Stand Up To Cancer TONIGHT

I was going to write a post about the loved ones I have lost to cancer. I thought maybe I’d write about my own terrifying fear of melanoma. But the truth is that cancer has touched every single person reading this post. You don’t need my story. You have your own.

Every day cancer kills 1,500 Americans – one person every minute.  1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will get some form of cancer in their lifetimes.

Those stats are worth reading again.  Go ahead.  I’ll wait.

Tonight at 8 p.m. ET there will be a multi-network broadcast of Stand Up To Cancer and just as the networks broadcasting the event have donated there air time, I am donating my space on this blog to spread the word.

Stand Up To Cancer is an initiative created to accelerate groundbreaking cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives. SU2C’s goal is to bring together the best and the brightest in the cancer community, encouraging collaboration instead of competition.

Here is how you can help:

Facebook: Change your Facebook Page or Profile status update to support Stand Up To Cancer

Example: “#IstandUpFor all those who are fighting cancer. Join me & tune in at 8pm ET/PT, 7pm CT on every major television network. standup2cancer.org”

Twitter:  #IStandUpFor will be a trending topic tonight. Please support by using that hashtag in your tweets and by tagging @Su2C when you can.

Example: “Tell the world who YOU stand up for with #istandupfor – join all of us at standup2cancer.org”

Donate: Visit StandUpToCancer.org to learn more and contribute

Thank you for standing with me as I stand up to cancer!