Brain Tumor Walk - Phoenix 2010

Brain Tumor Walk Scheduled For Phoenix 2010

 Miles for Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awarness and funding for brain cancer has scheduled a walk to be held on November 6, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona.  This walk will take place at Kiwanbis Park, which is located at 6111 S. All Americas Way in Phoenix. 

A portion of the proceeds from this walk will be donated to Phoenix Children's Hospital to be used for brain cancer research and awareness.  “We are pleased to be able to give back to the communities in which we hold events.  This aids us in createing awarness in communities like Boston, Denver, Seattle, Phoenix, Clearwater, and other cities where we hold events. “, said Bob Gibbs, a 5 ½ year survivor of this deadly disease.

Brain cancer affects as many people as breast cancer, yet only receives a small portion of the funding.  Our goal and mission through our brain tumor walks is to raise enough awarness, where we start receiving the same funding that breast cancer does, so we can also make large strides in awarness and early detection.

You can Register For The Phoenix Brain Tumor Walk now, as registration is currently open.  We encourage those who register to also create a team, or join a team and have fun raising funds for a disease that affects a new person every 3 minutes.

This is the first brain tumor walk for Miles for Hope at this location, but as with it’s other Moving Towards A Cure events, will be a huge success and a great time for friends and family to come together to raise awareness for brain cancer.

For more information on the Boston Brain Tumor Walk 2010, please visit http://mfh.kintera.org/PhoenixWalk  or http://milesforhope.org .  Corporate sponsorship opportunities are also currently available for this walk in Phoenix, as well as other locations across the country.  More information can also be obtained by contacting Miles for Hope at (727) 781-HOPE (4673).  

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We are not the only ones.
written by keith chaffin, February 13, 2010
My wife was diagnosed last March with Glio/stage 4. We have been to frustrated with no awareness for brain cancer and all going to breast.We understand the need for research on breast cancer, her mom actually died from this. But when we searched around hardly any money goes for brain research compared to breast. The color pink makes my wife so mad she can't even watch the commercials for the 3 day walk. All she wants is a little recognition for brain tumor support. We have felt as if there is no hope and we were even told that at her diagnosis from her oncologist, in a cancer center where the floors have names one of them being hope. So even at her treatment center every cancer has a hopeful outcome but hers (according to her doctor). We have lived with this for 1 year now and have 2 small children. We are undergoing the "standard of care treatment". Which is another subject that frustrates us that we will not get into in this blog. I use past tense on all these frustrations because we really feel we have a fighting chance. We will beat this disease. I know there are survivors and I know she is one of them. We may have to fight this disease everyday but our attitudes are good now ( not so much in the beginning) and there are things we can do besides the "standard of care" which prognosis is bleak. We are ready for the fight!
Brain Tumor Awareness Movement
written by Bob Gibbs, February 13, 2010
Keith,

Well written! We share very similar concerns and frustrations as you and your wife. That is why Miles for Hope exists. We are unique, and differnet from other brain tumor organizations in two ways. First, we are dedicated to funding ONLY research and clinical trials that provide for a BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, and second, we are more dedicated to raising awareness than other brain tumor organizations across the nation.
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written by keith chaffin, February 13, 2010
Thank you for the interview downloads, my wife and I found them very interesting. We will visit your site frequently. It is exactly what we were looking for. I new there had to be other people that have gone through this, that feel as we do. I see that you are not only raising money, but also offering support for others going through this. It shows because you both respond to everyone who writes in. As we get our life back together from this diagnosis, I hope we can become as strong as you are.

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