Funding and awareness of this cancer is significantly lower than for any other type of cancer. The goal of Denise's People to help raise awareness and raise funds to hopefully find the cause and the cure. Let's give a purpose to the death of our loved ones so we can prevent so many more.
In the coming weeks and months I will post different fund raising events and campaigns we are planning. Maybe you will want to join in or donate or maybe you may want to offer some suggestions. Even if you just follow along and tell someone about what you read you will be spreading awareness.
Thank You for being one of Denise's People.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Who and What are Denise's People.
To know what Denise's People is about, you first must meet Denise.
Denise was my daughter, a mother to her two son's, a sister, a loyal friend to many and a conscientious and dedicated employee at the bank where she worked. She had a smile that would light up a room and quite often was the life of the party. But many people including close friends were unaware that beneath that smile was a very scared young woman. In December of 2005 Denise awoke with numbness on her right side followed by an electrical pulse down the same side. After examination at the hospital she was told she had a brain tumor. She couldn't understand how this could happen to a 40 year old healthy woman. This was the beginning of a long and courageous 5 year battle including radiation, chemotherapy and a participant in a clinical study. Denise told me when she started the clinical study, "I am going to be a pioneer and help find the cure for Brain Cancer", but it didn't work for her. Even though she was scared and sad on the inside she always had a smile for all the employees at Hillman Cancer Center. When she came thru the door they would say, "Denise is here", and she would spread her arms and reply, "Yes, me and all my people", which was usually her sister and me. Thus the title Denise's People. Denise passed away October 13, 2010, approximately 6 weeks before her 46th birthday on Christmas day.
Denise' People is a campaign to raise awareness of brain cancer and funds for research to hopefully find a cure. Let's help my Denise get her wish and find a cure. Won't you be one of Denise's People?
Denise was my daughter, a mother to her two son's, a sister, a loyal friend to many and a conscientious and dedicated employee at the bank where she worked. She had a smile that would light up a room and quite often was the life of the party. But many people including close friends were unaware that beneath that smile was a very scared young woman. In December of 2005 Denise awoke with numbness on her right side followed by an electrical pulse down the same side. After examination at the hospital she was told she had a brain tumor. She couldn't understand how this could happen to a 40 year old healthy woman. This was the beginning of a long and courageous 5 year battle including radiation, chemotherapy and a participant in a clinical study. Denise told me when she started the clinical study, "I am going to be a pioneer and help find the cure for Brain Cancer", but it didn't work for her. Even though she was scared and sad on the inside she always had a smile for all the employees at Hillman Cancer Center. When she came thru the door they would say, "Denise is here", and she would spread her arms and reply, "Yes, me and all my people", which was usually her sister and me. Thus the title Denise's People. Denise passed away October 13, 2010, approximately 6 weeks before her 46th birthday on Christmas day.
Denise' People is a campaign to raise awareness of brain cancer and funds for research to hopefully find a cure. Let's help my Denise get her wish and find a cure. Won't you be one of Denise's People?
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