So – it snuck up on us this year. It’s time to give your
father a meaningful gift (since he really doesn’t need another tie). For the
umpteenth year in a row, my dear friends at PMSA continue to promote their
brilliant idea of giving to cancer research in honor of your father instead of
spending your money on just more “stuff” for dad.
As you may recall, 6 years ago, the Father’s Day Fund was
originally inspired by my initial cancer diagnosis. The goal is to connect donors with cancer
research institutions throughout the country.
You just click through their website and all of your money goes directly
to the cancer institutions. None of your money goes to administrative costs.
And – they provide you with a lovely card to print out and give to your father.
While there are many promising discoveries out there,
unfortunately, the possibility of “cure” for me is remote. Cancer institutions are experiencing an
extreme reduction of both public funding (NIH dollars) and private venture
capital dollars. It is a dire time in cancer research – funding is decreasing
while the number of cases of cancer continues to rise. We need to figure out
how to stop this disease in its tracks.
I hope to celebrate many Father’s Days in the future with
both my own dad and Pat. The only way
that this will come to be is if there is significant new research in the cancer
arena.
Please help spread the word! With Father’s Day on Sunday –
we don’t have a lot of time! To make a
contribution, go to www.fathersdayfund.org.
Go there now – don’t hesitate – just go!
(Oh – and I haven’t forgotten to write about my wonderful
healing ceremony, but I’ll save that for another day since Father’s Day is here!)
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