http://www.team-sarcoma.net Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:44:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Striking out Childhood Cancer: A Night with Ike Davis" is a charity event that will benefit the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative and Solving Kids Cancer. The dinner will be held on Sunday, July 17th, at 7:00 PM at Michael's Restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. The family-friendly evening includes: a full dinner ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/announcements/6755 Team Sarcoma 2011 events are taking place throughout the year. They are organized by dedicated people who have been affected by sarcoma. The following Team Sarcoma events will raise money for sarcoma research through the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative. We are grateful to everyone involved in planning these events and ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/announcements/6726 Tracey Ward, 10/12/78 to 1/6/99. At the age of seventeen, Tracey found a lump in her jaw. The biopsy diagnosis was osteosarcoma of the mandible. As Tracey’s mom, I was at a loss:  "How do I get through this?" I needn’t have worried; Tracey revealed to me what it is to ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/everyday-heroes/6697 My mother, Irene Jensen, is my hero. She lived with sarcoma for six years. She passed away on Mother's Day, 2010. She was the strongest person I know, and she taught me so much about hope and survival these past six years. I will miss her every day of my ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/everyday-heroes/6694 Four years ago, my thirteen-year-old son, Tom Ivanov, was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in distal tibia. We live in Israel. Tom was treated according to the Euro Ewing-99 protocol. He had limb salvage surgery because of a small localized tumor. Unfortunately, the histological response to therapy was poor. Chemotherapy was continued according to the ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/everyday-heroes/6691 How do I put it into 300 words? The way Ammie changed my life could be a book. She was the most amazing, down-to-earth, dearest friend I have ever met. Ammie and I met at a time in my life when I needed a friend, and Ammie truly was sent to me from ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/everyday-heroes/6687 Jordan Lindsey left a legacy when he left this world. As his journey began, his mother started a site for updating loved ones on his progress. I say "progress" because Jordan never looked at his fight as a deadly one-it was a spiritual one. When they told him his diagnosis ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/everyday-heroes/6684 My Mom, Susan Josephine Yuers, recently passed away after her battle with carcinosarcoma, a very rare uterine cancer. The prognosis is dismal and she fought to overcome for just over 2 years. She never gave up and her strength was amazing. The last few months, my Mom was in and out of the ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/everyday-heroes/6681 My hero is my daughter, Codi Leigh. Our lives changed in November of 2008 when she was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma. The doctor didn't know what he was removing when he took a tumor out of her foot. She was in good spirits, looking forward to the pain in her foot going ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/everyday-heroes/6676 On April 9th, the life of our family changed forever. Almost a thousand miles away, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, our grandson was admitted to the hospital. On April 14th, Zachary Hartsell was diagnosed with Stage IV Ewing’s sarcoma. The scans revealed a tumor the size of a grapefruit on his left pelvis. ... http://www.team-sarcoma.net/everyday-heroes/6667