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CureSearch Walk

By Natalie | January 31, 2010 at 3:51 pm

As I said before, on Saturday, May 1, our family will be participating in The CureSearch Walk 2010 here in New Orleans. CureSearch supports the work of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), the world’s largest cooperative cancer research organization that treats more than 90% of all children with cancer.

If you’re reading this blog, you probably already know how our family has been affected by childhood cancer. As a parent who has faced this twice, I know the one thing that every family in this battle wants more than anything else: a cure. And the only way to find the cures these kids need is research.

I’d like to ask you to join us in raising money to support research that will one day cure diseases like this. You can do this in two ways:

  1. Joining our team, Marching for the Maxey Girls. To join, either as a walker (actually attending the event) or a virtual walker (part of the team, but not attending), go to www.curesearchwalk.org and follow the links to the New Orleans walk and our team. The registration fee is $10, but once you’re part of the team you can use the site to raise more money if you want.
  2. Making a donation in support of one of our team members. You can donate securely online by following the instructions above to find our team’s page on the site, or you can write a check (be sure to include New Orleans CureSearch Walk and Marching for the Maxey Girls on the check) and mail it to:

CureSearch NCCF
The CureSearch Walk
4600 East West Highway
Suite 600
Bethesda, MD 20814

Every donation counts, no matter how big or small. We truly appreciate your support! Please help us spread the word about this on your blog, facebook page, whatever you’ve got. Let me know if you’d like a flyer to print out and post, and if you think your company or school would be interested in being a corporate sponsor or forming a team to attend the walk or just raise money, I can get you more information on that. Also, please encourage other families in the New Orleans area and the entire state of Louisiana to form their own teams. (Or send me their info, and I’ll contact them.) Thank you!

Otherwise, we’re doing pretty well. I did have to take Grant to the doctor this week. He started snoring–loudly enough we can hear him from our room–right after Christmas, and I thought at first it was just a stuffy nose or something, but it hasn’t stopped. Then this weekend we were visiting our parents, so he was sleeping with me, and I noticed that he’s actually having periods of apnea with all the snoring…so we thought we’d better get him checked out. The pediatrician said it’s probably his adenoids (his tonsils look big to me, too), so we’re going to make an appointment with an ENT. He also got a flu shot on Friday, and was very brave for that.

We’ll see how well I emotionally handle our first foray into realm of normal, straightforward childhood medical issues. I’m trying to be sane for Grant’s sake.

I promise to sit down and share some of his funny antics soon. Between the potty training (and associated potty humor) and newfound anatomical curiosity, some of it might not be appropriate content for this site, but I’ll do my best!

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6 Responses to “CureSearch Walk”

  1. So glad to hear about the walk that your going to be having in NO. I’ll talk with my husband and see if we can get a fundraising group going here in Memphis. It’s so touching to see how your girls have completely changed your lives and how you’ve managed to make it through and now will make a difference for others. Would you be interested in contacting other families who have/are going through the same experience? I know of a family who just recieved the diagnosis last week for their 1 year old boy.

    Posted by: Kelly Faulkner on January 31st, 2010 at 6:30 pm

  2. I love yall Natalie. You are always in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for sending me the information on the walk. I’m going to see if I can drum up some involvement from a few of my customers. You are such a wonderful woman!
    I wish you and Kirk and Grant peace and health…
    Love, Aunt Tammy, Haleigh and Christian

    Posted by: Tammy Collister on February 1st, 2010 at 7:26 am

  3. Thank you for the update. I would love to make a donation in your daughters’ honor. Good luck with Grant’s ENT appointment – I know what you mean about the panic. It is very hard to go back to “normal childhood issues”. Please know that you and Kirk and Grant are always in my prayers. Loving hugs and prayers for peaceful remembrance,

    God bless you all,

    Natalie Numbers

    Posted by: Natalie on February 1st, 2010 at 9:38 am

  4. Natalie, Happy New Year! I am working on improving my blogroll- Cancer Blogs – at Being Cancer Network where your own blog is presently listed. One of the things I want to do is to improve the 800 blog entries, making them more useful for readers.

    Check to see if information is correct. Please let me know your specific cancer diagnosis – the medical term. Also the year you were diagnosed and anything else you think is relevant for the listing such as a transplant. If you have written a book or memoir, I can feature it in a special Cancer Book List section. Please include the name of your blog in the email so I can put the information in the correct listing.

    Cancer Blogs I & II has been a very popular (over 8000 visits) and valuable resource for folks. It allows people to view what others with a similar diagnoses have gone through. And it brings additional attention and traffic to survivor’s blogs. It is helping to build a strong, vibrant community of survivors.

    Please see my January 10 post – New Year’s New Face – for additional changes in the website. WIshing you a happy and healthy new year.

    Dennis Pyritz, RN
    leukemia & transplant survivor
    beingcancer@att.net

    http://www.beingcancer.net

    Posted by: Dennis Pyritz, RN on February 1st, 2010 at 10:22 am

  5. Hello! I have been reading your blog for awhile now…I have commented a few times before. Our boys are just a week apart. We are also working on potty training…and I HATE it! We have tried a few other times but it just has never “clicked” for Asher. I do hope if you have any amazing tricks you will share!! I too have been hearing unique potty humor the last few days as well as answering unique questions. HA!! I hope your potty training is more successful than mine has been. Asher may be in high school before he gets this! Have a wonderful week. I continue to pray for you and your family!

    Posted by: Kylie Barnes on February 1st, 2010 at 11:28 pm

  6. Just signed Brian and I up as phantom walkers.

    Posted by: Jessica on February 5th, 2010 at 4:51 pm

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