They did not fight for those who were dead or those dying. My mom came home one day to sit me down and told me our neighbor, Carla, a mentor to me, and a family friend also had cancer. She had stage IV and she was going to die. I again was scared. I didn’t […]
At The Side-Out Foundation, our hearts go out to everyone affected by the coronavirus (COVID–19) pandemic. We’re committed to doing everything we can to ensure the safety of our supporters, our employees, and those we seek to serve living with stage IV breast cancer. For our volleyball community – we’ve been thinking a lot about
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I love music. Who doesn’t? For many people, music is a great way to relax. As an undergraduate student, I tend to easily let myself get overwhelmed with classes, homework, and jobs. However, as a passionate musician, I found that songwriting or simply listening to music as music therapy is a great coping mechanism to
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American writer Bret Harte wrote that “of all animals kept for the recreation of mankind, the horse alone is capable of exciting a passion that shall be absolutely hopeless.” I can attest to the truth of this, as I’ve been absolutely, hopelessly in love with horses since I was little. I’ve been lucky enough to
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I am a Previvor. What is a Previvor, you say? “Cancer Previvors are individuals who are survivors of a predisposition to cancer but who haven’t had the disease. This group includes people who carry a hereditary mutation, a family history of cancer, or some other predisposing factor” (FORCE: Facing our risk of cancer empowered). My
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I lost my mom 3 years ago, as a sophomore in college, to a form of breast and stomach cancer that had metastasized throughout her body. Now now, before you grab your tissue box or turn away because you think this is about to get depressing, think again. This was a very trying time in
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Dogs have always held a special place in my heart and in my home. When I left to attend college, I felt incomplete without the company of my two dogs, Sherlock and Agatha. I volunteered at the local animal shelter and on a farm that had multiple horses, twelve dogs, several cats, a goat and
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Washington, D.C., September 10, 2015 — Northern Virginia-based non-profit, The Side-Out Foundation, was honored by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA Research) with the Community Champion Research & Hope Award at a celebration in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday evening, the foundation announced. The award recognizes Side-Out for its outstanding achievements in the fight
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Originally published April 29, 2010 According to the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), a cancer survivor is “anyone with a history of cancer, from the time of diagnosis and for the remainder of life, whether that is days or decades”. I recently learned that the phrase “cancer survivor” was first used by a physician,
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