Bowl for Survivorship
Seven and Ten Lanes
119 N York Road, Elmhurst, IL
Wednesday, March 21, 2009 2pm-6pm
$40 for adults in advance, $45 at the door (includes bowling, shoes, snacks and 3 drink tickets)
$10 for children 4 to 12 (includes bowling, shoes, snacks and unlimited drinks)
Children 3 and under free
Checks and cash via mail: 282 E Wilson St, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Credit card on line at www.survivorvision.org under donation tab. (Credit cards will not be accepted at the event.)
Space is limited. We encourage you to register and pay in advance. Please RSVP with name, age and number of bowlers by March 18, 2009.
Raffle Tickets will be sold for $5 for 1 or $25 for 6
Call Julia Stepenske at 630-359-5172 for more information or email us at survivorvision@comcast.net
The mission of the SurvivorVision is to provide support to survivors of pediatric cancer by advocating on policy issues, funding research and providing education and resources that empower survivors to minimize the adverse physical, psychological and economic long-term effects of cancer treatment while maximizing the quality of their lives.
I have always talked that a cancer survivor’s journey is never over. Survivors need to be responsible and maintain health promotion and maintenance. This can be life saving.
At midnight, the very start of 2008 (my sister-in-law Kim begged me to stay awake), I was 22 weeks pregnant and wanting to sleep. As the New Year rolled in, I wished for a healthy baby, ability to stay calm and focused as this new baby was to arrive, wished for no new stretch marks and that breast feeding would come easy this time. 2008 brought tremendous joy to our family with the planning and preparation for the birth of Grace however it crashed in with much fear and many challenges.
As I now reflect, almost 1 year to the date of my RELAPSE, I cannot believe how much my body could deal with and how the lives and spirit of my ever changing family could handle. Now with my second fight with lymphoma gone, I have finally tried to process the life altering events of 2008.
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