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Cancer Related Information
Colon Cancer Awareness Twibbon: Show Your Support
02 months ago
It’s Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and Fight Colorectal Cancer & My Colon Cancer Coach is offering a Twibbon - a small image in the corner of your Twitter or Facebook profile image- to help unite survivors, loved ones and supporters with a symbol of support: I just switched mine on Twitter – show your support and do it too!
Also, if you want more information about Colon Cancer or are newly diagnosed, visit My Colon Cancer Coach. It’s a great resource with loads of information about treatments, trials, and support and general education about the 2nd deadliest cancer which is 90% preventable if caught early!!
Don’t forget, we have a Life Fit and Sore! team running in the Scope It Out 5K race in DC this month! You can donate or join our team. We are in 1st Place —-
Donate! or Join!
If you register for our team – register as an individual and during the reg process you will be able to pick Live Fit and Sore! as your team —
Last Year, Finishing the Race
Colonoscopy: Making People Squeamish Since It’s Invention
02 months ago
Coming clean about my first colonoscopy
(CNN) – In my 20s, after my doctor performed a laparoscopy to examine my uterus and ovaries, he gave me a videotape of the procedure. I dubbed it “Madame Ovary,” threw a party and screened it for my friends.
Three years ago, when my doctor sent me to have a colonoscopy, the last thing on my mind was seeing footage from the exam.
At 39, I was mortified about having a procedure that I associated with older people. I didn’t even want to talk about it, let alone see it.
But March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so I’m coming clean. While drinking two liters of liquid that tastes like dirty sea water to evacuate my bowels doesn’t rank highly on my list of things to do, neither does dying from colon cancer. And having a colonoscopy, although unpleasant and embarrassing, was one of the best things I have ever done for my health.
Of all cancers affecting both men and women, colorectal cancer –cancer of the colon or rectum — is the second-leading killer in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Overall, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is 1 in 20, and up to 150,000 new cases a year are reported in the United States, the American Cancer Society says. A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that removing precancerous growths spotted during a colonoscopy can cut the risk of dying from colon cancer in half. More than 95% of tumors are detected during a colonoscopy.
Yet despite these statistics, people feel squeamish about the exam and tend to put it off.
Breast Cancer Fighter Fundraiser
02 months ago
I am spending my evening at a fundraiser. Too many people have to suffer from cancer.
Pink Martinis and Bikinis May Save a Life!
The Beach Party fundraiser takes place from noon to closing March 3 at the pub, 44110 Ashburn Shopping Plaza, #196, in Ashburn.
To raise funds for Kanoho, the pub will sell pink martinis in special, take-home glasses and “Support Malea” bracelets and T-shirts; auction off items, including Washington National’s tickets, Loudoun wine tours and rounds of golf at 1757 and Raspberry Falls golf clubs; and hold a 50-50 raffle. Jason’s band, Island Tyme, will play at 7 p.m.
Jason said he and his family have been overwhelmed by all the support they have received.
“We are fortunate to have family and friends who have heard our story and want to help, and we’re very thankful for that,” he said. “I know people have their own financial responsibilities, and it’s a bad economy. So if people find it in their hearts to give, to help us, people have got to know that we are so grateful.”
Kanoho hopes that in the future he can do the same for another family struggling to pay for costly treatments.
“It’s my hope that we will be in a position to help someone else in the same position as us … I want to pay it forward someday,” he said.
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month!
02 months ago
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month!
if you are at risk for colon cancer, have any of the symptoms below, or are 50+ please go get screened for Colon Cancer. If caught early, colon cancer is beatable! And more and more young people are battling this horrible disease, so it’s not just a cancer for those ‘old people’. Know the risks, the symptoms and don’t let your guard down. We never in our craziest worst nightmares ever thought our family would have to deal with Cancer but…
Colorectal cancer first develops with few, if any, symptoms. However, if symptoms are present, they may include:
- Having diarrhea or constipation
- Feeling that your bowel does not empty completely
- Finding blood (either bright red or very dark) in your stool
- Finding your stools are narrower than usual
- Frequently having gas pains or cramps, or feeling full or bloated
- Losing weight with no known reason
- Feeling very tired all the time
- Having nausea or vomiting
These symptoms can also be associated with many other health conditions. If you have any of these symptoms, discuss them with your doctor. Only your doctor can determine why you’re having these symptoms. Usually, early cancer does not cause pain. It is important not to wait to feel pain before seeing a doctor.
Also, don’t forget about the Chris4Life Scope it Out 5K! Team Live Fit and Sore! will be racing! Join us or make a donation!
Treating Cancer Comes At A Cost
02 months ago
Why do I post info about cancer on this blog? Besides the obvious reason: my family’s fight with colon cancer, I share it because if you aren’t thinking about these things now and take care of yourself the best you can – health issues creep up. They may not be as serious as cancer or disease, but it could be simple mobility and not being able to move around. The ramifications of an unhealthy, unhappy life do appear — it’s just a matter of when. You have to be aware of what you could be in for —
During our cancer fight, we did have good insurance thank god, so it was manageable. But I did see the bills –and there were times that monthly, Scott’s treatment cost in excess of $25K! That is a MONTH!! We had over a year of cancer/chemo care! Can you even imagine and of course do whatever it takes to save the person you love — but what about afterwards if you don’t have good insurance? You are left with a pile of bills and have to rebuild your ‘new’ life….
food for thought —
Cancer’s Growing Burden: Rising Cost Of Care
– Patti Tyree was afraid that cancer would steal her future. Instead, the cost of treating it has.
She had hoped to buy a small farm with money inherited from her mother. But copayments for just one $18,000 round of breast chemotherapy and one shot of a nearly $15,000 blood-boosting drug cost her $2,000.
Bills for other treatments are still coming, and almost half of her $25,000 inheritance is gone.
“I supposedly have pretty good insurance,” said Tyree, 57, a recently retired federal worker who lives near Roanoke, Va. “How can anybody afford this?”
Forty years after the National Cancer Act launched the “war on cancer,” the battle is not just finding cures and better treatments but also being able to afford them.
New drugs often cost $100,000 or more a year. Patients are being put on them sooner in the course of their illness and for a longer time – sometimes for the rest of their lives. The latest trend is to use these drugs in combination, guided by genetic tests that allow more personalized treatment but also add to its expense.
It’s not just drugs: Radiation treatment is becoming more high-tech, and each leap in technology has brought a quantum leap in expense. Proton therapy is one example – it costs twice as much as conventional radiation and is attracting prostate cancer patients despite a lack of evidence that it is any better.
The financial strain is showing: Some programs that help people pay their bills have seen a rise in requests, and medical bills are a leading cause of bankruptcies.
A Colonoscopy Can Save Your Life
12 months ago
Report Affirms Lifesaving Role of Colonoscopy
A new study provides what independent researchers call the best evidence yet that colonoscopy — perhaps the most unloved cancerscreening test — prevents deaths. Although many people have assumed that colonoscopy must save lives because it is so often recommended, strong evidence has been lacking until now.
In patients tracked for as long as 20 years, the death rate from colorectal cancer was cut by 53 percent in those who had the test and whose doctors removed precancerous growths, known as adenomatous polyps,researchers reported on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. The test examines the inside of the intestine with a camera-tipped tube.
Team Live Fit and Sore! Chris4Life Scope it Out 5K
02 months ago
Please support me in my quest to raise money to help fight and support those with colon cancer. I will be running in the Chris4Life Scope it Out 5K in honor of my husband and his gorgeous colon: Scott Hoaglund – on March 25th in DC and need help!
Whatever you can manage would be appreciated:http://www.active.com/donate/scopeitout5k2012/SHoaglu2
Here’s some inspiration -the story of the Chris4Life Inspiration — a story not unlike other colon cancer fighters and their families…
Remembering A Mother Lost to Colon Cancer
Over the next three years what we as a family had to endure was, in my opinion, one of the worse things humans can experience in life. There was fear, pain, grief, good news, then fear, pain and grief all over again. It was almost as if as soon as we would get up, we would be knocked down again and again. One of the painful memories of my life came about three months before my mom passed away. She had been in and out of the hospital for weeks, and on one occasion she was bent over on the stairs in our foyer crying/screaming in pain. The look of fear in her face will be something I will never forget. She was terrified, to the point that the fear had crippled any positive thinking. You could tell the only thing she was thinking was that she was dying. This memory is still in my mind. This memory is the impetus for fighting to make sure not another single human being will ever have to suffer from this preventable disease again.
It was 9 a.m. on May 11, 2009, the day after Mother’s Day that our mother, wife, friend and inspiration passed away at the early age of 59.
After mom passed, I had remembered many times her bringing up the fact that no one ever talked about colon cancer. That it wasn’t sexy to talk about it. It wasn’t pink, and unfortunately colon cancer was still the second leading cause of cancer related deaths when men and women are combined – with over 150,000 new cases a year, and 55,000 deaths. My mother had such passion, to the point where she was almost mad that she never heard about getting screened on TV, radio, in the newspapers, or through an NFL game – like breast cancer.
In August 2009, I was watching Ted Kennedy’s funeral on TV, and it truly inspired me. We as a family had been dealt a blow similar to the experiences that the Kennedys unfortunately had been dealt over and over. I remember hearing his family talk about how when Ted was knocked down he would always transform a tragedy into something positive, life changing at times.
This is what Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation is. We are an organization that has truly turned the tragedy of a loved one into a “force for good” for millions of Americans.
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t wish that I could give my mom a big hug, share dinners, movies and holidays together. But in my opinion my mom’s life (like many others that came before and after her) have given the ultimate sacrifice to rid this world of colon cancer.
Artist Adam Adamowicz Passes Away from Cancer
03 months ago
My husband is a geek. No two ways around it – he loves Star Wars, computers, and gaming. I love him for all of that and more — he shared with me the news of one of the artists from one of his current favorite games has died from cancer. I don’t know what kind of cancer but he was way too young — cancer steals another…
Adam Adamowicz, one of the main concept artists for Fallout 3 and Skyrim passed away Wednesday, February 8th. Adam was a one-man conceptual machine, who unlike his contemporary counterparts, did a majority of his work in a non-digital medium. Fallout 3 was practically visually designed from the ground up by the humble man that was known as Adam. His post-apocalyptic wastelands were a beauty to behold. I know from my experience the art from both Fallout 3 and Skyrim were some of the best parts in both games. Fallout 3 was a revolution when it originally arrived because it managed to take a well-known 2D world and then translate it to the 3D space without losing any of its charm. Unfortunately, Adam was a man with limited time due to his fight with cancer. His passing was a tragic moment to all that knew him and admired his work in the video game field. It’s highly likely that Bethesda is already working on a new Fallout game, and without Adam they will need to make a decision on how they want the art style to evolve. Will they try and have their team re-create Adam’s style, or will they go to a completely different direction? Either way, gamers will be poorer for not being able to play another game based on his beautiful style.
Mom Had Labor Induced To Let Dying Father See Daughter
13 months ago
Such a sad story — colon cancer strikes again, stealing away someone way too soon…
Diane Aulger, Mom, Had Labor Induced To Let Dying Father See Daughter.
Feb 4: World Cancer Day
03 months ago
It’s Friday and it’s my birthday weekend. Hard to believe it’s February already and my birthday is here again. And tomorrow it’s World Cancer Day — What a great way to kick off the weekend.
World Cancer Day is this Saturday, 4 February 2012. It is the occassion to unite the world in the fight against the disease through raising awareness, educating the public, and lobbying for change.
It is only by every person, organisation, and government, individually doing their part, that the world will be able to reduce the global cancer burden.
So get involved and do something this World Cancer Day – because Together it is possible!
In light of what’s going on with Susan G. Komen Foundation - if you are looking for another non-profit to support that helps breast cancer patients and cancer patients around the world, consider the American Cancer Society. They do great work for support and research and deserve lots of support from all of us!
Do I look tired in this pic or what — I took it after my CrossFit workout. Mary, one of the mean bad girls of CrossFit reared her head this morning and holy crap – she is a force to be reckon’d with. I mean who invented pistols aka a one legged squat? Squats are tough enough, now let’s be evil and make em do it with one leg. Jeesh. Thank goodness for scaling -balance, coordination and strength all wrapped into one seems to challenge me every time – but practice makes better!
Warmup
General Stretching
3x—
25 DUs
10 Squats
10 Push Ups
10 ?? (I can’t remember for the life of me!)
Skill
Pistols (one leg squats)
Handstands
WOD
Mary
20m AMRAP
5 HSPU
10 Pistols
15 Pull Ups
Total: 10
Today’s workout felt great. My kipping is coming along and boy it makes a difference when you are doing long workouts with lots of pull ups. It’s night and day and it’s so energizing to me. Every time I get the right momentum, inside I get all giddy. I so, so, so needed some progress to reignite me and there it is. Now — on to the rest of my day so I can get ready for my big birthday celebration tomorrow with the CF girls of CrossFit Impavidus. Watch out World — Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
