The Rocca Sisters Blog

Stand up with us and get involved on Monday, February 4th, 2013 for World Cancer Day. Monetary donations are always important to help fund essential research in hopes of finding a cure, however there are many other ways to help fight the battle. A vital part of striving to conquer cancer is awareness. Learning and paying attention to the tell-tale symptoms is incredibly important along with regular checkups and physicals. An integral part of winning the battle is early detection and prevention. With the right strategies, one-third of the most common cancers can be prevented.

The Canadian Cancer Society reported on average, one person learns that they have cancer every three minutes in Canada. This is a far too staggering number! It is more important than ever to join together as a community to help put an end to this tragic disease.

Like many in our community, we ourselves have been touched and greatly impacted by Cancer. In 2004, our Mom was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer by chance during a routine checkup. Mom’s cancer was already in an advanced stage. With hope, determination support from family, friends and a strong faith she fought hard for five years until she lost her battle. We still cherish the years we had with our Mom and like everyone who loses a loved one, our time was cut far too short. We yearn to embrace her each and every day.

We learned the importance of hope and determination from our Mom and were honoured to be the presenting sponsor of the Joelle’s & Jeff’s Guyshop Fashion Show Fundraiser last June. This event raised an incredible $65,000 for the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre’s CIBC Breast Assessment Centre. These fundraisers are essential for prevention and improving access to breast screening and diagnostic services for women of all ages in our community. The Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre Foundation is leading this $5 million fundraising campaign to build and equip the Assessment Centre.

This year, we challenge you to help in the fight against cancer. To start this awareness campaign off strong we will donate $1 for every new Facebook LIKE on our Rocca Sisters page until February 4th, 2013. Go to Facebook and search out Rocca Sisters.

Life gets busy, but make time for regular checkups and physicals – and encourage your family and friends to do the same. Through prevention and early detection we can help save lives. Get involved, learn and share. To learn more about our story and our Cancer Initiatives, please visit our website, www.roccasisters.ca.