As some of you know, Jimmy Valvano was an NCAA basketball coach who died of cancer in 1993. The V Foundation for Cancer research was started that year. It takes its motto from a line in a speech Jimmy V. gave upon winning an ESPY award that year: "Don't give up, don't ever give up."
Even before I had cancer, that particular speech and the circumstances in which it was given has always inspired me. After losing my stepmother and uncle to cancer, it resonated even more. Now that I myself have cancer, it has become a talisman, a rallying cry, to have faith and fight on one more day.
This week is the Jimmy V Foundation's fundraiser. There are numerous events going on both to raise awareness and money, including several NCAA basketball games at Madison Square Garden. Many ESPN personalities will participate. And, no doubt, the Jimmy V. speech will be played. If you haven't seen it or heard it, I am sure it will inspire you.
I am asking my friends and my family to consider making a contribution to the Jimmy V. Foundation for Cancer Research. If you go to their website, jimmyv.org, you can find out more information about the work they are doing and the goals they have to cure cancer and to support those of us who have it.
Anyone who reads this blog who knows me knows how horrific cancer is, not just to the person who is afflicted with it, but to their friends and family. Despite all the advances in treatment and technology, going through cancer treatment is amazingly difficult. Certainly it has been the most difficult, life-affecting event that I have experienced in my short time here. Please consider donating to the V Foundation to continue to fight for a cure and treatment so others don't have to go through this.
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