The word awesome seems to lose its definition in today’s world. Think about it; when there’s no line at your favorite restaurant your initial reaction is, “Awesome!” Or when the sport team you have watched suffer through agonizing losses for countless years finally brings home a trophy, it’s, “Awesome!” But when was the last time you were truly in awe about something?
I recently volunteered at the CCRF (Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation) in Harrisburg, PA. I had been looking into the many different cancer oriented non-profit organizations in Pennsylvania and was ecstatic to find an organization so close to LVC, just a few miles on I81 to be exact.
The Foundation is currently established in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany and is also the largest supplier of gifts to children with cancer in North America through the Bear-Able Gift Program. However, the organization does not stop with just toy drives, they also have the Helping Hands Fund to provide families with emergency payments to help them keep up with bills and travel expenses. To top it off, the organization also began the Camp Scholarship Program which allows children in remission to basically learn to be kids again by allowing them to attend a camp of their choice.
I spent the first hour of my visit talking with Doug Runkle, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the foundation, about where exactly the organization came from; a story that changed my life. Mr. Runkle engaged me in a conversation about Greg Anderson, who was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 1984. After meeting with his surgeon Greg Anderson was given a “terminal” diagnosis—only 30 days to live. His story reminded me of Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying” song. But really—what do you do when you get that kind of news?
The mission of the Cancer Recovery Foundation is to use a system known as “integrated cancer care” to help people prevent and survive cancer. It is a technique formed through interviews with over 16,000 cancer survivors who shared their strategies for fighting back against the disease without relying solely on medical treatment. These strategies created an international cancer recovery movement, a movement led today by Greg Anderson. Yes, the man that was supposed to die in 1984 is still alive today (and active), 29 years after receiving his “death sentence.”—Awesome! Greg Anderson is the author of eleven books that have been translated into 31 languages. His work includes international Best Sellers The Cancer Conqueror; Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do; and The 22 (Non-Negotiable) Laws of Wellness.
Years after his diagnosis, Greg Anderson was asked to speak at a convention to parents of children with cancer about how to cope with the pain. Upon arriving at the venue however, he realized he had no idea what to say to the parents. Greg Anderson, a father himself, could not imagine the pain they were going through even though he had just dealt with his own life threatening illness. That’s when he decided to create The Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation, that’s where it got its start.
I recently volunteered at the CCRF (Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation) in Harrisburg, PA. I had been looking into the many different cancer oriented non-profit organizations in Pennsylvania and was ecstatic to find an organization so close to LVC, just a few miles on I81 to be exact.
The Foundation is currently established in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany and is also the largest supplier of gifts to children with cancer in North America through the Bear-Able Gift Program. However, the organization does not stop with just toy drives, they also have the Helping Hands Fund to provide families with emergency payments to help them keep up with bills and travel expenses. To top it off, the organization also began the Camp Scholarship Program which allows children in remission to basically learn to be kids again by allowing them to attend a camp of their choice.
I spent the first hour of my visit talking with Doug Runkle, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the foundation, about where exactly the organization came from; a story that changed my life. Mr. Runkle engaged me in a conversation about Greg Anderson, who was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 1984. After meeting with his surgeon Greg Anderson was given a “terminal” diagnosis—only 30 days to live. His story reminded me of Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying” song. But really—what do you do when you get that kind of news?
The mission of the Cancer Recovery Foundation is to use a system known as “integrated cancer care” to help people prevent and survive cancer. It is a technique formed through interviews with over 16,000 cancer survivors who shared their strategies for fighting back against the disease without relying solely on medical treatment. These strategies created an international cancer recovery movement, a movement led today by Greg Anderson. Yes, the man that was supposed to die in 1984 is still alive today (and active), 29 years after receiving his “death sentence.”—Awesome! Greg Anderson is the author of eleven books that have been translated into 31 languages. His work includes international Best Sellers The Cancer Conqueror; Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do; and The 22 (Non-Negotiable) Laws of Wellness.
Years after his diagnosis, Greg Anderson was asked to speak at a convention to parents of children with cancer about how to cope with the pain. Upon arriving at the venue however, he realized he had no idea what to say to the parents. Greg Anderson, a father himself, could not imagine the pain they were going through even though he had just dealt with his own life threatening illness. That’s when he decided to create The Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation, that’s where it got its start.
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