National Cancer Survivors Day® is an annual, worldwide Celebration of Life that is held in hundreds of communities throughout the United States, Canada, and other participating countries. Participants unite in a symbolic event to show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality.
In most areas, National Cancer Survivors Day is traditionally observed on the first Sunday in June, although this is not always possible due to scheduling conflicts and time differences. Celebrating its 22nd year in 2009, NCSD is the world’s largest and fastest-growing annual cancer survivor event.
The non-profit National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation supports hundreds of hospitals, support groups, and other cancer-related organizations that host National Cancer Survivors Day events in their communities by providing free guidance, education and networking. Anyone considering hosting an NCSD event can obtain a free NCSD Planning Kit.
Who is a cancer survivor? The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation defines a "survivor" as anyone living with a history of cancer – from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life. National Cancer Survivors Day affords your community an opportunity to demonstrate that it has an active, productive cancer survivor population.
So be sure to attend an official National Cancer Survivors Day event in your area. To locate an event near you, e-mail info@ncsdf.org or call 615-794-3006.
This is a special day for me. Don't get me wrong, I HATE CANCER, but i'm also a survivor! The week of my birthday 05* is a constant in my mind most days. I found out I had cervical cancer. Went into the doc the next day so they could do a Cone biopsy to determine the level (1-4) and think about what to do next. I remember vividly hub's dropping me off at the docs. He went to the grocery. First order of buisness, a pee test. Sitting and waiting was awful. Lot's of things go through your mind in this situation. The super nice nurse came back in the room and said we could not do the test today. Huh?? YOUR PREGNANT!!!!!!! OMG!!! WHAT??!?!??!!?!!
I was so excited. I kept running outside to wait for hub's to get back. Finally he arrived and I ran to the car to tell him. The look on his face was priceless. He was so happy.
The only bad thing here was I had cancer AND I was pregnant. What a combo eigh....NOT. I had some tuff decisions to make. Baby, cancer, life....oh crap!
As you can see Brook was born. Perfectly Perfect!!! The Cone procedure was schedualed, again. Level 3........ugggg!
>>Insert hubby had a masive heart attack here<<
October 2007, I had a total hysterectamy. B/c I had to wait for Brook to come and hub's to get better, the cancer had spread to my uteris as well as the cervex.
I survived and this October will be 2, count them, TWO, years cancer free!!!!!!
I HATE CANCER!!!
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