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Cancer Facts

  • According to the American Cancer Society CIG Report from 2004
    ________________________________________ *Cancer will strike in approximately three of every four families in the years to come.


  • According to the American Cancer Society Statistics of 2006
    ________________________________________ **Slightly less than 1 in 2 men have a lifetime risk of developing cancer.

    **Slightly more than 1 in 3 women have a lifetime risk of developing cancer.

    **Cancer is the 2nd most common cause of death killing more than 1500 people per day.

    **Five year survival rates are improving, up 15% since the 1970s.

Who's Who in My Story

  • Chris
    Leigh's husband. They were married August 30, 2003. Brother to Jodie, Matt, and Jenna.
  • Janet
    My mother-in-law. Mother to Matt and Jenna. Step Mother to Chris and Jodie.
  • Jenna
    Sister to Matt, Chris, and Jodie.
  • Jodie
    Sister to Chris, Matt, and Jenna.
  • Leigh
    The reason for this blog, and this Foundation.
  • Matt
    My husband. Brother to Chris, Jodie, and Jenna.
  • Ty
    My father-in-law. Father to Chris, Matt, Jodie, and Jenna.

The Beleighve Mission

  • Beleighve in the Future
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connect with other people who are also affected by cancer to offer support, hope, and encouragement. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beleighve in hope. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beleighve in comfort. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beleighve in strength from support. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beleighve in life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beleighve in Retail Therapy - Leigh did! :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Leigh 2005

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August 30, 2007

John Edwards Becomes a Leader

Just a few days ago the Washington Post had this article about John Edwards and his Cancer Initiative. He states that he is looking for a way to offer "a strategy for dealing with cancer that would bolster research funding, create support networks for people dealing with the disease and encourage lifestyle changes to help keep others from getting it."

Amazing.

I look forward to seeing where this initiative takes him, and everyone affected by cancer. I hope it helps to further my goal of networking all of us together, and continues the effort to raise money in research and finding better ways to treat and cure the life changing disease.

Posted at 08:37 AM in Current Affairs, Encouragement, Ramblings, Remembering Leigh | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)