We have just completed three more stops on the Lung Cancer Awareness tour. What an honor it was to meet the mother of a beautifl 19 year old girl who is featured on the bus. While we were at Duke-Raleigh Hospital we met Brittney’s mom and younger sister. Brittney was a national competative gymnist who was diagnosed with lung cancer last December. Just three short weeks after her diagnosis Brittney sadly lost her battle. I know I speak for mom as well when I say that having the opportunity to meet the family’s of those featured on our RV all throughout the country is no doubt what keeps us motivated to continue our journey. Sadly Brittney’s story is just one of over 150,000 each year.
After Leaving Raliegh we headed up to Washington D.C. for the third time this year! We pulled the new “Motorvator” right up in front of the Lung Cancer Alliance headquarters. It was awesome to see all of their faces when seeing the RV for the first time. I know it rejuvinated the whole team! The Lung Cancer Alliance staff is unbelievable in their commitment to make a difference in the fight against lung cancer. I have never met a group of more dedicated people in my life and I know mom and I are honored to help!
Finally we stopped just outside of St. Louis in Alton, IL where mom was the keynote speaker for a women’s health expo. Betsy did a phenominal job of putting the event together for the first time outside of the Hospital. Once again I was humbled by the comments from 100’s of women after they heard mom speak. She definately has a gift! We sold lot’s of books and lemons. The event also gave us a great opportunity to speak out about Lung Cancer as mom creativly tied it into her talk. Lot’s of women requested more information and they all loved the RV!
We are now back in Madison re grouping and meeting up with the local media before we head out to Cedar Rapids, Omaha, Denver, Chicago, Detroit and Columbus. I would like to encourage all who read this to make a donation to the Lung Cancer Alliance (the only national non-profit solely dedicated to patient advocacy, support and leading the way in the change of health policy) Without this dedicated group raising awareness to the number one cancer killer we will not be able to continue to raise the funds for research. The Lung Cancer Alliance is a very important piece to this massive puzzle! Please visit www.lungcanceralliance.org to help make a difference!
Quote of the day: “There is no better demonstration of faith than a man planting seed in a field”
