Monthly Socials
We want your suggestions!! Soooo… we’re thinking about adding monthly social events in between our larger shindigs (because frankly, we miss everyone!!). Where would you like to see one of these events held? Thinking April should be somewhere like Top Golf (so we can practice for the Golf Tournament for a Cure! ). SUGGEST...
National Cancer Prevention Month
FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL #CANCERPREVENTIONMONTH! Many people think that #cancer is inevitable, but developing healthy lifestyle habits and getting regular screening exams can greatly reduce your risk for some types of cancer. MD Anderson’s Cancer Prevention Center offers a range of services to help you learn how to reduce your cancer risk or to detect cancer early at its most treatable stage. Cancer screening exams are based on age, gender and disease risk. Risk assessment and risk reduction services are available as, well as diagnostic evaluation services. See more info here:http://www.mdanderson.org/patient-and-cancer-information/care-centers-and-clinics/specialty-and-treatment-centers/cancer-prevention/index.html#EndCancer (Special thanks to www.AdamDallas.com for designing this for...
Benefit Jamie’s Hope while you Shop at KROGER!
DO YOU SHOP AT KROGER? If so, PLEASE take a moment & link your Kroger card to Jamie’s Hope! 1% of all dollars spent at Kroger will be donated to Jamie’s Hope It’s so easy to do & you don’t event have to think about it! Simply go towww.KrogerCommunityRewards.com, sign-in & link your card to Jamie’s Hope by entering the #17367. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS!!! #EndCancer INSTRUCTIONS FOR KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS SUPPORTERS: All supporters must have a registered Kroger Plus card account online to be able to link their card to an organization. · Do you use your phone number at the register? Call 800-576-4377 and select option 4 to get your Plus Card number. · If you do not have a Kroger Plus Card, you can obtain a digital Kroger Plus Card when creating an account online or at any Kroger store. Link your card at www.KrogerCommunityRewards.com. · If you have an existing account, click on “Sign In”, otherwise click on “Register”. · If you are a new online customer: o You will need to enter your email address, create a password, enter your zip code, click on favorite store, and agree to the terms and conditions. o Once you are done entering your information you will get a message asking you to check your e-mail inbox and click on the link within the body of the e-mail that was sent to activate your Kroger account. · Already have a Kroger.com account? o Enter your email address and password to proceed to the next step. o Click on “Edit” in...
Jamie Gilmore featured in MD Anderson CancerWise
Fighting cancer with hope By Erica Quiroz Although Jamie Gilmore’s cancer has relapsed three times, she’s hoping the fourth time will be the charm to finally beat it. Gilmore was first diagnosed at 14 years old with acinic cell carcinoma (ACC), a rare salivary gland cancer. But her most notable experience with ACC happened when she was 20. She had pain on the left side of her face — the exact spot where she had a mass removed six years earlier — and was scheduled for surgery. A happy surprise “This time the tumor was all around my facial nerves,” Gilmore says. “The surgery was going to be five to six hours for removal of the tumor and then another five to six hours for reconstructive surgery.” As Gilmore’s husband and family waited, the anesthesiologist noticed her hormone levels were elevated. “My mom had me on a lot of natural remedies, and I thought that was why,” she says. “When the anesthesiologist came in and said I was pregnant, I was shocked.” Surgery was postponed, and Gilmore was referred to a high-risk OB-GYN at Texas Woman’s Hospital.”My doctor’s first priority was to ensure the safety of the baby,” Gilmore says. “Six weeks after delivery, I would be able to have the surgery.”Gilmore was induced at 38 weeks and her daughter, Mikala, was born Dec. 4, 2002. “She’s our miracle baby,” Gilmore says. Cancer spreads The following January, she went through a 12-hour surgery to remove the cancer and have reconstructive facial surgery.”I looked horrible afterward,” Gilmore says. “But my doctors did a great job, and I couldn’t believe how well the surgery...Jamie’s Hope featured in MD Anderson’s Promise Publication
Jamie hopes for a cure One patient’s rare cancer inspires collective effort Promise – Fall 2012 – By Erica Quiroz Jamie Gilmore is a fighter. In 1996, she was diagnosed with acinic cell carcinoma (ACC), a rare cancer that affects the parotid gland, the largest of the salivary glands. She’s been in remission from it twice. Now, the 30-year-old native Houstonian is in her third bout with ACC. She created Jamie’s Hope for a Cure with her husband, Garrick Glascock, in May to help fund research for targeted therapy at MD Anderson. “My family and I were surprised that there haven’t been any new developments in ACC treatment,” Jamie Gilmore says. “We thought surely something would be different from 15 years ago.” ACC affects an average of 135 people a year and accounts for 6-10% of all salivary gland cancers. To help create awareness, Gilmore and her family promote Jamie’s Hope by selling maroon and white bracelets for $5. They also collect donations through the website jamieshope.org. “The money we raise funds research for other rare forms of cancer and for people who don’t have a standard form of treatment,” Gilmore says. Jamie’s Hope also partnered with the Texas Realtors® Leadership Program (TRL), after Gilmore, who owns a real estate brokerage firm, joined in March. With the TRL’s help, Jamie’s Hope organized an October gala, “Masquerade for a Cure,” at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, with all proceeds benefiting targeted therapy research at MD Anderson. “Each year the TRL decides on a legacy project that will benefit the community,” Gilmore says. “Once they heard my story and what I’ve...Donate Here
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