Publius & Co.

This is what I get for waiting until the last minute.

This will stay at the top until the day before my birthday.

A few years ago, I wrote about what September 11 means to me. Like everyone else, I think about airplanes being hijacked and used as weapons, but I also think about my stepmother, whose surgery that morning for breast cancer was postponed because the OR might be needed for survivors from the Pentagon. That date was already important to me.

There's a history of cancer in my family--all three of my parents have had it. My stepmother is a breast cancer survivor. My father has had problems with skin cancer, and my mother died of cervical cancer when I was 12.

I've known other people who've had cancer--I rememer one of the nicest ladies I've ever known--head of HR at a company I worked at. She won tickets to the Super Bowl and got to watch the John Riggins score against the Dolphins to win the game. She didn't know she had cancer and she died less than six months after that game. Munuvian goddaughter Heather has written about her struggle with cancer.

As a result, I strongly support the Lance Armstrong Foundation...and this year I plan to put my butt where my mouth is. I have ONE WEEK to raise $500 so that I, along with the gf, can ride in the Tour of Hope, with Lance Armstrong and the Tour of Hope National Team.

I am, in short, asking for your help. I had originally planned to make this post on September first, but Katrina hit New Orleans and I'm sure you've helped out there. I certainly have, but I hope you can help me out as well. If you can help out the Lance Armstrong Foundation by making a contribution support of me and my ride, the money will go a long way to wiping out cancer.

Posted by Victor at Septiembre 27, 2005 11:59 PM | TrackBack