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Saturday, 24 September 2011 21:29 |
As a friend once said "two Toonies and a Loonie can save a life" ... Five Dollars!! September 21st rolled around and good cancer news was received throughout the year. Sadly though, we remembered 10 years ago... the WTC collapse when many of our comrades died. Lives were lost ... but it didn't stop there ...In the largest cancer study of firefighters ever conducted, research published found that New York City firefighters exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster site were at least 19 percent more likely to develop cancer in the seven years following the disaster as their non-exposed colleagues and up to 10 percent more likely to develop cancer than a similar sample from the general population. This is why we must fight to stop cancer before it starts....research is the answer.
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Anthony's Final Benevolence |
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Friday, 22 April 2011 14:06 |
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In March 2011, the F.A.C.E. Foundation received donations in honour of a brother, Kingston Firefighter Anthony Vanderholst who passed away from cancer this year. In his obituary, it read "In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Firefighters Against Cancer's Existence (F.A.C.E.) in memory of Anthony". This is the first time in the 5 years since F.A.C.E. was created that we have ever been given such an honour. We are so touched to have been chosen as the foundation of choice and to know that we are supported by those who are fighting along beside us.
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Written by Tim
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 My name is Tim Catterall. For the last 22 years I have been employed as a professional firefighter in Burlington, Ontario, Canada and a proud member of the Burlington Professional Firefighters Association Local 1552. In November 2004, at the age of 48, I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.
Being diagnosed with cancer changes many lives, not only for those that have the cancer but their friends and families as well. At first I didn’t want anyone to know about my disease and I really don’t know why. Was it because I felt guilty and thought it was my fault that this happened to me? Did I think others would now look at me differently? I was unsure of the answers to these questions, so I stayed quiet. With time and gained knowledge of my disease, accepting what had happened to me brought on the desire to help other people in similar situations. I started by selling wristbands for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Friends and family stepped up and supported me in my endeavor.
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Shoppers Drug Mart Does It Again 