Thank you for visiting my fundraising page! I'm excited to raise funds to help cancer survivorship through the Wellness & Integrative Medicine Program at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Feist-Weiller Cancer Center.
I am currently a 1 year kidney cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Renal Cell Carcinoma in March 2022. Kidney cancer is a silent killer. In the early stages there are usually no symptoms. I HAD NONE! My diagnosis was an incidental finding. Lots of people don’t know they have kidney cancer until it’s too late. Kidney cancer is very uncommon in people younger than age 45 and I was 32 years old when I was diagnosed with it. I got lucky and am very blessed to have found mine early.
Any amount you donate would be appreciated!
2024 Cancer Survivorship Walkathon
Inspired by the stories of cancer survivors from Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport—Feist-Weiller Cancer Center and moved to make a difference in the local community, medical students from LSU Health Shreveport in 2022 started a weekly walking group for survivors and their supporters. In June 2022, the students joined forces with Feist-Weiller to hold the first-ever Cancer Survivorship Walkathon to celebrate survivors, those in treatment, and a community of supporters in North Louisiana while raising funds supporting survivorship.
Proceeds from Walkathon benefit the Wellness & Integrative Medicine Program at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Feist-Weiller Cancer Center. This program includes extensive support for Feist-Weiller Cancer Center Survivors, including resources on mind, menu, and movement to improve patient outcomes as they transition from treatment to a healthy lifestyle after cancer.
Inspired by the stories of cancer survivors from Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport—Feist-Weiller Cancer Center and moved to make a difference in the local community, in 2022, medical students from LSU Health Shreveport started a weekly walking group for survivors and their supporters. In June 2022, the students joined forces with Feist-Weiller to hold the first-ever Cancer Survivorship Walkathon to celebrate survivors, those in treatment, and a community of supporters in North Louisiana while raising funds for Wellness & Integrative Medicine at the cancer center.
Today, the students have formed the Cancer Walking Group and launched Survivor Saturdays – a weekly walking group for survivors and supporters. They walk each Saturday at 9am at Betty Virginia Park in Shreveport.