Comments for United Cancer Advocacy Action Network http://ucaan.org Your Cancer Resource Organization Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:38:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Sponsors by admin http://ucaan.org/sponsors#comment-112 admin Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:38:49 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?page_id=109#comment-112 You are more than welcome to sent them to our mailing address: 1459 East Thousand Oaks Blvd, Suite E - Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 You are more than welcome to sent them to our mailing address: 1459 East Thousand Oaks Blvd, Suite E – Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

]]> Comment on UCAAN Announces “Young at Heart” Young Adult Cancer Survivor Peer led Support Group by Alicia http://ucaan.org/uncategorized/ucaan-announces-young-at-heart-young-adult-cancer-survivor-peer-led-support-group#comment-104 Alicia Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:53:29 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?p=148#comment-104 I was diagnosed with colon cnaecr when I was 22 years old. Having this old person disease absolutely changed my life. I went through 4 surgeries over a 4 month period, including a temporary ileostomy. I felt very isolated. Few people came to see me, few people called. My friends didn't know how to approach me or deal with it so they just stopped coming around. While I was in the hospital my husband left me. I maintained a very positive attitude through it all because I could see a very bright light at the end of the tunnel. But the hard part was, I went from being a married, normal, adventurous woman, to someone who couldn't leave the house and had no one but her parents to spend time with.When I healed from the surgeries and was told I could get on with my life I wondered how I was supposed to do that. How do I get a new job now? How do I live the life of a single adult? I felt like I was in a rut and no one I knew could understand. They wondered why I wasn't moving forward, why I wasn't embracing life now that I was better. But life was different. I didn't know what my life was anymore.But it got better. I met someone. I got a job. I found new hobbies. I found new friends. Through determination and faith, I moved on. I always knew I would, I just didn't exactly know how to get there. But God carried me. When I didn't know what step to take, He picked me up and showed me. Cancer was the battle of my life. It still is. I have a hereditary condition called Lynch Syndrome so I am constantly battling to stay healthy in order to avoid a re-occurrence or a new cnaecr. I have also been diagnosed with Endometriosis and will most likely never have children. My life is going to be far different than I ever imagined it being, but I can honestly say that it is far better than it was before I had cnaecr. Cancer was the best experience of my entire life. Yes, it was painful, and lonely, and scary, and miserable but it was also in a weird way freeing, and liberating cnaecr taught me something that few people my age get the chance to learn. It showed me what is truly important in life. All of the things that I wanted before cnaecr took a backburner afterwards. It changed my goals and I think, because of that, I am going to have a much more full life. I see things differently now. The world looks more vibrant to me. I think it would have been sad if I had gone my whole life never knowing how it felt to see the world this way. I'm grateful for it all. But I am mostly grateful to still have my life. I pray everyday that the cnaecr doesn't come back. And having a good cnaecr support group online has helped me deal with the negative effects of cnaecr. I have also applied to attend First Descents this summer in Vail, CO and am looking forward to meeting people who have been through similar experiences. I love this organization and hope to be more involved with it in the future. It is definitely needed. I was diagnosed with colon cnaecr when I was 22 years old. Having this old person disease absolutely changed my life. I went through 4 surgeries over a 4 month period, including a temporary ileostomy. I felt very isolated. Few people came to see me, few people called. My friends didn’t know how to approach me or deal with it so they just stopped coming around. While I was in the hospital my husband left me. I maintained a very positive attitude through it all because I could see a very bright light at the end of the tunnel. But the hard part was, I went from being a married, normal, adventurous woman, to someone who couldn’t leave the house and had no one but her parents to spend time with.When I healed from the surgeries and was told I could get on with my life I wondered how I was supposed to do that. How do I get a new job now? How do I live the life of a single adult? I felt like I was in a rut and no one I knew could understand. They wondered why I wasn’t moving forward, why I wasn’t embracing life now that I was better. But life was different. I didn’t know what my life was anymore.But it got better. I met someone. I got a job. I found new hobbies. I found new friends. Through determination and faith, I moved on. I always knew I would, I just didn’t exactly know how to get there. But God carried me. When I didn’t know what step to take, He picked me up and showed me. Cancer was the battle of my life. It still is. I have a hereditary condition called Lynch Syndrome so I am constantly battling to stay healthy in order to avoid a re-occurrence or a new cnaecr. I have also been diagnosed with Endometriosis and will most likely never have children. My life is going to be far different than I ever imagined it being, but I can honestly say that it is far better than it was before I had cnaecr. Cancer was the best experience of my entire life. Yes, it was painful, and lonely, and scary, and miserable but it was also in a weird way freeing, and liberating cnaecr taught me something that few people my age get the chance to learn. It showed me what is truly important in life. All of the things that I wanted before cnaecr took a backburner afterwards. It changed my goals and I think, because of that, I am going to have a much more full life. I see things differently now. The world looks more vibrant to me. I think it would have been sad if I had gone my whole life never knowing how it felt to see the world this way. I’m grateful for it all. But I am mostly grateful to still have my life. I pray everyday that the cnaecr doesn’t come back. And having a good cnaecr support group online has helped me deal with the negative effects of cnaecr. I have also applied to attend First Descents this summer in Vail, CO and am looking forward to meeting people who have been through similar experiences. I love this organization and hope to be more involved with it in the future. It is definitely needed.

]]> Comment on Sponsors by admin http://ucaan.org/sponsors#comment-84 admin Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:19:33 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?page_id=109#comment-84 You've taken a great step by doing that in support of your aunt. Congrats to her and I'm sure she's beyond proud of you! I hope that we can connect with you! Rachel You’ve taken a great step by doing that in support of your aunt.
Congrats to her and I’m sure she’s beyond proud of you!
I hope that we can connect with you!

Rachel

]]> Comment on Sponsors by admin http://ucaan.org/sponsors#comment-83 admin Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:17:49 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?page_id=109#comment-83 Amanda Thank you for your interest. I just sent you an email with some information, but for the public to know how to support by donating craft items or gifts of hope, please ship them or bring them to our office located at UCAAN 1459 East Thousand Oaks Blvd, Suite E Thousand Oaks, Ca 91362 Thank you Rachel Shur, Cancer Survivor Extraordinaire & UCAAN Founder Amanda

Thank you for your interest. I just sent you an email with some information, but for the public to know how
to support by donating craft items or gifts of hope, please ship them or bring them to our office located at
UCAAN
1459 East Thousand Oaks Blvd, Suite E
Thousand Oaks, Ca 91362

Thank you

Rachel Shur, Cancer Survivor Extraordinaire & UCAAN Founder

]]> Comment on Sponsors by talia taylor http://ucaan.org/sponsors#comment-82 talia taylor Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:41:33 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?page_id=109#comment-82 Hello, I just want to ask, how can I send you arts and crafts I made to give to other cancer patients cause I really want someone to have hope. Hello, I just want to ask, how can I send you arts and crafts I made to give to other cancer patients cause I really want someone to have hope.

]]> Comment on Sponsors by talia taylor http://ucaan.org/sponsors#comment-81 talia taylor Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:27:09 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?page_id=109#comment-81 Hello, my aunt got dienoised with breast cancer last year, she is very young and she survived. I was sad because I didnt know that much about cancer and when I found out it scared me. Now she is done with her rediation and I found out that people can donate hair to cancer paitients so I did now Im boald on the back of my head. When I told my aunt she was very proud of me, Iwas too. Hello, my aunt got dienoised with breast cancer last year, she is very young and she survived. I was sad because I didnt know that much about cancer and when I found out it scared me. Now she is done with her rediation and I found out that people can donate hair to cancer paitients so I did now Im boald on the back of my head. When I told my aunt she was very proud of me, Iwas too.

]]> Comment on What UCAAN Does by sherryee torres http://ucaan.org/about-ucaan/what-ucaan-does#comment-64 sherryee torres Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:23:17 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?page_id=65#comment-64 Hello, I'am a hairsytlist in Simi Valley. I would like to offer my service to any patients that my want to have their hair cut/shaved before during or after chemotherapy treatments. I have worked at Childrens Hospital through a EMFoundation providing this service to children with cancer & there families. Please let me know if this may be of any interest to your program. Thank you, Sherryee Torres Hello,
I’am a hairsytlist in Simi Valley. I would like to offer my service to any patients that my want to have their hair cut/shaved before during or after chemotherapy treatments. I have worked at Childrens Hospital through a EMFoundation providing this service to children with cancer & there families.
Please let me know if this may be of any interest to your program.

Thank you,
Sherryee Torres

]]> Comment on About UCAAN by Bonnie http://ucaan.org/about-ucaan#comment-63 Bonnie Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:07:03 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?page_id=8#comment-63 The blog is cool The blog is cool

]]> Comment on About UCAAN by Levitra http://ucaan.org/about-ucaan#comment-62 Levitra Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:39:34 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?page_id=8#comment-62 Hi dude! I fully agree with your thoughts. I’ve just added it to vavorites. Hi dude! I fully agree with your thoughts. I’ve just added it to vavorites.

]]> Comment on UCAAN Story by Waldo Biddick http://ucaan.org/about-ucaan/ucaan-story#comment-60 Waldo Biddick Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:31:24 +0000 http://ucaan.org/?page_id=61#comment-60 I just want to say I'm very new to blogs and honestly liked this web-site. Likely I’m likely to bookmark your blog . You surely come with superb well written articles. Regards for sharing with us your webpage. I just want to say I’m very new to blogs and honestly liked this web-site. Likely I’m likely to bookmark your blog . You surely come with superb well written articles. Regards for sharing with us your webpage.

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