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The doctors visit
8 years ago
Ugh, the dreaded visit to the doctor. Not your favorite thing to do. But you’ve been feeling run down for several weeks now. Last week you lost about 10 pounds, and food just doesn’t taste good anymore. The doctor takes blood, and puts you through a barrage of tests and x-rays.
Then comes the diagnosis - you have cancer.
The good news, there’s a new kind of treatment that uses your body’s own immune system to fight the cancer. No hair loss, no nausea, and it works better than Chemotherapy did. It was discovered with help from funding by the American Cancer Society.
The day comes for you to go in for your treatment. “Don’t drive” the doctor tells you, “get someone to bring you.” But no one can, so they send a driver to take you. They’re a cheerful person, won’t accept any money. “Why not?” you ask. “I’m a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, and they pay for the gas I need to transport people to and from their treatments.”
You’re back home now. Groggy from sitting in a chair for 2 hours while the medicine was fed to you intravenously. There’s no one to talk to, you’re feeling a little depressed. “Why me?” you ask. No one in your family has ever had cancer. All you want to do is talk to someone. You see the card that the driver gave you, and dial the number that’s on it. An attentive person listens to your concerns, answers all your questions, has you feeling better in no time and is going to send over some snacks and vitamin drinks to get you back up on your feet. All at no cost to you courtesy of the American Cancer Society.
You too can indirectly help others with cancer through your donations, whether it’s by giving a ride or food, talking to someone on the phone or helping to fund ground breaking research. The money you donate helps to provide these services and more. You give hope to those going through cancer treatments, and a fighting chance to live.
Please help me beat my fundraising goal and donate today. It doesn’t take a big donation, just a few dollars is all it takes to help someone.
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/?.....mp;px=31074245
Then comes the diagnosis - you have cancer.
The good news, there’s a new kind of treatment that uses your body’s own immune system to fight the cancer. No hair loss, no nausea, and it works better than Chemotherapy did. It was discovered with help from funding by the American Cancer Society.
The day comes for you to go in for your treatment. “Don’t drive” the doctor tells you, “get someone to bring you.” But no one can, so they send a driver to take you. They’re a cheerful person, won’t accept any money. “Why not?” you ask. “I’m a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, and they pay for the gas I need to transport people to and from their treatments.”
You’re back home now. Groggy from sitting in a chair for 2 hours while the medicine was fed to you intravenously. There’s no one to talk to, you’re feeling a little depressed. “Why me?” you ask. No one in your family has ever had cancer. All you want to do is talk to someone. You see the card that the driver gave you, and dial the number that’s on it. An attentive person listens to your concerns, answers all your questions, has you feeling better in no time and is going to send over some snacks and vitamin drinks to get you back up on your feet. All at no cost to you courtesy of the American Cancer Society.
You too can indirectly help others with cancer through your donations, whether it’s by giving a ride or food, talking to someone on the phone or helping to fund ground breaking research. The money you donate helps to provide these services and more. You give hope to those going through cancer treatments, and a fighting chance to live.
Please help me beat my fundraising goal and donate today. It doesn’t take a big donation, just a few dollars is all it takes to help someone.
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/?.....mp;px=31074245
I know you have given in the past, and I thank you for that!
What I'm doing is writing a quick scenario to help people understand what their donations do to help people who have cancer - as if they were the ones with cancer and getting help from the American Cancer Society..
Now just imagine if it was you.... Wouldn't you want to donate?