Please read our stories so you can learn why Spring For A Cure is so special and important to us! Our stories are very different, but they speak to everyone. Whether you've faced cancer or watched someone you love battle it, you will see that cancer can affect all of us. It doesn't care who you are, what kind of person you are, how much money you make, or how you live your life. There is hope and it comes in the form of research. The more research that is done the closer we come to a cure. And that will truly be a blessed day!
Hi everyone! Thanks for visiting the Spring For A Cure web site!
Since you've gotten this far I'm going to assume you've read Amy's touching story of her battle with breast cancer and her fight for more time with her son. So many women like her are in the same battle and chances are good that you know at least one of them. My story is a bit different, but like many of you out there I know many people who have been touched by cancer.
In 2003 one of my very best friends, Mike, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease, and while he made light of the fact that he would have to have chemo, the very real truth was that he was in for one of the toughest battles of his life. It was amazingly difficult for me to talk to him on the phone -- because at the time I lived in Louisiana and he lived in Maryland -- and listen to him tell me about what was happening to his body and his spirit. As hard as it had become for him I found that it was also difficult for me, and I know it was difficult for his family. We watched a very vibrant person become someone who's favorite past time had became napping. Most people think about how difficult it is for the cancer patient -- and it is -- but the reality is that when someone you care about is dealing with cancer it is draining for you as well. Imagine the heartbreak of a mother who has just found out her child has cancer. Or a husband, or wife who has just found out the most important person in their life has been diagnosed. Perhaps some of you don't have to imagine what it feels like to have someone important in your life face cancer and you know that cancer affects more than just the people it afflicts. It is an emotional roller coaster for everyone.
Fortunately, Mike won his battle and he's back to his old, vibrant self!
It is because of Mike and Amy that I found the motivation to join Amy in creating Spring For A Cure. And, I hope that it is because of someone special to you that you find it in your heart to help us raise money for two very important organizations who are working to educate the public and fund cancer research.
Thank you & God bless!
Bonnie
