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Category: Cancer Related Information

  • The MoonWalk NYC 2013: Support Breast Cancer Initiatives

    The MoonWalk NYC 2013  Just received a really cool training essentials kit in the mail today – for a great race in NYC this summer: The MoonWalk NYC 2013 is an overnight marathon to support breast cancer initiatives! Thousands of strong, athletic, courageous women and men will be power walking a marathon through the streets…

  • Scope It Out 5K: March 24th

    With Scotty out of town my schedule is all wonky. I got my workout in and actually got a PR on my back squat. warmup 600m jog DROM Mobility skill rope climbs WOD 2×12 Back squats 210#                 I would love if you would consider donating to our…

  • Love Your Butt – March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

    Recognize anyone at the :10 and :20 second mark?: March kicks off National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and national non-profit the Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation announced today its slate of marketing campaigns and events highlighting the month.  Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the country, with over 145,000 new cases…

  • World Cancer Day 2013

    Today is World Cancer Day: Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and in 2008 was responsible for 7.6 million deaths. 5 Ways to Make a Difference on World Cancer Day On World Cancer Day, A Chance To Accelerate Efforts Toward A Cure World Cancer Day 

  • CrossFit: Elizabeth

    Yesterday was such a re-inspiring day for me. Being able to be a part of the Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation PSA filming with Scott and the kiddos was amazing and gives us an opportunity to do our part to help more people become aware of the signs and symptoms so they can get checked. It…

  • Life is A Gift

    Life has been busy this week — weather causing school closings, too much work to be done and now I am off to film a Public Service commercial with Scott and the kiddos as part of the Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation. It’s not like we are starring in it or anything but we are going to…

  • Make a Leap

    I want to send a big THANK YOU to my big brother Jon Gettinger for making the FIRST donation to team Hoagie’s Heroes! I love you and you are awesome! We are raising money for the Scope it Out 5K Washington DC Presented by Chris4Life and running the race in honor of Scotty’s fifth year colon cancer free.  Consider…

  • Hoagie’s Heroes: Scope it Out 5K March 24 2013

    Scope it Out 5K This year is a big year for my family. The beginning of Summer 2008, my husband, Scotty was surprisingly diagnosed with colon cancer and had to undergo surgery to remove half of his colon and a year of chemo -that had us spending all day, every other Tuesday at Georgetown Hospital…

  • Preparing Spaghetti Squash

    Last night i made myself a spaghetti squash meat sauce spaghetti meal and it was great! If you have never tried it instead of gluten free or ‘normal’ spaghetti squash you should! Preparing spaghetti squash is easy and can be done in a microwave! I bet you don’t realize all the health benefits of eating…

  • Aspirin: Helping with Colon Cancer Survival

    Aspirin May Help Treat Some Colon Cancers NEW YORK — Aspirin, one of the world’s oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with mutations in a gene that’s thought to play a role in the disease. Among patients with the mutations, those who regularly took aspirin lived longer…