The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) is an organization devoted to raising awareness of the fifth most common type of cancer in the U.S., as well as helping to channel resources and research. The people at BCAN have been a valuable resource to me as I've navigated my way through this new disease. Last night I spoke with BCAN's chairman, David Pulver, for more than an hour, as he told me of his experiences with his bladder cancer and neobladder, as well as the larger purpose of BCAN. it is a wonderful organization that has developed tremendous reach within the medical community, and one that I intend to be associated with for a long time.
On May 5, BCAN is having its annual Walk and Fundraiser for Bladder Cancer research. There will be walks all over the country; we'll be at the walk on the National Mall in D.C. I invite all readers of this blog to click on the this BCAN link (if the link does not work, copy this: http://www.stayclassy.org/fundraise?fcid=193020) to go to an invitation and fundraising page that Jennifer and I have set up. Please consider joining us (free t-shirts to all!), or making a donation (credit cards accepted; donations can be made anonymously if you prefer), or hopefully both walking and donating. Chelsea will be bringing a bunch of her med student colleagues, Spencer will be drawing upon his friends in the AA community, Kirsten and Garrett will be inviting their friends, and Jennifer and I will be reaching out to our friends and colleagues. The walk will not be arduous -- more like an amble around the reflecting pool -- but it will be a time to gather together, celebrate friendships, and rally around a good cause.
More than anything else, events like this can build hope, and to quote from Andy's letter to Red, "hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."
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