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Elizabeth’s weblog will capture you. Each day she honors someone who has been changed by a rare and dangerous cancer called
sarcoma. Young and old come alive in pictures, in defining moments and challenges overcome. Some of the pictures are the essence of hope, like the one of Homer dancing after amputation, and the one of 8-year-old Carly, doing a handstand four years after spine surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.
Elizabeth’s determination to tell these stories stems from her connection with hundreds of patients and their loved-ones in the online
chondrosarcoma support group, which she founded more than five years ago. But it is also rooted in her own story. As a forty year survivor, she is troubled that there are few new treatments for sarcoma patients. She is determined to raise awareness of what’s happening to tens of thousands of people across the globe with this rare cancer, and she is driven to raise funds that will go directly to sarcoma research. So she is blogging as a part of an international initiative called
Team Sarcoma 2007.
In addition to telling patients’ stories, Elizabeth’s weblog chronicles her efforts to train for Team Sarcoma. A lifetime of surgeries and treatments, including partial amputation of the pelvis, has made it difficult for her to walk long distances. But every day, she attempts to increase her walking abilities in preparation for the Team Sarcoma event.
From July 14-21, Elizabeth will join other survivors, patients, and friends in a walk and bike event in Vermont. While this core group participates in Vermont, other groups will be meeting for
sarcoma events around the world.
To understand Elizabeth's effort is to understand the goal of Team Sarcoma. For a time, she is expanding her focus from chondrosarcoma patients to all types of sarcoma patients. She is uniting with others from dozens of sarcoma organizations to make a global impact for sarcoma awareness and funding.
Elizabeth would like to include you or your loved one who has a sarcoma story to share. She wants her blog to reflect many kinds of sarcoma. To submit a tribute to be featured on Elizabeth’s weblog, send a picture of the person, or something that might represent the person, and his or her story (including type of sarcoma) to sarcoma-stories@abc-survivors.net.
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