December Supporter of the Month: Pam Whitehead
Our “Supporter of the Month” initiative was designed to recognize our donors, volunteers, and fundraisers and share their stories with our staff, interns, clients, and visitors. Pam is a cancer survivor and over the past 5 years, has served as a LIVESTRONG Leader. She works as an architect at her own firm and created her own foundation, Triumph Cancer Foundation.LS: How did you become involved with LIVESTRONG?Pam: I was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2000. I was 36, and at that time the cancer landscape was very different. I didn ’t know anyone my age who had cancer, or even anyone with uterine cancer. There was ve...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - December 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
Partner highlight: Eli Lilly and Company
“I could achieve much more with a personal trainer that understands the effects of chemo and radiation than I was ever going to do on my own.” – Sam S.Sam, along with 41,000 other cancer survivors, have participated inLIVESTRONG at the YMCA since the program ’s inception in 2007. After treatment, cancer survivors and their loved ones are often forced to find their new normal … and many are forced to do it on their own. This is where LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, a 12-week physical activity program designed to get survivors back on their feet, comes in. The group class of 8-12 survivors is taught by certified fitness in...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
Bloomfire: Connecting our Communities
LIVESTRONGis proud to have partnered withBloomfire since May 2013. Initially, we utilized the tool only as our internal staff Intranet. Unlike a standard static Intranet, Bloomfire is a dynamic product and immediately allowed LIVESTRONGemployees to stay in touch with one another from a work or home computer and, eventually, from a hand held device through the recently launched Bloomfire mobile app. LIVESTRONGstaff uses Bloomfire for traditional human resources and accounting purposes, as well as for sharing internal news and social events.In January 2016, LIVESTRONGstrategically expanded our utilization of Bloomfire to ser...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 21, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
Tips for a Successful Internship at LIVESTRONG
Mariah is a fall public relations and external affairs intern at the LIVESTRONG Foundation in Austin working with the public relations team and various other facets of the external affairs department. She will graduate in the spring with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Mass Communication from Texas State University.As a public relations undergrad, I have spent most of my college career interning with for-profit PR firms in and around Austin. As I patiently searched the web for open positions that fit my criteria for a fall internship this summer, I knew I wanted to find a position that would offer me a work e...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 21, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Guest Source Type: blogs
A Special Thanks to Scholastic, Inc. During this Season of Gratitude
by Michelle Bagwell (Intern),& Rebekkah Schear (staff)Cancer is a scary experience for anyone. But for a kid who has a family member, friend or other loved one diagnosed, it can mean uncertainty, questions and fear.When kids learn about cancer in school, they may learn the science behind it, but there ’s a lack of focus on what happens to people and communities when someone is affected by the disease. Schools often forget to teach about the emotional, practical or day-to-day impacts of cancer on families and communities. Moreover, most children are unprepared to cope with the diagnosis of a par ent, sibling, friend o...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 20, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rebekkah Schear (LIVESTRONG Staff) Source Type: blogs
Bringing Our Community Leaders Together
In 2016,Merck, known as MSD outside the US and Canada, supported our LIVESTRONG Leader Assembly, a two-day event that engages almost 130 passionate volunteers in support of LIVESTRONG’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by cancer now.As ambassadors and boots on the ground in their local communities, the LIVESTRONGLeaders educate their neighbors about, and connect them with, LIVESTRONG programs and services that support patients, caregivers and survivors. Our Leaders also raise awareness of our mission, participate in various grassroots activities and support our legislative advocacy work around important ca...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 19, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
Giving Thanks: High Five Events
High Five Events is a full-service, turnkey event partner that LIVESTRONG andTeam LIVESTRONG have been fortunate to work with since 2013. Thanks to their knowledge and high level of organization, together we have been able to host over 17,000 Team LIVESTRONG participants and fundraisers at a variety of events across the country.Whether it comes to obtaining permits, creating the courses or managing volunteers, High Five Events is able to support all of our event-related needs and ensure that our events run smoothly and our participants are well taken care of.During this season of giving thanks, we extend our gratitude to t...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 18, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Callie Atkins (LIVESTRONG Staff) Source Type: blogs
Eleven Years of Thanks: PAF
In 2004, LIVESTRONG demonstrated its commitment to cancer survivors and their families by creating SurvivorCare, now known asLIVESTRONG Cancer Navigation, to help them with their practical, emotional and physical concerns. As we worked to understand what survivors needed the most, we learned that people really needed help with managing finances and understanding insurance. Our search for organizations that were experts in helping individuals navigate the financial aspects of the healthcare system led us to thePatient Advocate Foundation (PAF). PAF has helped people with chronic, life-threatening or debilitating illnesses s...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 16, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
Giving Thanks to Our Partners: Genentech
Every day another life is turned upside down because of cancer: a mother of young children, a young adult who just entered college, a grandfather who is adored by his family —their world is shattered and they don’t know where to begin.LIVESTRONG is here today to help equip all cancer warriors and their families for the journey ahead.LIVESTRONG Navigation Services provides information and access to emotional support, clinical trials and fertility preservation, guidance on how to seek second opinions and financial and insurance assistance.LIVESTRONG helps real people in the fight of their life, people like:– Wendy,...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
The Gift of Hope and Life: With Gratitude to EMD Serono
When you hear the words “you have cancer,” your life changes in a heartbeat.How serious is this? What ’s my chance of surviving? Which treatment should I choose? When will it start? Will it cause pain? How will it affect my body and my mind? How will treatment impact my life emotionally, financially and socially? How could it impact my significant other? Who do I need to tell about my diagnosis? W ill I be able to keep working?And, for the 150,000 American men and women under age 45 who are diagnosed with cancer and who may want to have a family, they also have to consider,will this treatment prevent me from having k...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 14, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rebekkah Schear (LIVESTRONG Staff) Source Type: blogs
Help Fund LIVESTRONG at School through Hotel Stays
We are grateful for our partnership with Hotels for Hope and their belief that businesses can do good. Today, we ’re excited to feature an important endeavor we’re doing together and need your help with.Research has shown that 25 percent of cancer survivors in the U.S. have school-aged children. Cancer is difficult enough to understand as an adult, so imagine being a child and learning that your parent, family member, friend or teacher was diagnosed with cancer.It ’s crucial that teachers are able to offer cancer education and support to their students, so that’s why we createdLIVESTRONG at School. LIVESTRONG a...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 13, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
November Supporter of the Month: Jack Gray
Jack Gray has been a LIVESTRONG Leader and longtime volunteer for many years. He is currently retired from his teaching career in instrumental music and now spends his days working part time as a student travel planner. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking and spending time with his grandchildren.November Supporter of the Month: Jack GrayLS: How did you become involved with LIVESTRONGJack:When I was first diagnosed with Stage IV Prostate Cancer, a friend gave me a wristband and suggested I visit your web site. The positive reinforcement and the inspiration I received from Lance and the Foundation helped me get through...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 3, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
The 2016 LIVESTRONG Challenge Social Wall
Thank you to all who were a part of the 2016 LIVESTRONG Challenge! We hope you had a fantastic and memorable weekend celebrating the past two decades with us. We are excited to let you know that together you have raised $662,500 (and growing!) to supportthe LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. Together, we are reshaping the way the world fights cancer!Here’s a look back at how everyone shared their experience of the day!!function(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k){h=a[d]=a[d]||{},h.ui=h.ui||[],i=a[e]=a[e]||{},i[f]||(j=b.getElementsByTagName(c)[0],k=b.createElement(c),k.src...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - October 18, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
Pioneering Researcher to Lead LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes at UT Austin’s Dell Med School
S. Gail Eckhardt, a visionary cancer leader, educator and research innovator, will serve as the inaugural director of the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.Eckhardt also has been appointed associate dean of the medical school. She will oversee the creation of a transdisciplinary cancer research program at UT Austin, one that will lead to new models of prevention, treatment, patient-centered cancer care; and new models of teaching and training future doctors.The appointment was made possible by a $6 million recruitment grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research I...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - September 13, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA to be highlighted at Congressional Briefing
On Thursday, September 15, the LIVESTRONG Foundation and YMCA of the USA will be hosting a Congressional staff briefing in Washington, DC, about the importance of exercise for cancer survivors.Who will be at the Congressional briefing?The event is open to the public and those in the cancer community, but our primary audience is the staff for members of Congress.What makes this event important?Long held beliefs that “rest is best” after cancer treatment are being revised and growing evidence supports physical activity before,during, and after a diagnosis. We want to build awareness about the needs of cancer survivors an...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - September 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cameron Krier Massey (LIVESTRONG Staff) Source Type: blogs
