September is __________ Cancer Awareness Month: Cancer Awareness Ovarian Cancer Childhood Cancer Prostate Cancer Thyroid Cancer Gynecological cancer which includes ovarian cancer cervical cancer vaginal cancer vulvar cancer uterine cancer Blood Cancer (or more specifically) Hodgkins Lymphoma Leukemia Lymphoma All of these cancers deserve awareness but with such a crowded field, particularly
TEAM KEVIN On November 1, 2015 TEAM KEVIN will hit the streets of NY to take on the TCS New York City Marathon. Jill Hutchinson, Kurt Heinrich, Meg McQuarrie, Shelly Moore and Jeanine Gaston will run all 5 boroughs to raise money and awareness for the Elixir Fund. Each member has pledged to raise $2,500
They say when you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, you find out who your true friends are. I am fortunate to say that they are so many wonderful people that stepped up for Kevin and myself in big and in small ways; and so many of them continue to step up and
On November 1, 2015 TEAM KEVIN will take to the streets of NYC for the TCS New York City Marathon to benefit the Elixir Fund. We will be profiling each of the members of the team. This week we would like to introduce Shelly Moore. You can support her race at https://www.crowdrise.com/ElixirFundNYC2015/fundraiser/shellyandjeanine A little over 2 years ago
August is, among other things, National Immunization Awareness Month. It seems like a good time to discuss HPV Vaccines. There are actually three vaccines (Cervarix, Gardasil, and Gardasil 9), and two protect agains genial warts and anal cancer. I realize that the HPV Vaccine is still a hotbed issue. Partly because it is difficult and uncomfortable
Another #TEAM KEVIN has formed and will be running the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 1, 2015. We will be highlighting each member of the team. First up, Jill Bartolini- Hutchinson: https://www.crowdrise.com/ElixirFundNYC2015/fundraiser/jillianhutchinson The New York City (NYC) Marathon is the marathon of All Marathons that every marathoner aspires to run. I started running
When we first decided to move forward with the creation of the Elixir Fund, one of Kevin's doctors said to me, "It is hard to do good." It was not meant in a negative way, but rather as words of encouragement to hang in there. While keeping the Elixir Fund going over these last 12
TEAM KEVIN did it again! They rocked the NYC Tri and it was amazing to watch. Our sincere thanks to Suzie Baer, Jill McConnell, Rob Doolittle, Duncan Wilson, Susan Clifford and Jenny Godnick for braving the heat and swimming the Hudson River. This is one tough group. And they have almost raised $20,000! You can still support
Ivan Basso (AFP Images: Chris Graythen) In this morning's sports news is an announcement that Ivan Basso had to withdrawal from the Tour de France because he has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. At 37 he is outside of what is considered the typical range for testicular cancer. That range varies but is somewhere
Kevin went through almost 2 years of continual treatment that included 5 or 6 rounds of chemotherapy; radiation on his pelvis, spine, and brain; gamma knife treatment; and a round of stem cell treatment which requires a bone marrow test, stem cell harvesting, and 4 weeks plus in hospital while they kill your immune system