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Welcome to the Know Cancer Community!

by Nicole on May 29, 2009

After many months of hard work and dedication, the Know Cancer Team is thrilled to announce the launch of our one of a kind Cancer Community! It has been a long road and we are proud to finally share this adventure with you. Our goal is to provide the cancer community with all the resources they need including the latest social networking & communication tools, access to health care professionals and an open forum for support and inspiration. Join the Community and check out all the cool features, and be sure to let us know what we can improve on

We recognize that cancer is overwhelming for most people. It can be a confusing time with so much to learn and lots of decisions to make, and no one should have to feel confused or alone. For this reason, we have created the KC community. It is a place for hope, inspiration, conversation, learning, and tons of greatness all rolled into one. Cancer is intimidating, but no worries we have your back; let’s unite and kick cancers butt together!

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Central Florida Chrome Angels ride for Breast Cancer

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Bikes at the Chrome Angels Pink Ribbon breast cancer event

Bikes, Bikes and more Bikes!

We recently participated in the 6th Annual Pink Ribbons for Life event in our hometown of Orlando, Florida. It was held by The Chrome Angels of Central Florida, an independent motorcycle riding association made up of women brought together by their love of riding and their desire to make a positive impact in the community. Their primary goal is to support breast cancer research and to help victims.

Sunday, January 18th at 11:30 in the morning, hundreds of bikers on an array of different motorcycles spilled into the parking lot. They came in shifts that began at 4 seperate locations, all riding for one reason…to raise money for breast cancer research!

The venue where the Angels held their breast cancer event.

Yeehaaw!!!

There was some great local country music, fabulous BBQ food, awareness exhibits, art, raffles, a silent auction, and some very awesome games. One game in particular, Laura Savageau (one of our fabulous volunteers) and I participated in. It involved the women putting a blindfold on and a plunger between their legs and the men putting toilet paper between their legs. Then the girls had to jump to us, hook the TP onto the plunger using no hands and hop back to the other side with it…Wow! Well, I don’t know if we should be overly proud to announce this but we won!! Got a gift certificate to eat some more BBQ to prove it.

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Welcome to the Know Cancer Blog!

Know Cancer Community

Let us be the first to welcome you to the Know Cancer Community! A place to make friends, find inspiration and share stories! In the coming entries we will introduce you to our friends, our inspiration and our story.

Josh

My name is Josh Snyder and I am the Founder of Know Cancer, as well as a survivor of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I am fortunate to stand alongside an inspiring group of individuals who are working tirelessly to make this project possible, and are extremely excited to invite YOU to be a part of this world we call Know Cancer.

I am privileged to charter one region in this online world…the Know Cancer Blog! We look forward to hearing thoughts from healthcare professionals, feature inspiring stories and highlight community initiatives. Survivor Ribbon I will also do my part as a survivor to share my experiences and some of the things that have helped me. I believe this is an ingredient in survivorship and an important practice for anyone who has overcome cancer. By giving back we not only get to help others live…we continue to heal ourselves in the process. I’d love to hear your opinion on what you want to see more of here; I am all about some healthy dialogue!