Once again, we are amazed by how strong and supportive our American Cancer Society More Birthdays Facebook community is. Last week, we asked everyone to light their profile pictures blue and orange for World Cancer Day – more than 5,400 people joined together and lit their profiles in support of creating a WORLD with less cancer and More Birthdays. This is the kind of momentum we need to help get cancer on the global health agenda as a worldwide priority!
Along with the outpouring support we also received tons of inspirational stories that help remind us why we are fighting every day for less cancer and more birthdays. Here are just a few of those stories:
On February 4th I will not only be celebrating my birthday, but also the fact that I am a 24 year breast cancer survivor. I’ve spent the past 20 years happily volunteering with ACS and Relay For Life. My goal is to help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Together we can make it happen!
I am a one year cancer survivor, but a volunteer for American Cancer Society since 1995, so I have seen a LOT of cancer patients! I support a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Even during my cancer treatments I still was involved with our local Relay For Life and pledge to continue to do what I can! Together, we will end the disease.
20 yr survivor of ovarian cancer and 19 yr survivor of breast cancer … thanks to good docs and medicine!! Here’s to more and more for everyone out there. Stay well everybody and keep those birthdays coming!!
I added your light to my profile page … as a cancer survivor myself and in honor of my best friend Christine who passed away last August and everyone else who has been touched by this awful disease. In hopes we may find a cure ♥
I am a Registered Nurse and several days a month I work with cancer patients, and although emotionally hard I love it, I always go home after my long 12 hour shift at peace knowing that I made someone in need feel better, that maybe with just a single word or sentence I helped someone have hope and encouraged them to not give up and continue to fight. So on February 4th I’m not only celebrating my own birthday but I’m also supporting World Cancer Day! Let’s all have more birthdays! ♥
This month I am beginning year 3 of chemo every 8 weeks. So far so good! If I can do this, anyone can. Just take it one day at a time and hope for a cure!!! I do have to admit that the ”Roller Coaster Ride” at my age gets pretty old. Just have to lean on loved ones and friends and hang in there.
Did you light up your profile? Inspired by the stories above? Leave a comment and tell us why you are fighting for a WORLD with less cancer and more birthdays.
Nowadays many people supports programs related cancer. People’s this support is really good. Facebook is also good social networking website where people can show their support easily.
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