150-Mile Bike Ride to Conquer Cancer

My daughter, Raylene Browne, is training for the 150-mile bike Ride to Conquer Cancer. Raylene, mom to six kidlets, and husband Jeff live near Louisville, KY.

She’s well-qualified to tell you how cancer affects the lives of not only the afflicted, but everyone who loves them. My photo with “The 13” sign was recently used in a video for StandUp2Cancer. Cancer has hit our family hard, and often.

What she might not tell you is that she began battling pre-cancer at the age of 18.

Raylene is in need of sponsors to spur her along on each of those 150 miles. If you would care to sponsor Raylene with a pledge of any amount, please see her webpage. http://ky09.ridetovictory.org/goto/raylene There is a button that says “Support Raylene”.

Check out the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BiccSxwV_g

Please support this very worthwhile cause! (Sure wish I could make this ride with her.)

StandUpToCancer

I've started getting "involved" again. About time, my family would say. (I'm not sure how they figure in the 4 plus years at The Writer's Chatroom.)

Anyway, back in July I responded to a query at HARO about StandUpToCancer. Here's the link to the backstage action after the TV cameras stopped rolling: http://su2c.standup2cancer.org/sutv/afterhours

Cancer isn't cool, but raising money to fight it is.

Three years ago my next-door neighbor's daughter got a new man-made bladder when her own was found to be cancerous. Ten years ago, my daddy died of bladder cancer.

Enjoy the footage. Wish I'd been there.