That's right 2 days left to wonderful Christmas, then New Year's Eve and Day, then the dreaded send off for my husband leaving for a year not far after that. Bittersweet stuff huh? Been pretty busy with all that, that is why there hasn't been a post in forevs!
This post I am posting for something I feel strongly about. Even though November has passed, this disease, this cancer, waits for no one and has no time limit on lives it takes. I am talking about Pancreatic Cancer...A silent killer. When someone is diagnosed it is already too late to do to much to help them. Pancreatic Cancer usually is diagnosed at advanced stage 3 to 4. It hides itself as other problems, it masks itself as a gall bladder issue, or severe heart burn to more.
So, why am I so passionate about this? I've had 2 family members in the past two years pass from this horrible cancer. My aunt being one, on my dad's side of the family. Then not even a year or so later, my own mother.
I have decided to team up with the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation and start a fundraising page in memory of both of them. The proceeds donated on the page DO NOT GO TO ME in any way shape or form. They go DIRECTLY to NPCF. I want there to be as much attention on this cancer as there is on Breast Cancer Awareness. Instead of always going pink, why not go purple? The families who suffer from the affects of this Cancer suffer silently. I don't want to see them, and my family do that anymore.
I started the fundraising page in remembrance of my mother, Rebecca Reisinger,
who bravely battled hard and strong till the very end when she lost her
battle June 25, 2012 (4 days before my 25th birthday, ironic). This page is also for my Aunt Irene who a year or
so before my mother, lost her battle with this horrible cancer as well.
My mother was my bestfriend, not just my mother, she was part of my
everything, a huge piece of my heart left when she did, I have never
known a pain greater than this.
Ever since my mother passed I always wanted to do something and felt
compelled to do something but I wasn't sure what. Now I know. So momma,
this is for you and Aunt Irene. You are so so very missed and loved
everyday.
I wanted to do something to remember them, and to help others and
their families facing this fight. It isn't an easy one. I want to be
able to help fund research to detect this cancer as early as possible so
that there can be a high rate of survivors. Pancreatic cancer is
usually found when it is too late, which is typicall around Stage 3 to
Stage 4 due to this cancer being masked through different problems.
The American Cancer Society has some information about what the cancer is.
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreaticcancer/index
Also on Facebook there is a National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation I
encourage those who are effected by this to like the page. It has many
great resources and support from other families battling this war.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Pancreatic-Cancer-Foundation/134565734225
Here is the link for the fundraising page. I want you to copy and paste it everywhere you can to spread the word! if you can copy and past posts for facebook, twitter, whatever social media outlet you use, you can certainly do it for this cause too! I thank everyone in advanced for helping out~
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/neverlosehope/jenniferparkssfundraisingpage
