Hi, I'm Renee Thornton,
co-owner of Smoothie Whirl'd.
On January 8, 2015, I was diagnosed with
Stage 3 Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma.
The tumor was wrapped around my Spleen.
Once the tumor and my spleen were
removed, I was told that this particular
cancer was fairly aggressive and a very
strong chemotherapy treatment was the
only answer.
Four weeks after major surgery, I started chemo.
Unfortunately, I ended up in the 15% of patients who
react most negatively to the chemo and the other
medications that go along with the treatment.
After six months of very difficult chemotherapy, I am
now in remission. I feel blessed to be alive.
I know we can together
find cures and better medicines that have less side
effects for those who come after us. I never want anyone
to go through what I did. I would be honored to have
your support at the walk or as part of our team of
donors and fundraisers.
Approximately every
3 minutes one person in the United States is
diagnosed with a blood cancer.
Approximately every
10 minutes, someone in the US dies from a blood
cancer.
An estimated
1,185,053 people in the US are either living with,
or are in remission from, leukemia, lymphoma or
myeloma.
We are living in an
extraordinary moment. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
is on the brink of incredible breakthroughs that have
already begun to change the lives of thousands of
patients; treatments that can manage a person's
condition with a daily pill, therapies that seek out
cancer cells and kill them, and the use of a patient's
own immune system to eradicate cancer not someday, but
today.
Charlie and Renée
Thornton On The Air Charlie
and Renée Thornton of Smoothie Whirl'd share their
battle with cancer and talk about "Light The Night Walk"
that took place on November 13, 2015" on The Power of
Gentle Talk, a local radio show on iHeart Radio. There are
two
parts to the video below:
Managing
Cancer-Related Fatigue Dr. Stephen
Sylvester
is the Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
and Director of the Cancer Related Fatigue
Program at Palm Beach Atlantic University. This
is an 8 week, complimentary program for Cancer
survivors that are experiencing fatigue related
from their disease, chemotherapy or radiation
treatments. You can call Dr. Sylvester at (561) 346-1773
or contact him via email at
stephen_sylvester@pba.edu.
The Sari Center is an Integrative Cancer
Care of the mind, body and spirit. Cancer
symptoms and side-effects like pain, anxiety,
nausea, etc. can be managed with the following
services offered by the Sari Center:
