Quite simply: cancer sucks.
Cancer affects too many people in such devastating ways.
It seems everyone knows of someone who's been touched by cancer. Shouldn't that be enough to motivate us, to unite us, to make us want to know why, to make us want to educate ourselves, to make us want EVERYONE to have equal access to treatment, care, support, and all the resources that can truly make THE difference?
From www.livestrong.org
At the Lance Armstrong Foundation, we inspire and empower people affected by cancer.
We believe that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything...
We provide the practical information and tools people with cancer need to live life on their own terms.
We take aim at the gaps between what is known and what is done to prevent suffering and death due to cancer.
We unite people to fight cancer and pursue an agenda focused on:
- Prevention
- Access to screening and care
- Improvement of the quality of life for cancer survivors.
- Investment in research
Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist, Lance Armstrong, the LAF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Austin, Texas.
This is why I support the Lance Armstrong Foundation and help in my own little way.
What about you?
1 comment:
All I have to say to that is "Amen!", and I'm stealing your quote to put on my facebook profile! Hope you don't mind. Looking forward to October and raising even more money to support the LAF.
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