2008 Cancer Survivors Parks Tour

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1. Donald Lathrop says:

   November 24, 2009 at 5:06 pm

   Thanks to all of you who work on this remarkable project.

   My wife and I are both cancer survivors and were so very impressed with the park in New Orleans. We read eveything there and took photos to share with those who work with us on the annual Cancer Relay for Life.

   Much to our surprise, we happened on a second park in Chicago. How exciting.
   However, we want you to know that many of the little bronze plaques are missing. We suspect someone stole them for the bronze. The standards are still there, only the bronze is missing. Perhaps they can be replaced with a less valuable material. It is sad that without them, viewers are denied the wisdom they contain.

   We would also like to report that the flowers in Chicago were beautiful.

   Sincerely,
   Don Lathrop

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2. Polly Edington says:

   June 17, 2009 at 6:36 am

   Last summer (2008) my husband, Tarry, and I spent 2 months in Jacksonville FL while he got prostate cancer treatments at the Proton Radiation Institute. We drove by the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivor Park every day and before we left we visited it and were very glad we did! Tarry has a picture of himself, thumbs up, going through the frame! Last week we were in Minneapolis, MN and came across another park identical to the one in Jacksonville! So checking the internet I was able to email the director of the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation and she graciously gave me the list of all 24 parks and this site so I could see them!! Thanks!

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3. Sheeba Kersten says:

   June 3, 2009 at 11:36 pm

   I am 25 and I have been battling leukemia for 6 years. I received a bone marrow transplant in August of 2008. I am recovering progressively and hope to continue to get better. I have a great team of doctors who have saved my life and the life of my newborn daughter who I was carrying during treatment last year. I recently moved to the plaza with my new husband. We were married at KU Medical Center during treatment. After I was released I noticed the survivors park and its only minutes away from our home. We are looking forward to attending the survivors rally this weekend and hope to make the park a regular family outing. It’s close to home, it’s beautiful outside and its great to know that there are people like me who are surviving cancer. Meeting new people is always a great thing and going to the survivors park can help my family and me make new friends who can relate to the struggle.

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