2010 Nazareth Academy Relay for Life

2010 Relay For Life of Nazareth Academy
Saturday, May 22-23, 2010 6:30 p.m. at Nazareth Academy

My Reason to Relay

Aside from the obvious reason to participate....trying to save lives....

There are a three reasons why I chose to participate in Relay over all of the other fundraisers.

1. Relay is being held at Nazareth where I have so many wonderful memories.

2. I used to do Relay in honor of my friend Monica's father who lost his battle with cancer in 2002. In 2010 I will walk for him again.

3. I walk in honor of my friend Becky Klein. Some of my dearest memories are walking the Relay track with Becky praying for sunlight. I will walk and I will remember my dear friend.

Wouldn't it be awesome if 5, 10, 15 years from now there was no more cancer? Or if getting cancer was like getting the flu? Now that to me would be amazing.

I have been fighting the good fight and you have all been there with me every step of the way. So.....take a few steps around the track with me....raise some money and lets try to make cancer a thing of the past.

Check out the following link http://main.acsevents.org/goto/Maria_DiNatale_Madden
and JOIN TEAM CANCER BATTLE or make a donation. We are all in this together!

I love you all very much! Maria

Great News...The Tumors in my lungs HAVE NOT Grown and there is NO DISEASE in my bones.

Hello Friends and Family,

I am SO THRILLED to be able to tell you that I got excellent news from Kelly at the hospital just moments ago.

My CT Scan - showed no growth to the tumors in my right lung - what they call stable.

My Bone Scan - showed no evidence of disease in my bones.

Can I get a WooHoo?!?! I already got three WooHoos from my sister and at least two from Lizzy.

So the plan is to stay on the Avastin every three weeks. It is amazing to me that Avastin was only approved in 2008 for use with breast cancer patients and it seems to be keeping this disease under control. Who knows maybe something even better will come out in 2010 or 2011. Ya just gotta believe!

Thank you all for your continued friendship, love and prayers. You keep me going...more than you know.

I love you all!
Maria

Latest Update

Hello All,
I'm sorry that I haven't been updating lately, but there wasn't anything to report. I have been feeling good and going along with my Avastin every three weeks. The last few months have been good. Oh and for those of you who haven't seen me....I got my Christmas wish....my hair is back and really it doesn't look that bad. I have been lookin and feelin good!

However, it's "scan" time again, which is always a tough time. My Bone Scan and CT are scheduled for Monday, January 11. I probably won't receive any results until Tuesday or Wednesday. The moment I have results I will post them. Like I said I have been feeling good so hopefully the scans will look good.

Thanks for checking in on me. It means so much to know that people are checking in, thinking about me and praying for me.

Love Always,
Maria