Monthly Archives: December 2009
12.29.2009 Posted 9:01 pm
The 5th Annual Day of Jen
It’s hard to believe but tomorrow, December 30th, marks the fifth anniversary of my cancer diagnosis. Five years ago I was admitted to Mt. Sinai Hospital to remove a large tumor (which we were hoping was benign) from my abdominal area.
In some ways the events leading up to and right after my diagnosis feel like just yesterday. I have many vivid memories that always return to me around this time of year:
• My general practitioner telling me that my blood work was “way off” and ordering a full body CT scan
• The radiologist asking me innocently if I knew I had a big tumor in my stomach (umm…no?!?)
• The uncontrollable coughing fits in the movie theatre on Christmas (the tumor was resting heavily on my diaphragm).
• The bittersweet shock that my clothes were all getting big on me…I was losing weight so effortlessly but why?
• The anxiety leading up to my first surgery (what would happen if I woke up during surgery and couldn’t see?!?)
• My “last supper” before I …
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12.10.2009 Posted 10:26 am
Cycle for Survival Public Service Announcement
Yeah! Check out the longer version of the Cycle for Survival PSA. So exciting!
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12.10.2009 Posted 10:26 am
Cycle for Survival Public Service Announcement
With just under 2 months to go, Cycle for Survival (cycleforsurvival.org) has raised over $500K and has signed on over 300 teams nation-wide to participate in the fight against cancer. If you haven't already done so, please visit the website and Form a Team, Join the Ride and Support the Cause!
This PSA ran on Regis and Kelly today and will be on ABC all week 🙂
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12.5.2009 Posted 3:48 pm
Making a Difference Feels Great
I don’t have much time to write because I am BUSY recruiting teams and individuals for Cycle for Survival 2010 (cycleforsurvival.org). If you are reading this email and have not already signed up to captain or participate on a team, you have no right to be here!!
I wanted to briefly share with you a wonderfully touching and inspiring experience I had the other day. I went to the hospital to meet with a man who has been battling a rare cancer. This man received the sobering news that the chemo regimen he has been on for the past few months does not seem to be working as well as the Doctors had hoped. HOWEVER, he received some much-needed hope…rather than be told that there are no other treatment options to try, he is being put in a clinical trial for a new treatment, which is being funded by the money we raised from last year’s Cycle for Survival
I will not share his name to protect his privacy but these …
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