We encourage everyone to still attend thought a T-Shirt will not be guaranteed for those who attend and did not register. Extra shirts will be sold for $10 until we run out.
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The
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity at Louisiana Tech University is hosting a cancer walk event to increase awareness of Ovarian Cancer. We are asking for your
support as we present the “Pamela H.
Watson Ovarian Cancer Walk” on SATURDAY, APRIL 25th to be held at the Louisiana Tech University Track Field.
Ovarian
Cancer, the fifth leading cause of death in women, is the malignant growth of
cells in or around the ovaries, often spreading to other parts of the body as
it advances through the five stages. Sometimes called “the silent killer,” it
is usually undetectable until the latter of the five stages, which makes
treatment more difficult. According to ovariancancer.gov, “One in 95 women will
die from ovarian cancer.”
My
mother, Pamela H. Watson, was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in October 2004.
Months later, a hysterectomy was performed to remove the football-size tumor in
her abdomen. Chemotherapy, a short remission, the return of the cancer and more
chemotherapy drained all of her strength in battling this life-threatening
disease. Still, she sought treatment at MD Anderson in Houston and the Cancer
Treatment Center of America in Chicago. In early August 2007, hospice care was
ordered and just two short weeks later, she was gone.
Witnessing
my mother’s battle with this “silent killer,” it is an honor to introduce our
fraternity-sponsored event, to increase awareness of Ovarian Cancer with all
proceeds going to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Having seen the positive
results from breast cancer walks and related events, I propose that the Pamela H. Watson Ovarian Cancer Walk can
similarly heighten awareness, thereby helping with early detection and
effective treatments.
We ask
for your donation of any amount, to help make this event an enormous success.
For more information, please contact me via telephone at (985) 502-3221 or via
email at cancer@atozetachi.com
