Fighting 4 Theresa

Hodgkins Schmodgkins in a Blog-kins...: Adios Aspartame

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:23:08 -0500

Hodgkins Schmodgkins in a Blog-kins...: Adios Aspartame:

It’s officially been three weeks since I’ve had (diet) soda — I only specify because diet is the only kind I ever drank. Anyway, it’s been 21 days, three weeks, a long freaking caffeine-free time, since I’ve had a sip of it-who-should-not-be-named, and I think I am broken of the habit. (Hooray). I…

Sam, thanks for posting this and leading me to the article.

I always said, Diet Coke gave my Mom Leukemia.

She drank about 2-4 cans a day, sometimes more. She thought I was crazy when she was in the hospital and I said it over and over again.

Even while in the hospital, people would bring her Diet Coke. I’d go in the fridge in her room and there they were. ”Who brought these to you?” I’d ask like she did when she found something in my room that I shouldn’t have had. (This isn’t about me, so I won’t go into the details.)

But she would just say she didn’t know they were there, or they were for the guests and then I’d pour them down the drain.

The commercial fox 29 is running, I am at the end.

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:57:15 -0500

The commercial fox 29 is running, I am at the end.

My Speech at the 2012 Philadelphia LTN Walk, first...

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:28:41 -0400

My Speech at the 2012 Philadelphia LTN Walk, first time speaking in front of 5000 people.

Wear your pink, but other colors need your attention.

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:08:42 -0400

And this post is not to take away from Breast Cancer, or the people it effects and those we have lost.

According to the American Cancer Society in 2012:

There were 229,060 newly diagnosed cases of Breast Cancer.

There were 39,920 tragic deaths from this horrible disease.

There were also 148,040 newly diagnosed cases of Blood Cancers (Leukemia, Lymphoma, & Myloma)

There were 54,380 tragic deaths from these horrible diseases.

Not to mention there were 160,340 DEATHS due to Lung Cancer alone, yet we can all go into a 7-11 and still buy a pack of cigarettes.

My point is that while it is very trendy to wear your pink, and again, I am not bashing this, I think raising awareness to all Cancer is commendable, we need to think about Cancer ALL THE TIME.

All types. All colors. Not just October.

ALL CANCERS. ALL YEAR.

In just one year 365 days can feel like just one Or sometimes...

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:43:23 -0400

In just one year

365 days can feel like just one

Or sometimes 365 years

I have probably reached for the phone 365 times

To ask for a coupon or a recipe

I have watched my sons grow only to realize

That you are not here to share this

You were not there when Joey rode on two wheels

Or Calvin jumped off the diving board

But you were there for all of that

In my heart

In my thoughts

And in the way I raise my sons

Because that’s how you raised me

We are 6 weeks away from the walk. Please, if you have not yet...

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:28:20 -0400

We are 6 weeks away from the walk. Please, if you have not yet signed up for the walk, please do so by going here. It just takes a moment to sign up.

I set our team’s goal at $15,000.00 this year. We raised $11,500 last year. We had almost 150 walkers. If each of us 150 walkers raises $100, we reach that goal. I know we can do this.

Here are some reasons why I walk:

For every $1.00 raised, $.78 goes directly to research and patient services. Only $.22 cents of your dollar goes towards running the Leukemia & lymphoma Society (LLS). Many charities are under $.50 of your dollar. LLS does not put money into Advertising, they use us to get the word out.
The Eastern PA Chapter that we walk for (EPA) was responsible for almost $800,000. going directly to 175 patients in our area copays last year.
For 2011 alone, LLS funded 280 research grants and 20 research partnerships.
Since 2000, nearly half of the new cancer drugs approved for ALL TYPES OF CANCERS, were first used for patients with Blood Cancers.
And of course, I walk for Mom. So that maybe other families won’t have to go through what she did, what we did, what all of us lost. Because No One FIGHTS Alone.

Please help us reach our goal this year and I ask that you walk with us. It is truly a touching experience. When you see the people affected by this disease. People of all ages, races, sexes suffer. And to see the people with white balloons who have survived. It hits you.

If you can donate, please do so here to my page or to the team’s page here

Hodgkins Schmodgkins in a Blog-kins...: In Just One Year...

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 22:52:33 -0400

Hodgkins Schmodgkins in a Blog-kins...: In Just One Year...:

hodgkinsschmodgkinsinablogkins:

Today is officially my one year anniversary of being diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. It’s been a really long and anatomically informative year. I made a video to share my story and message with anyone who is interested. I would love it if you checked it out, and feel free to share if you’d like.

This is my friend Sam. She inspires me to keep this going. When my own family doesn’t give me the support I need, I think of everything she has gone through and still is going through and yet her drive to raise money to help others keeps me fighting on.

She is a true hero. Watch her video, please.

Happy Birthday Mom, I hope you liked what I got you. 55 of your...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:36:51 -0400

Happy Birthday Mom, I hope you liked what I got you.

55 of your friends and family doing one of your favorite things, riding on the Wildwood Boardwalk. Some of them riding a bike for the first time in years.

You can see the rest of the pictures here - Biking 4 Theresa

Ebay Link for keychains

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:16:33 -0400

Ebay Link for keychains

Selling these for $7.50 a piece. If you are interested, let me...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:33:19 -0400

Selling these for $7.50 a piece. If you are interested, let me know. I have them on ebay.

Biking 4 Theresa

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:32:18 -0400

We will be celebrating what would have been Theresa’s 58th birthday on Sunday September 2 with a bike ride on the Wildwood Boardwalk. We will meet at 8:30 am at the Wildwood sign at Rio Grand Ave and the Boardwalk and ride from 9:00 to 11:00 am.

Walk With Us

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:08:36 -0400

Walk With Us

Orange Ribbon

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:04:04 -0400

I just found out that not only does the Orange Ribbon signify Leukemia Awareness, it is also for MS Awareness (which my cousin’s husband has) Motorcycle Safety Awareness (which I obviously believe in) and some other great causes. I’m proud to sport my Orange Ribbons for any of these causes.

Another loss to cancer

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:20 -0400

We lost another loved one this weekend to cancer.

My wife’s best friend’s father lost his brief battle with cancer Saturday afternoon.

A loving husband, father, brother was taken too soon. 58 years old.

Mother's Day

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:15:43 -0400

I have always sucked at Mother’s Day presents for my Mom. I never knew what to get her. What do you get a woman that loves to shop and always bought whatever she wanted, sometimes she would buy two of them.

Last year, my wife picked out two gifts for the boys to give their Grandmothers for Mother’s Day. All of us worked on it together, for my Mom it was a sign with stickers and decore that said Mammom’s Beach House. For her Mom it was the same but said Nannie’s Garden. We needed to make them, paint them, seal them.

So basically, my Mom got her’s in August. The week before she got sick. My mother-in-law’s is still in our back room.

So of course, this year Mother’s day will be tough for me. I know it will. But guess what? Friday night I found the perfect gift for my Mom. I think I will still buy it, maybe put it down the shore. It may seem silly that I buy a Mother’s Day gift for my Mom this year, but I feel the need too. I can’t explain it, but I feel like I finally found the PERFECT gift for her, I should get it.

It’s a flower stand that is a bicycle. My Mom loved riding her bike, it’s what she was all about. I would love to put it at her grave, but I fear theft or damage.

Is sad to hear another Dieciedue and Fighting 4 Theresa Family member lost her battle with Cancer....

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:59:15 -0400

Is sad to hear another Dieciedue and Fighting 4 Theresa Family member lost her battle with Cancer. RIP Susan Spera Weinholtz I know my mother loved working with you at Tornetta’s.

Instead of getting tattoo’s this year, I’m going to give blood every 2 months in honor...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:38:17 -0400

Instead of getting tattoo’s this year, I’m going to give blood every 2 months in honor of my Mom.

Because PA is one of the states that does not regulate it’s tattoo shops, you have to wait one year before you can give blood.

It does not make sense to me when my guy’s tattoo shop is as clean as a surgical center I have to wait, yet I can go on the Wildwood Boardwalk and get a tattoo in the equivelent of a trailer with a nasty floor and the Red Cross will let me give blood the next day.

"That which does not kill me, seriously pisses me off and I’ma sting it."

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:06:30 -0400

“That which does not kill me, seriously pisses me off and I’ma sting it.”

- Nietzsche, reincarnated as the bee that just came after me. Got him the second time though.

Today

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:12:41 -0400

Is 6 months since you’ve been gone. It does not hurt any less, but I can at least be happy about the accomplishments I’ve made so far in your honor. There is so much more work to be done, and I feel like I can do it all. Miss you, Mom.

Life Choices

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:39:12 -0400

We can choose to go through life and ask “What can be done for me?”

We can choose to go through life and ask others “What can I do for you?”

We can choose to go through life and say “This is what I have done for you, I hope it helps you, and I hope it teaches you to do this for others”