A great reason to run……
Hi Samantha,
Kelly has mentioned your name to me a few times in our training sessions on Saturday mornings. It is great to finally get a chance to tell you about Sophie’s Run (www.sophiesrun.ca). Sophie’s Run is an awareness campaign for Colorectal Cancer. I lost my mom, Sophie Chuchmach, to this disease in September of 2006. During my mom’s illness, I became her primary caregiver. As a way to cope with my grief, I began to run. Running became my release and today it plays an instrumental role in my healing process. As I try to come to terms with the loss of my mom, I have made it my mission to spare other’s of the pain my family and I went through. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in our country and the numbers will continue to rise if awareness and education is not created. For this event, I have partnered with the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada. On September 1, 2008, myself and the Sophie’s Run team (3 other runners) will leave Milton, ON and run to New York City over 8 weeks. I am hoping that you may be interested in helping to raise awareness for Sophie’s Run and Colorectal Cancer.
Thank you,
Nicole Chuchmach
What a lovely way to honor someone’s memory…quite the endeavour. Good luck to you and your companions, Nicole. We’ll be cheering for you!
Use ’sophiesrun’ for some extra JN points, and visit the site if you get a chance.
Thanks for stopping by.
Samantha
May 5th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Hi Sam,
What a touching story. My father-in-law passed away 2 1/2 years ago from cancer and it still breaks my heart to think of him not being with us and he was so close to his family (my wife especially). Although it was not colorectal cancer, I would be more that happy to support Nicole in her run. Nicole, if you have a site (I know the breast cancer foundation teams have links to a site where friends/family members can donate online) I will donate to this worthy cause. Sorry, I ramble often, basically I wanted to say, I am so sorry for your loss, I understand your pain, and am very happy to know that you have a way to help heal.
Take care,
Matthew
May 5th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
PS: I just went to the link you provided, I’ll donate there!
Sorry, it’s a Monday!
Kindest regards,
M
May 7th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Hey Sam
Thanks for posting Nicole’s note. I feel your pain Nicole…in the past two years I’ve lost both my Grandmother and my Uncle to colorectal cancer.
It’s so important to get tested, especially since this type of cancer can be stopped with early detection, and particularly if there is a family history. It’s painless….and as the ads on TV say, don’t die from embarrassment!
Good luck with the run Nicole…..I’ll donate on the link provided.
Regards
Diana
May 8th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Hi Matthew,
Thank you for the support and I am sorry to hear about your father-in-law. It is such a difficult disease to watch someone you love go through.
Take Care,
Nicole
May 26th, 2008 at 9:28 am
My wedding song was ALL MY LIFE by Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt.
And, the funny thing is, my husband and I are part time DJs and in all the weddings we have done, we have NEVER heard that song used as a first dance!!
It’s the perfect wedding song, if you ask me.