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SUMMARY:Chicago Bears Alumni Reception
DESCRIPTION:Chicago\, IL. Local lung cancer survivor-advocate Nichelle Stigger joined our co-founder\, Chris Draft\, at his Chicago Bears Alumni Reception. Nichelle was able to share her story with some of the Chicago Bears Legends. \nAt 32\, I embarked on a second career—I love kids and was meant to be a teacher\, so I got my master’s in education. That same year my son Parker was born\, so I finished my classes online with a baby in tow. \nJuggling the two wouldn’t be easy under any circumstances\, but ours was particularly tough: Parker has hemophilia\, which means he can bleed spontaneously and internally. Falls\, broken bones\, and even going to the dentist can be concerning. I have to give him intravenous injections. When Parker was two\, we found ourselves in the E.R.—except this trip wasn’t for him; it was for me. I was faint and dizzy\, and had an immense feeling of malaise. \nA chest X-ray revealed a mass on my lung. I knew instantly it was cancer…. \nCancer forces you to face your own mortality. It feels like an out-of-body experience\, and yet it’s my new normal. Walking up the stairs still winds me\, and I can’t work out as hard as I want to. When the weather is hot\, it’s very hard to breathe. I used to wonder how I would live without part of my lung. It turns out your body makes up for it\, and it’s amazing. Cancer makes everything that much more wonderful and beautiful and sad at the same time. \n Read the full article in Glamour \n \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our International Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. As a part of our International Campaign\, the events allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each event and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the Chicago Bears\, Lungevity\, Astra Zeneca\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/chicago-bears-alumni-reception/
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SUMMARY:Survivor at Every College Stadium: Wisconsin Badgers
DESCRIPTION:Madison\, WI. UW Carbone lung cancer survivors Dr. Michael Becker and Maureen Ellsworth represented Team Draft at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. The survivors watched the Wisconsin Badgers defeat the visiting Northwestern Wildcats. The group received a special invitation to join\, Badger Legend and Heisman Trophy winner\, Ron Dayne in his suite for the final quarter of the game. \nAs an ALK positive survivor\, I am grateful to have excellent care backed by the latest research at UW Carbone Cancer Center. \nMy goal in becoming involved in patient advocacy is to ensure that all newly diagnosed patients have access to the same great care\, \nA Survivor at Every College Stadium is a great first step in raising awareness about lung cancer and building stronger alliances among patients\, researchers\, and cancer centers. \nThanks Team Draft for a memorable day!!! ~ Maureen Ellsworth \n \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every College Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the UW Carbone Cancer Center\, Dr. Ticiana Leal\, University of Wisconsin Football Team and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-college-stadium-wisconsin-badgers/
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SUMMARY:Survivor at Every College Stadium: Stanford Cardinal
DESCRIPTION:Stanford\, CA. Stanford Cancer Institute lung cancer survivors Rick Meyer and Sheila Nelson will represent Team Draft at Stanford Stadium on Saturday. The survivors will attend a tailgate hosted by\, CDFF Board member and Stanford Graduate\, David Bergeron\, prior to watching the Stanford Cardinal take on the Oregon Ducks. #FearTheTree #BayArea #changingthefaceoflungcancer\n \nEvery day upright is a good day; being able to represent my Stanford treatment progress at a Stanford football game…it’s a great day! ~ Sheila Nelson \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every College Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nI spent an awesome Saturday at the Stanford Football Game with my old and new friends thanks to Chris Draft\, Lung Cancer Survivors biggest advocate for increased funding/research.  I learned a couple of things about the game that afternoon thanks to Chris.  Who knew that being a lung cancer survivor would yield additional perks?!  Thanks Team Draft! ~ Sheila Nelson \nSpecial thanks to the Stanford Football Team\, Stanford Cancer Institute\, Dr. Leah Backhus\, Dr. Joel Neal\, Dave Bergeron and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-college-stadium-stanford-cardinal-3/
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SUMMARY:Team Draft's 5th Annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Atlanta\, GA. Team Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, Patty Watkins\, Gina Hollenbeck and Jeff Meckstroth were announced on December 31\, 2018. \nPatty Watkins represented Team Draft at Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA \nTo be able to attend Super Bowl 53 & represent my fellow lung cancer survivors and the #1 killing cancer\, the American Cancer Society whose headquarters is in Atlanta and the home of this year’s Super Bowl is quite an honor.  First\, I reflect on the unbelievable support that my friends and family gave me and the many people who’ve been touched by the fact that ANYONE can get lung cancer. \n \nGina Hollenbeck represented Team Draft at he Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA and Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA \nI’m so excited to go to the Taste of the NFL! The opportunity to be in Atlanta during the Super Bowl week is going to be a great way to advocate for lung cancer survivors and to bring awareness to ALK lung cancer\, genomic testing\, early screening and detection\, and the need for research. I’m so honored to get the opportunity to represent survivors.~ Gina Hollenbeck\n\n\n\nGina and Greg Hollenbeck were surprised on local CBS 46 on Saturday with Super Bowl 53 tickets.\n\n  \nJeff Meckstroth is represented Team Draft during 2019 NFL Pro Bowl Week in Orlando\, FL \nSurviving as a lung cancer patient and caregiver it takes teamwork focusing on being who we are ad doing what we love! Our strategy is to be grateful! With modern medicine I am still able to farm and through advocacy efforts Rhonda works to keep me and all lung cancer survivors living life! The team draft platform has provided us an opportunity to add our local Cancer Center to the team and to educate our community about lung cancer. This community is where I’ve spent my entire life working as a firefighter and farmer. The success of our team work has resulted in going to the Pro Bowl for a once-in-a-lifetime experience combining making memories and lung cancer awareness. ~ Jeff Meckstroth \n \nThe survivors earned the opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. \nThe lung cancer survivors that raised over $5\,000 were able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nFounded by Draft and his late wife Keasha\, who died of lung cancer in 2011 at the age of 38\, Team Draft is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding through its Campaign To Change The Face Of Lung Cancer\, which is committed to shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.” The centerpiece of Team Draft’s Campaign is its annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge. \nAs Draft explains\, “the Super Bowl Challenge gives us a unique opportunity to use the overwhelming media coverage surrounding the Super Bowl as a platform to raise critical public awareness about lung cancer on an international level.  With the game as a backdrop\, we can use each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease.”  And Team Draft’s efforts are paying off. \n“The Super Bowl Challenge achieves amazing things in terms of public awareness and changing perceptions about lung cancer\,” says Dr. Ross Camidge\, the Director of Thoracic Oncology at Colorado University Cancer Center\, the cancer center where two of last year’s Super Bowl Challenge winners were treated. \nIn addition to raising critical public awareness\, the Super Bowl Challenge also raises funds for lung cancer organizations and treatment centers across North America. \nOf this aspect of the Super Bowl Challenge\, Dr. Camidge says\, “you need somebody working on the national level. You need somebody working on the local level. Everybody wins.” \nFor the survivors who participate\, the Super Bowl Challenge is so much more than just a fundraiser. \n“Team Draft has really helped boost our family’s spirits during this challenging time\,” says Dr. Lucy Kalanithi. In 2015\, Lucy and her husband\, Dr. Paul Kalanithi\, won Team Draft’s inaugural Super Bowl Challenge and were able to join Team Draft in Phoenix\, Arizona for Super Bowl 49.  Paul went on to write the bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air — a powerful and moving chronicle of his life and lung cancer journey — before passing away at the age of 37. \n2016 Super Bowl Challenge winner\, Kim Ringen says\, “As a lung cancer survivor\, I would highly recommend to anybody to put your hat in the ring because it is so uplifting to be associated with a group of people that are coming together to make a difference.” \nTo learn more about Team Draft’s 2019   Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge\, visit https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/2019superbowlchallenge \nSpecial thanks to NFL\, Astra Zeneca\, and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nAbout Team Draft \nTeam Draft\, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation\, is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.”  Despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each year\, the smoking stigma negatively impacts lung cancer research funding\, Team Draft is out to change all that. To learn more about Team Draft\, share your story\, or make a donation\, please visit www.teamdraft.org.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/team-drafts-5th-annual-lung-cancer-survivors-super-bowl-challenge-2/
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SUMMARY:Gina Hollenbeck is Heading to the 26th Annual Taste of the NFL
DESCRIPTION:Memphis\, TN. Lung cancer survivor Gina Hollenbeck and her husband Greg will represent Team Draft and The ALK Positive Group at the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA on February 2\, 2019. \nI was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in Oct. 2015. I was 38 years old\, married with 2 young boys. I was shocked to find out I had lung cancer since I have never smoked and really had no risk factor what so ever. I was very athletic and ate healthy. I was the picture of health. Until\, I was diagnosed\, I never really paid attention to lung cancer even though I was a nurse. I am super excited about the opportunity to go to the Superbowl with my husband\, but I am more excited to give lung cancer a voice. I think the opportunity to speak with celebrities and athletes about lung cancer and to let them know about the injustices related to lung cancer are important. I want them to know that this disease is the number one cancer killer of men and women. I wasn’t aware of this and I know that many others aren’t either. I hope to use this challenge to change the face of lung cancer. ~ Gina Hollenbeck \n \nGina and Greg earned a trip to the 28th annual Taste of the NFL by placing second in Team Draft’s 2019 Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge. \nI’m so excited to go to the Taste of the NFL! The opportunity to be in Atlanta during the Super Bowl week is going to be a great way to advocate for lung cancer survivors and to bring awareness to ALK lung cancer\, genomic testing\, early screening and detection\, and the need for research. I’m so honored to get the opportunity to represent survivors.~ Gina Hollenbeck\n\nFounded by Draft and his late wife Keasha\, who died of lung cancer in 2011 at the age of 38\, Team Draft is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding through its Campaign To Change The Face Of Lung Cancer\, which is committed to shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.” The centerpiece of Team Draft’s Campaign is its annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge.\nAs Draft explains\, “the Super Bowl Challenge gives us a unique opportunity to use the overwhelming media coverage surrounding the Super Bowl as a platform to raise critical public awareness about lung cancer on an international level.  With the game as a backdrop\, we can use each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease.”  And Team Draft’s efforts are paying off. \n“The Super Bowl Challenge achieves amazing things in terms of public awareness and changing perceptions about lung cancer\,” says Dr. Ross Camidge\, the Director of Thoracic Oncology at Colorado University Cancer Center\, the cancer center where two of last year’s Super Bowl Challenge winners were treated. \nIn addition to raising critical public awareness\, the Super Bowl Challenge also raises funds for lung cancer organizations and treatment centers across North America. \nOf this aspect of the Super Bowl Challenge\, Dr. Camidge says\, “you need somebody working on the national level. You need somebody working on the local level. Everybody wins.” \n**The Challenge is over but the fundraising continues until the day after the Super Bowl\, February 4\, 2019 at 3amEST/12amPST.\n \nGina has raised over $5\,000 so her beneficiary\, The ALK Positive Research Fund with Lungevity\, will receive 80% of her funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nFor the survivors who participate\, the Super Bowl Challenge is so much more than just a fundraiser. \n“Team Draft has really helped boost our family’s spirits during this challenging time\,” says Dr. Lucy Kalanithi. In 2015\, Lucy and her husband\, Dr. Paul Kalanithi\, won Team Draft’s inaugural Super Bowl Challenge and were able to join Team Draft in Phoenix\, Arizona for Super Bowl 49.  Paul went on to write the bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air — a powerful and moving chronicle of his life and lung cancer journey — before passing away at the age of 37. \n2016 Super Bowl Challenge winner\, Kim Ringen says\, “As a lung cancer survivor\, I would highly recommend to anybody to put your hat in the ring because it is so uplifting to be associated with a group of people that are coming together to make a difference.” \nTo learn more about Team Draft’s 2019 Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge\, visit https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/2019superbowlchallenge \nSpecial thanks to NFL\, Astra Zeneca\, and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nAbout Team Draft \nTeam Draft\, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation\, is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.”  Despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each year\, the smoking stigma negatively impacts lung cancer research funding\, Team Draft is out to change all that. To learn more about Team Draft\, share your story\, or make a donation\, please visit www.teamdraft.org.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/gina-hollenbeck-is-heading-to-the-26th-annual-taste-of-the-nfl/
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SUMMARY:Patty Watkins is Heading to Super Bowl 53 and the Taste of the NFL
DESCRIPTION:Atlanta\, GA. Lung cancer survivor-advocate Patty Watkins\, and her husband Kent\, will represent Team Draft and National Lung Cancer Roundtable at Super Bowl 53 and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. \nIn 2014 my life changed overnight. Diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer that had metastacized to my pericardium(surrounds heart)with no discernible symptoms but a little wheezing for a month. I was an extremely healthy and “in shape” 57 year old woman. Worked out 5x weeklywith my friends at the YMCA and walked 4 miles daily. Non smoker. Given a dire days to live prognosis that I surpassed and then a directive to my husband to find a nice hospice for me\, by my doctor\, I still perservere. First I had chemo followed by a new targeted therapy med that failed after 2 years\, when I was found to have 19 brain tumors. By now\, the lung cancer had spread to my brain.\, I was treated by multi focused steriotactic radiation 2 X but more cancer grew back to a total of 49 brain tumors. Luckily\, I was able to find an clinical trial in Boston with Dr.Alice Shaw (who is a huge researcher and oncologist dealing with my rare mutation called Ros1\, which only 1% of lung cancer patients have). She allowed me into a clinical trial that has destroyed all my brain tumors and has kept me NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE for 2 years. I’ll surpass the statistic of being in the 1% that will survive 5 years- in January 2019. This is nothing short of a miracle of God\, great doctors\, researchers and a new wave of incredible medicine. ~ Patty Watkins\n \n \nPatty and Kent earned their Super Bowl 53 experience by being the top fundraiser in Team Draft’s 2019 Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge. \nTo be able to attend Super Bowl 53 & represent my fellow lung cancer survivors and the #1 killing cancer\, the American Cancer Society whose headquarters is in Atlanta and the home of this year’s Super Bowl is quite an honor.  First\, I reflect on the unbelievable support that my friends and family gave me and the many people who’ve been touched by the fact that ANYONE can get lung cancer. How awesome are the donors of auction items the sponsors& plethora of friends from far and near that attended the luncheon. The tables that were procured to help me reach the goal that I’d set for the Pearls Luncheon held in November\, Lung Cancer Awareness month. I’m so humbled that 134 of my friends came to my pearls luncheon to support lung cancer research.  I formulated my plan in early spring in order to connect with the biggest player in cancer\, the American Cancer Society. To have them connect with a lung cancer survivor and do a joint venture to raise money for research for their National Lung Cancer Round Table’s project investigating why there is such an uptick in the number of women getting lung cancer? Why? Cure Magazine says\, is there going to be a 46% increase in women getting lung cancer by 2030?  This is daunting and frightening! You would think with the might of the largest cancer organization in the world there would have been much more money raised. Don’t get me wrong\, I’m ecstatic that I have earned this trip to the biggest day there is in the sporting world\, but know we could have raised so much more! In my mind I had us raising AT LEAST a quarter of a $$ million dollars. It’s attainable. ~ Patty Watkins  \nFounded by Draft and his late wife Keasha\, who died of lung cancer in 2011 at the age of 38\, Team Draft is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding through its Campaign To Change The Face Of Lung Cancer\, which is committed to shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.” The centerpiece of Team Draft’s Campaign is its annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge. \nAs Draft explains\, “the Super Bowl Challenge gives us a unique opportunity to use the overwhelming media coverage surrounding the Super Bowl as a platform to raise critical public awareness about lung cancer on an international level.  With the game as a backdrop\, we can use each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease.”  And Team Draft’s efforts are paying off. \n“The Super Bowl Challenge achieves amazing things in terms of public awareness and changing perceptions about lung cancer\,” says Dr. Ross Camidge\, the Director of Thoracic Oncology at Colorado University Cancer Center\, the cancer center where two of last year’s Super Bowl Challenge winners were treated. \nIn addition to raising critical public awareness\, the Super Bowl Challenge also raises funds for lung cancer organizations and treatment centers across North America. \nOf this aspect of the Super Bowl Challenge\, Dr. Camidge says\, “you need somebody working on the national level. You need somebody working on the local level. Everybody wins.” \n**The Challenge is over but the fundraising continues until the day after the Super Bowl\, February 4\, 2019 at 3amEST/12amPST.\n \nPatty has raised over $5\,000 so her beneficiary\, The American Cancer Society’s National Lung Cancer Roundtable\, will receive 80% of her raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nWith the American Cancer Society’s support I will expect an even better fundraiser in 2 weeks with Celebrate in White! We are expecting 200 people at $100 per ticket.  There’s a great band and great food by the best caterer in Atlanta. There will be trips and memorabilia up for auction.  This should be a blockbuster.  I have Pfizer as a sponsor in kind as well as a few others. ~ Patty Watkins \n \nFor the survivors who participate\, the Super Bowl Challenge is so much more than just a fundraiser. \n“Team Draft has really helped boost our family’s spirits during this challenging time\,” says Dr. Lucy Kalanithi. In 2015\, Lucy and her husband\, Dr. Paul Kalanithi\, won Team Draft’s inaugural Super Bowl Challenge and were able to join Team Draft in Phoenix\, Arizona for Super Bowl 49.  Paul went on to write the bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air — a powerful and moving chronicle of his life and lung cancer journey — before passing away at the age of 37. \n2016 Super Bowl Challenge winner\, Kim Ringen says\, “As a lung cancer survivor\, I would highly recommend to anybody to put your hat in the ring because it is so uplifting to be associated with a group of people that are coming together to make a difference.” \nIn 2019 I’d love to challenge all my fellow lung cancer survivors to hop on board Team Draft. Join us in raising money for funding that can go to your favorite org or research facility like: Lungevity\, Bonnie Addario\, IASLC\, ASCO\, LFCA\,LCRF\, National Lung Cancer Round Table your cancer center!  We should and need to have a great team made of survivors from across the country in order to make the changes that need to happen in the lung cancer community!  Chris Draft has worked hard to unite all of us as a team. His strategic plan works.  Unite and Fight! It’ hard to do it by yourself but when you become a team mate you have so much support and you can make a difference in your own community. I’d love to talk to any of you thinking about joining us.  I’ve had a few wonderful and supportive messages from friends in the community that want to be a part of this great change. I’d love to hear from you!  Happy New Year and let’s make 2019 the best year ever by being a purposeful and cohesive group that raises hundreds of thousands of $$ for lung cancer research. ~ Patty Watkins\, 2019 Super Bowl Challenge winner \n \nTo learn more about Team Draft’s 2019   Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge\, visit https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/2019superbowlchallenge \nSpecial thanks to NFL\, Astra Zeneca\, and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nAbout Team Draft \nTeam Draft\, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation\, is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.”  Despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each year\, the smoking stigma negatively impacts lung cancer research funding\, Team Draft is out to change all that. To learn more about Team Draft\, share your story\, or make a donation\, please visit www.teamdraft.org.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/patty-watkins-is-heading-to-super-bowl-53-and-the-taste-of-the-nfl/
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SUMMARY:Jeff Meckstroth is the Heading to the NFL Pro Bowl
DESCRIPTION:View Photos \nPiqua\, Ohio. Lung cancer survivor Jeff Meckstroth and his wife Rhonda will represent Team Draft at the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl on January 27\, 2019. The Meckstroth’s earned a trip to the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl by placing third in Team Draft’s 2019 Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge. \nSurviving as a lung cancer patient and caregiver it takes teamwork focusing on being who we are and doing what we love! Our strategy is to be grateful! With modern medicine I am still able to farm and through advocacy efforts Rhonda works to keep me and all lung cancer survivors living life! The team draft platform has provided us an opportunity to add our local Cancer Center to the team and to educate our community about lung cancer. This community is where I’ve spent my entire life working as a firefighter and farmer. The success of our team work has resulted in going to the Pro Bowl for a once-in-a-lifetime experience combining making memories and lung cancer awareness. ~ Jeff Meckstroth \n \nFounded by Draft and his late wife Keasha\, who died of lung cancer in 2011 at the age of 38\, Team Draft is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding through its Campaign To Change The Face Of Lung Cancer\, which is committed to shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.” The centerpiece of Team Draft’s Campaign is its annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge. \nAs Draft explains\, “the Super Bowl Challenge gives us a unique opportunity to use the overwhelming media coverage surrounding the Super Bowl as a platform to raise critical public awareness about lung cancer on an international level.  With the game as a backdrop\, we can use each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease.”  And Team Draft’s efforts are paying off. \n“The Super Bowl Challenge achieves amazing things in terms of public awareness and changing perceptions about lung cancer\,” says Dr. Ross Camidge\, the Director of Thoracic Oncology at Colorado University Cancer Center\, the cancer center where two of last year’s Super Bowl Challenge winners were treated. \nIn addition to raising critical public awareness\, the Super Bowl Challenge also raises funds for lung cancer organizations and treatment centers across North America. \nOf this aspect of the Super Bowl Challenge\, Dr. Camidge says\, “you need somebody working on the national level. You need somebody working on the local level. Everybody wins.” \nFor the survivors who participate\, the Super Bowl Challenge is so much more than just a fundraiser. \n“Team Draft has really helped boost our family’s spirits during this challenging time\,” says Dr. Lucy Kalanithi. In 2015\, Lucy and her husband\, Dr. Paul Kalanithi\, won Team Draft’s inaugural Super Bowl Challenge and were able to join Team Draft in Phoenix\, Arizona for Super Bowl 49.  Paul went on to write the bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air — a powerful and moving chronicle of his life and lung cancer journey — before passing away at the age of 37. \n2016 Super Bowl Challenge winner\, Kim Ringen says\, “As a lung cancer survivor\, I would highly recommend to anybody to put your hat in the ring because it is so uplifting to be associated with a group of people that are coming together to make a difference.” \nTo learn more about Team Draft’s 2019   Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge\, visit https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/2019superbowlchallenge \nSpecial thanks to NFL\, Astra Zeneca\, and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this experience possible. \nAbout Team Draft \nTeam Draft\, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation\, is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing research funding by shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.”  Despite the fact that between 20\,000 and 30\,000 people who have never smoked are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States each year\, the smoking stigma negatively impacts lung cancer research funding\, Team Draft is out to change all that. To learn more about Team Draft\, share your story\, or make a donation\, please visit www.teamdraft.org.
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/jeff-meckstroth-is-the-heading-to-the-nfl-pro-bowl/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190120
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20190117T040633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190117T041528Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the Night in White
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URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/celebrate-the-night-in-white/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190107T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20190104T213258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190104T213812Z
UID:8587-1546876800-1546902000@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:The National Championship - College Football Playoff
DESCRIPTION:Santa Clara\, CA. Lung cancer advocate & Stanford primary care MD Lucy Kalanithi will join our co-founder Chris Draft at the National Championship. Lucy and Draft will watch the Clemson Tigers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. \nLucy and her husband Paul Kalanithi were the 2015 Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge winners. \n \nIn 2017\, Dr. Lucy Kalanith sat down with The Telegraph’s Radhika Sanghani  \n‘Two years on\, the sting of losing Paul is finally fading’\nPaul Kalanithi’s wife should be thrilled that his memoir\, an instant New York Times bestseller\, has just been shortlisted for both the Wellcome Book Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for autobiographies. Instead\, she has mixed feelings. \n“It’s bittersweet watching it do so well because Paul isn’t here to see it\,” Lucy says simply. “He never even saw the cover that I helped to design. I have this fantasy where I walk up to him and\, even if I just have two seconds\, I give him a hard copy of the book with the award nominations printed on the cover. That would be enough.” \nPaul\, a highly respected neurosurgeon\, died of terminal lung cancer in March 2015. His memoir\, When Breath Becomes Air\, was penned in the last 22 months of his life – while he was still working his way up to become chief resident in neurological surgery at Stanford University in California. It is a culmination of his long-standing literary ambitions\, and explores his thoughts on mortality and life as he takes the reader back to his childhood\, his decision to choose medicine as a vocation\, and his crushing cancer diagnosis. \n\n\n\nLucy\, who read the book in “real time” as Paul wrote it\, admits that it was “surprising when he wrote about some of the rocky difficulties” the pair had endured. At first\, she joked that the way he wrote about their struggles to balance demanding careers was “a catchy narrative device\, but now it’s one of my favourite things in the book. It would have been emotionally harder for me had he not written about it\, because then it might feel like a secret. Instead I feel our whole relationship is on display in a way that feels true and redemptive.” Still\, she disagrees that cancer ‘fixed’ their marriage: “We were sorting things out just weeks before he was diagnosed. But the cancer thing immediately made us both give each other the benefit of the doubt.” \n\n\n\nPaul lived to see his manuscript sold to Random House\, but died with the book unfinished. Some of his last words to Lucy on his deathbed were: “Can you publish my book?”; she fulfilled that\, wrote an epilogue detailing his death (he was surrounded by loved ones at hospital)\, and went on a book tour last year. \n“At first it felt like I was doing it out of obligation or commitment to Paul\,” explains the 38-year-old. “Then it ended up feeling really personal and emotionally helpful to be pouring my emotions into that. Putting words around something brings you clarity.” \nPaul and Lucy met at Yale medical school in 2003\, and married three years later. They had been together for a decade when Paul was given the devastating diagnosis of terminal lung cancer. Even though they knew he had just a handful of years to live\, they made the difficult decision to have a child together. \n“He wanted to do it\,” smiles Lucy. “He was more certain than me. There’s a conversation he writes about in the book where I said\, ‘won’t it make dying harder?’ And he said\, ‘wouldn’t it be great if it did?’ I really remember him saying that. It clarified a lot for me and made me feel like it was okay to do it.” \nThe couple had Elizabeth Acadia ‘Cady’ Kalanithi eight months before Paul died. “I was taking a lot of pictures. Time just slowed down. We weren’t wishing time away – we were just with Cady\,” she remembers. \nCady is now two and a half-years-old\, and Lucy is keen to make sure she knows all about her father. Their home in California is littered with photographs of him\, and they visit his grave regularly. Lucy is also making a picture book of Paul for Cady to read alongside Elmo and Peppa Pig so he becomes “a tangible character” to her. \n“She’s just starting to pick up on the fact that he’s not here\,” says Lucy. “Two nights ago\, for the first time\, she said\, ‘where is my Daddy?’ I said\, ‘He died\, his body stopped working’. She said\, ‘My Daddy wanna come to our house?’ I said\, ‘You want him to come to our house? Me too.’” \nPaul’s memoir ends with a particularly poignant message to Cady that is now framed in her bedroom at home: “When you come to one of the many moments in life where you must give an account of yourself\, provide a ledger of what you have been\, and done\, and meant to the world\, do not\, I pray\, discount that you filled a dying man’s days with a sated joy\, a joy unknown to me in all my prior years\, a joy that does not hunger for more and more but rests\, satisfied. In this time\, right now\, that is an enormous thing.” \n\n\n\nFor Cady\, Lucy says\, the tome “is a gift. She calls it ‘Daddy’s book’ so it’s in her psyche. It’s in our house everywhere and one day maybe she’ll start reading it herself. Right now the whole family is in pain except Cady. She’s too young. But later she’ll have a different kind of pain. I’m nervous about her being sad about it and me not being able to take that away.” \n\n\n\nLucy has been on her own journey since Paul’s death. The first year was full of overwhelming sadness – “I was like\, can you die of loneliness? I felt I’d never get better” – but she says now\, more than two years after Paul died\, the “sting” of grief has finally begun to lessen. \n“I don’t feel completely at sea anymore\,” she says. “I feel wistful\, kind of. I cry intermittently. I was in a exercise class the other day and they played an Enya song I’d played in Paul’s hospital bed that we sat holding hands to. I burst into tears and had to go and sit on a bench. It made me just really miss Paul.” \nIn the book Paul stressed that he wanted Lucy to remarry one day (“Isn’t that so generous and beautiful of him?”) and though she took her wedding rings off six months after he died\, it is only now that she is able to conceive of such a possibility. \n\n\n\n\n\n“I feel like I have the ability to get a crush on someone which is a big deal\,” she says proudly. “I’d love to have another very serious relationship and that feels totally possible in theory. But meanwhile the idea of actually starting over with someone sounds so wretched. I don’t know how to date. When I last dated there wasn’t even internet.”She is back at work as a clinical assistant professor at Stanford Medical School\, and has just bought a new house. Two years ago she couldn’t imagine moving out of the home she’d lived in with Paul\, but has made the decision to relocate to a different neighbourhood with a garden near Cady’s future school. \n“I can’t imagine closing the door\,” she sighs. “But I will. We recognise it’s a fresh start and that doesn’t feel bad – it feels good now. It’s the next phase in our lives.” \nPaul and Lucy Kalanithi are the Super Bowl Challenge Champs!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/the-national-championship-college-football-playoff/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190106T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190106T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20190104T212622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190108T161105Z
UID:8583-1546786800-1546815600@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:The Taste of the Championship - College Football Playoff
DESCRIPTION:San Jose\, CA. Bay Area lung cancer survivor-advocate Don Stranathan and lung cancer advocate Ron Fong represented Team Draft at the Eckrich Taste of the Championship the night before the CFP National Championship. Don and Ron joined our co-founder Chris Draft\, and other Bay Area\, College and Pro Football Legends at the event. \nView Photos \nDon Stranathan \nThe bad news is that I have cancer. The good news is that cancer has taught me to live life to the fullest. I never allow cancer to define me. I rarely miss an opportunity to hike\, bike\, or do anything that strengthens my immune system and keeps me out in nature. \nIn October 2011 I met Penny Blume\, the love of my life\, on a lung cancer support community on Inspire. Penny left this earth on Jan. 21\, 2014 after battling small cell lung cancer for 32 months. Penny and I spent our time together traveling back and forth from New York to California. She passed at my home in Santa Rosa\, Calif.\, after trying one last clinical trial at Stanford Cancer Center. \nPenny and I turned to each other for emotional support to battle our cancers and fell in love. It was after a couple of months of texting and chatting on social media that we decided to meet. Penny flew to California for her first visit in January 2012\, and the rest is history. \nMy relationship with Penny also marked the beginning of my advocacy work for lung cancer. It started when a friend of ours asked us to post our story on a lung cancer survivors group on Facebook. I posted something\, and then Penny and I decided to repost it on Inspire\, since it was the site that brought us together. In September 2012 our story was shared by ABC News and Good Morning America. In the following weeks\, it was shared and tweeted all over the world… \nMy last promises to Penny were that I would continue to live life to the fullest and advocate for lung cancer research and awareness. One day at a time I try to keep those promises to her. \n– See more at: http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/11/18/my-last-promises-to-her-advocate-for-lung-cancer-awareness-and-live-life-to-the-fullest/#sthash.nz4BlwDO.dpuf \nThe Eckrich Taste of the Championship is an opportunity for local residents and national championship game attendees to sample gourmet food and drink from over 20 Bay Area chefs in support of Extra Yard for Teachers. This premium event serves as a unique combination of an exploration of local cuisine and a celebration of the teaching profession. \nHeld at the Tech Museum of Innovation\, this event will merge the technological environment of northern California with the educational mission of the CFP Foundation and the Extra Yard for Teachers platform. \nAll proceeds benefit Extra Yard for Teachers programming. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using special events and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, Patty Watkins\, Gina Hollenbeck and Jeff Meckstroth were announced on December 31\, 2018\, and they have earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. \n**The Challenge is over but the fundraising continues until the day after the Super Bowl. The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the College Football Playoff\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/the-taste-of-the-championship-college-football-playoff/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190106T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190108T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20190104T205916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190104T211459Z
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SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Chicago Bears #Playoffs
DESCRIPTION:Chicago\, IL. University of Chicago Cancer Center lung cancer survivor Diane Spry will represent Team Draft at Soldier Field on Sunday. Diane and her husband will watch the Chicago Bears take on the Philadelphia Eagles during week of the NFL Playoffs. \nIn 2014\, Diane Spry’s life was going great.  She had a job she loved working in business development at a Ford dealership\, and she was enjoying spending more and more time with her boyfriend\, Robert.  When she developed a cough that lingered for close to a month\, she didn’t think much of it\, let alone guess that she was already fighting lung cancer \nOne Sunday evening\, however\, she and Robert were en route to a party when Diane realized that\, for the first time in her life\, she was wheezing and\, perhaps more concerning\, she had a deep pain in her upper left chest.  Robert and Diane decided to forgo the party and made a visit the ER instead. \nWhile at the hospital\, Diane learned that she had a blood clot\, a pulmonary embolism in her right lung\, and a mass on her left lung. She was admitted\, underwent a bronchoscopy that Wednesday\, and received her diagnosis on Friday: stage 3b non small cell adenocarcinoma. Diane was just 30 years old\, had never smoked\, and had no history of lung cancer in her family. Read More\n \nI was diagnosed  with  stage  IV  lung  cancer  at  30  years old.  I  am  now  35 and  surviving!  ~ Diane Spry \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \n“It is an honor to have been chosen to represent #teamdraft at this weekends Bears playoff game against the Eagles. We will #changethefaceoflungcancer! Thank you Team Draft\, Chris Draft and the Chicago Bears!” ~ Diane Spry \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, Patty Watkins\, Gina Hollenbeck and Jeff Meckstroth were announced on December 31\, 2018\, and they have earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. \n**The Challenge is over but the fundraising continues until the day after the Super Bowl. \nI  have  chosen  the Universiy  of  Chicago  as  the  beneficiary of  this  fundraiser.  I  have  chosen  this hospital because I  am  currently  in  a  clinical trial  there.  My amazing oncologist\,  Dr. Patel\,  is  at  the forefront  of lung cancer  research. She is leading  many  new clinical  trials  to  date. #RepChiTown #RepUChicagoCC \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Chicago Bears\, Astra Zeneca\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-chicago-bears-playoffs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181230T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181230T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181226T214918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181231T124643Z
UID:8424-1546156800-1546189200@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DESCRIPTION:Tampa\, FL. Florida Cancer Specialists lung survivor Stephanie Peace\, USF Moffit cancer survivors Lauren Bibbsand Kenneth Smith\, and lung cancer advocate Ros Miller represented Team Draft at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. The group watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Atlanta Falcons in their final home game of the season after tailgating with the WHAT THE BUC crew. \n \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Moffitt Cancer Center\, Tampa Bay Buccaneers\, Astra Zeneca\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!  \n \n 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-tampa-bay-buccaneers-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181222T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181222T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181222T002512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181223T071950Z
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SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Tennessee Titans
DESCRIPTION:Nashville\, TN. Vanderbilt lung cancer survivor-advocate Stephen Huff represented Team Draft at Nissan Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Stephen and his wife Emily watched the Tennessee Titans defeat the visiting the Washington Redskins. #TheHuffProject \nStephen Huff grew up living and breathing baseball in Tennessee. He earned a college scholarship to as a pitcher to Austin Peay State University\, where he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox. He was the epitome of health. \n“Growing up as an athlete and being a pro athlete\, exercise and taking care of my body was my way of life\,” he told MensHealth.com. “I trained everyday\, ran between 5-8 miles at a time. I’ve always been hyper vigilant about what I eat\, what I drink. I always tried to eat organic. I mean\, I was afraid to take Tylenol!”  \nA few years after leaving the minor league and time spent coaching baseball\, he went back to school to get his teaching degree and start a new career. While finishing up his first year of teaching high school computer classes\, he started feeling a bit off. \n“I was very asymptomatic for a long time\,” he said. “I had some vague symptoms—I felt like I had indigestion or heartburn. Towards the end of 2016 and early 2017\, I developed a nagging cough and had a wheezing sensation.”…. \n \nHuff was diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer on June 1\, 2017. At that point\, it had metastasized in his lymph nodes\, chest\, a small spot on his liver\, and on his spinal chord near his tail bone. Doctors told him the five-year survival rate was under 5 percent. \n“It felt like a death sentence\,” he said.  \n“I was engaged\, my fiancé Emily and I had just bought our first house\, and we were getting married in three months. Cancer was nowhere in the plan. The first two weeks after I was diagnosed\, I wasn’t sleeping or eating. I lost almost 20 pounds in 2 weeks.” \n Read the Full Story from Men’s Health \n \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Astra Zeneca\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-tennessee-titans/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181217T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181217T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181214T034950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181218T070628Z
UID:8358-1545060600-1545089400@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Carolina Panthers #MondayNightFootball
DESCRIPTION:View Photos \nCharlotte\, NC. US Army Green Beret and lung cancer survivor Richard Stayskal and his family represented Team Draft at Bank of America Stadium on Monday Night. The Stayskals watched the Carolina Panthers take on the New Orleans with Team Draft co-founder\, and former Carolina Panther\, Chris Draft.  \n \n\nSgt. 1st Class Richard Stayskal was deployed to Ramadi\, Iraq\, in 2004 when he was shot by a sniper. The round\, which he kept as a souvenir\, pierced his left lung and nearly killed him. \n\n\n The round is “a reminder of how fragile life is\,” he told Charlotte’s Fox 46. “Something could change everything in an instant.” \n\n\n Despite beating the odds of such a grievous wound in combat\, something else did change in an instant for the 37-year-old Green Beret when\, following a June 2017 visit to a civilian doctor to address severe breathing issues the Army told him was a simple case of pneumonia\, he received terrible news. \n\n\n “Did a biopsy and when I woke up my wife was crying\,” Stayskal told Fox 46. “And he [the doctor] was telling her that I had cancer.” \n\n\n The tumor in Stayskal’s lungs had been egregiously misdiagnosed by Army doctors\, the report said\, allowing it to double in size and spread to other vital organs — and into stage four terminal lung cancer. \n\n\n Now\, the father of two daughters\, ages 9 and 11\, said doctors have given him a life expectancy of at least a year. \nRead the full story \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Carolina Panthers\, Riley Fields\, the NFL Commissioner\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-carolina-panthers-mondaynightfootball/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181216T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181216T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181214T034836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181217T142702Z
UID:8355-1544974200-1545001200@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Los Angeles Rams #SundayNightFootball
DESCRIPTION:View Photos \nLos Angeles\, CA. USC lung cancer survivor Sandy Jauregui-Baza and her husband Steven represented Team Draft at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday Night. Sandy and Steve joined Rams Alumni on the Throwback Terrace Deck and watched the Los Angeles Rams lose a close game to the visiting Philadelphia Eagles. #changingthefaceoflungcancer \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy are so many women who have never lit up developing this disease?\nBy Aimee Swartz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n In 2012\, Sandy Jauregui-Baza was hiking along the Tamul waterfall in San Luis Potosí\, Mexico\, when she started coughing and having trouble breathing. “I remember thinking I must be coming down with something\,” she recalls. \nJauregui-Baza was an avid exerciser; she ran or hiked daily\, logging more than 100 miles each month. She ate clean\, avoiding almost all processed foods. She figured she was too healthy for anything to be seriously wrong. But after developing flu-like symptoms\, she went to an urgent care clinic in Los Angeles. The doctor thought it might be tuberculosis\, based on the results of her cloudy chest X-ray and her recent honeymoon in Nepal\, where the infectious disease is common. But a few days later\, when the definitive test for TB came back negative\, doctors did a lung biopsy to look for other causes. \nThe final diagnosis: Jauregui-Baza had stage IV lung cancer\, the most advanced form of the disease; it had spread into the bones of her spinal column. “I thought the doctors had to be kidding\,” says Jauregui-Baza\, now 32. “I’ve never even smoked\, and I had just hiked to the base camp of Mount Everest. How could I have lung cancer?” The prognosis was grim: More than 95 percent of stage IV lung cancer patients succumb to the disease within five years of diagnosis. Jauregui-Baza was given just six months to live. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead more: http://www.oprah.com/health_wellness/non-smokers-and-lung-cancer#ixzz5ZcbNtPmf\n\nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Los Angeles Rams\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \n\nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-los-angeles-rams-sundaynightfootball/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181215T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181215T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181214T032145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181216T225239Z
UID:8347-1544875200-1544911200@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: New York Jets #SaturdayNightFootball
DESCRIPTION:New York\, NY. New Jersey lung cancer survivor-advocate Bill Schrul represented Team Draft at MetLife Stadium. Bill and his wife tailgated with L7 before watching the New York Jets take on the Houston Texans. #tacklinglungcancer #suitelife  \nMOUNTAINSIDE\, NJ — Bill Schrul of Mountainside was a healthy\, athletic man who never smoked a day in his life. Yet on June 13\, 2012\, Schrul was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.\n \nIt was a diagnosis Schrul and his family did not think could happen.  \n“I couldn’t be more shocked\,” Schrul said. \nIn reality\, lung cancer is the world’s number one killer. In the U.S.\, more people die of lung cancer than pancreatic\, breast and prostate cancer combined. Although it is the most underfunded cancer\, according to Lung Cancer Research Foundation. \nSince being diagnosed Shrul has taken multiple medications and undergone a clinical trial. He is doing well now. \n“I workout generally five days a week and do rather well. My breathing is not what it used to be.” \nNow it has become Schrul’s mission to spread the word.\n \n“It is so important to me to educate people about lung cancer\,” Schrul said. “My friends were overwhelmed to find out it kills far more women than breast cancer. It is viewed as smokers disease but I have always stayed healthy and fit. I never touched a cigarette in my life. It could happen to you or your wife\, anyone that breathes can get lung cancer. It is a startling thing to think about that.” Read the Full Story by Alexis Tarrazi\n \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the New York Jets\, the NFL Commissioner\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-new-york-jets-saturdaynightfootball/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181212
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181214T172752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181214T174512Z
UID:8369-1544400000-1544572799@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:The 2nd Annual National Lung Cancer Roundtable Meeting organized by the American Cancer Society
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URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/national-lung-cancer-roundtable/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181212
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181207T224100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181209T145904Z
UID:8322-1544313600-1544572799@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Cleveland Browns #DawgPound
DESCRIPTION:View Photos \nCleveland\, OH. Lung cancer survivors Dan Cadigan\, Matt Hiznay\, Kristal Russo and Lisa Moran\, and lung cancer advocate Kristine Cherol will represent Team Draft at First Energy Stadium. The group will tailgate with the Elf Pack before watching the Browns take on the visiting Carolina Panthers. \nExercise enthusiast Lisa Moran chooses not to let a Stage IV lung cancer diagnosis at age 44 get in the way of living life. Today\, she is a lung cancer advocate and encourages others to speak with their doctors about molecular testing. \nWhen I hiked up the Manitou Incline on Pikes Peak\, I felt physically at my best but my breathing was labored. Friends and family suggested it was the change in altitude. My breathing problems progressed to a persistent cough and heaviness in my chest\, but more than one doctor said my lungs sounded clear. When a friend asked if I would climb the incline with her\, I agreed but felt it would be safer for both of us if I had my breathing problems checked before making the trek again. \nResults from an X-ray and CT scan confirmed a mass in my lung. I had a bronchoscopy to take a tumor sample\, and I was diagnosed with Stage IV non-small cell adenocarcinoma of the lung. I was told it was inoperable and incurable. Read More about Lisa Moran \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nThis is my first game as an adult…lol! I remember how amazing it was to go and do a halftime show for high school marching band. Just the size of the stadium and being with all my friends watching the game. The Browns are just part of your life when you grow up in NE Ohio. My dad wears Browns gear every Sunday\, it was always on TV at home and my family never misses it. For me it means family time. ~ Kristine Cherol \nI watched the Browns every week on TV with the Pikes Peak Browns Backers. Living in Colorado\, I rarely get to go to Browns games. I’m so excited to be going to the game with Team Draft and getting the chance to see Baker and the team play live. ~ Lisa Moran \nExcited to be taking my 18 year old son Conor. Last game he was at was as a toddler. #CreatingNewMemories ~ Dan Cadigan  \nMy favorite Browns memory was a game in early November 2007 against the Seahawks. It was a late afternoon start\, and was a late afternoon start\, and the first flurries of the winter actually fell in the fourth quarter. I attended with my father\, my brother\, my grandfather\, and my uncle– we had a tradition of going to one game each year together. The game went into overtime. The Dawg defense made a huge stop on fourth down\, and we kicked a field goal for the win. The speakers blasted “Shout” and I turned to see my 82 year-old grandfather dancing with a stranger in elation. It would be the last game he attended at the stadium with us.” ~ Matt Hiznay \n\n \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Cleveland Browns\, Elf Pack\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!  \nery
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-cleveland-browns/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181204
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181130T213427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181204T071819Z
UID:8195-1543795200-1543881599@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Philadelphia Eagles #MondayNightFootball
DESCRIPTION:Philadelphia\, PA. PA lung cancer survivors Donna Thompson and Ashley Murosky represented Team Draft at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday night. The survivors and their guests watched the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Washington Redskins. #NFCEast #tacklinglungcancer #LCSM \n \nI am honored\, grateful\, and excited to spend the third anniversary of my lung cancer Survivorship with our 2018 Super Bowl Champions\, The Philadelphia Eagles and the City of Philadelphia\, represeting Team Draft and lung cancer survivors everywhere. ~ Donna Thompson  \n \nThank you TEAM DRAFT for helping raise lung cancer awareness by partnering with the NFL teams to bring local lung cancer survivor like my own to games! #SurvivoratEveryStadium #MondayNightFootball #FlyEagles ~ Ashley Murosky  \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Philadelphia Eagles\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!  \nPhiladelphia\, Spring
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-philadelphia-eagles-mondaynightfootball/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181202T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181130T213255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181201T151729Z
UID:8192-1543773600-1543793400@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Pittsburgh Steelers #SundayNightFootball
DESCRIPTION:Pittsburgh\, PA. PA lung cancer survivor Dave Miller and his family will represent Team Draft at Heinz Field on Sunday night. The group will watch the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the visiting San Diego Chargers. #tacklinglungcancer #SundayNightFootball #LCSM  \nMy Journey. Hmm\, how to start. Well I thought I was a healthy\, strong\, hard working adult. Never called off work\, enjoyed my social life on days off. And ate and drank anything I wanted. Basically I felt invincible. At 45 years of age I set Pennsylvania State Bench press record. And was at gym everyday making my body stronger. Umm was I?\nA friend of mine said I looked pale. I myself was feeling weaker in the gym weekly and really starting to feel fatigued and taking naps. And then the weight lose. A total of over 45 lbs in 2 months. I as a typical person that’s always in denial blamed it on my long hours at work on the Railroad as a Trainmaster. Also poor eating habits and late party nights with the fellas.\nThen came the day went to doctor for bloodwork. Oh my\, I was a total mess. Anemia\, high blood pressure\, liver enzymes and kidney enzymes out the roof. Along with about 5 other things I can’t even remember.\nAfter many more test and many more needles and scans I got the call of possible Cancer. Wow! What do you say\, nawwww. Probably something else. Then came the scans and biopsy’s. Stage 4 Lung Cancer! Numb\, denial\,scared\,worried\,sad! The list goes on over and over in my mind. The words 6 months to live. Wow! This was March of 2015 \, just 3 months before my Daughter Haley was to graduate High School\, was I gonna see her graduating\, should I tell her. Confused and lost in my own mined. \nAfter rounds of chemo and a target therapy drug I was stable and was having shrinkage in areas. And rapidly getting stronger and putting weight back on. This was 2016. Also re broke my own Bench Press record for Pennsylvania. What did all this do? Made me party more and live a crazy lifestyle that wasn’t good for my body. I again\, felt invisible.\nSo now after almost 4years of fighting this disease I have changed my lifestyle . Since 2016 I’ve had 4 more experiences of cancer growth. And each time has knocked me back a little more to reality. I understand Cancer will knock you down no matter how strong or even if you have money. I’ve become a better person because of cancer. I’m a better Husband\, Father\, Friend and overall a better person. Cancer will not take any of those things from me. The Lord is my strength. I still struggle everyday. But I will not let cancer lead me down the wrong path of living. Thanks Cancer\, in a weird way you made me a better person. So in all actuality thank you. These last 4 years have been best years of my life. So guess what cancer \, no matter what\, I whooped your butt! ~ Dave Miller \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nThank you so much Chris Draft and Team Draft. Thank you for giving my family a chance of a lifetime attending a Pittsburgh Steeler game. You have created memories that will last a lifetime.\nTeam Drafts mission is very clear\, spread awareness and erase the stigma that goes along with Lung Cancer. Also Team Draft’s mission of finding a cure is the number one priority. Thank you so much Chris Draft for your dedication and tenacity to conquer this terrible disease. You are a true Hero\nThank you again Dave Miller \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Pittsburgh Steelers\, Lynne Molyneaux\, and NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \n\nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!   \nThe sun sets over Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania and the Monongehela River
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-pittsburgh-steelers-sundaynightfootball/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181202T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181130T213052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181202T035038Z
UID:8189-1543741200-1543770000@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Cincinnati Bengals
DESCRIPTION:Cincinnati\, OH. University of Cincinnati lung cancer survivor Tim Kimmel\, and his wife Christa\, will represent Team Draft at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday. Tim and his group will watch the Bengals take on the Denver Broncos. \nTim turned 37 last month. He has never smoked. \nSo it came as a shock when he was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer. \nThe Tri-State has one of the highest lung cancer rates in the U.S. because it’s one of the heaviest smoking areas in the country\, according to Dr. John Morris. But people who have never had a cigarette make up a growing percentage of lung cancer diagnoses.  \nBetween 10 and 15 percent of lung cancer diagnoses are in people who never smoked. Radon gas and pollution are two contributors. \n“I think there’s a sense that most people with lung cancer are smokers\, so they did it to themselves\, which is very unfair because we’re seeing more and more lung cancer in non-smokers\,” Morris said. \nMorris is the physician Tim chose to guide him through his battle with cancer. \n“He offered hope\,” Tim said. “He offered a chance of treatment at the time that was very new.” \nIt was a combination of an immunotherapy drug and chemotherapy. \n“It has made a dramatic difference\,” Morris said. “He was very symptomatic when I first saw him. He’s minimally symptomatic now.” Read more…More non-smokers being diagnosed with lung cancer by WCPO Cincinnati -Kristyn Hartman \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Kristyn Hartman\, Univesity of Cincinnati Cancer Center\, Cincinnati Bengals\, Keith Singer\, Catch it in Time\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!  
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-cincinnati-bengals/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181202T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20181130T212932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181205T151141Z
UID:8186-1543737600-1543766400@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Atlanta Falcons
DESCRIPTION:Atlanta\, GA. Emory Winship Cancer Institute lung cancer survivor Brandi Bryant and Bill Westlake represented Team Draft at Mercedes Benz Stadium on Sunday. Brandi\, Bill and their guests watched the Atlanta Falcons take on the Baltimore Ravens. #RiseUp #tacklinglungcancer #ATL \n\n \nA year ago today\, I had no clue that lung cancer was lurking inside of my body. I knew something was wrong. I’d experienced months of a small but barely nagging cough\, and more recently\, shortness of breath that prompted my visit to the doctor. By the end of January 2018\, I’d get the shocking news that I\, a 39yo mother of young children and a non-smoker had advanced stage lung cancer (later classified as Stage 4.)  I was blessed enough to have a friend immediately connect me with Team Draft and Chris instantly got the wheels in motion for me to meet other survivors. I went from being completely desperate to having hope that I\, like them\, may have a chance to beat the statistics. Meeting survivors and seeing all the work that Chris and others like him are doing every. single. day to fight for funding equity and lung cancer awareness was eye-opening to  say the least. \n\n\nToday I’m doing well and with targeted therapy and prayers\, currently have no evidence of disease in my body! The battle is never-ending though. Lung cancer is a beast that likes to come back\, so we cannot give up and need to keep pushing for more research to keep us alive and save other people from going through this in the future. Hope is key.  ~ Brandi Bryant\n\n\n  \nIn 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \n  \nWe had a great time attending the Falcons game and representing Team Draft for a Survivor in Every Stadium. It was nice to be able to take a break from our usual routine and do something a little different and fun with the kids. I’m looking forward to being a Survivor in the Stadium for the next 20 years! #gimme20 #teamdraft #survivorineverystadium ~ Brandi Baker \nTeam Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge kicked off on November 1\, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The top three fundraisers\, announced on December 31\, 2018\, will earn trips to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta\, GA\, the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando\, FL and the Taste of the NFL in Atlanta\, GA. The survivors have an opportunity to share their powerful stories with key individuals with influence from across the country. #RepYourCity #RepYourCancerCenter #RepYourLCOrganization  \n**The lung cancer survivors that raise over $5\,000 will be able to designated a beneficiary (Cancer Center or LC Organization) that will receive 80% of their raised funds (-fees) and the remaining 20% will support Team Draft’s mission to change the face of lung cancer. \nSpecial thanks to the Atlanta Falcons\, Antwan Treadway\, Randy Hawkins\, Winship Cancer Institute\, the NFL and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-atlanta-falcons-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181127T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181127T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
CREATED:20171127T165836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181127T183313Z
UID:7203-1543305600-1543338000@www.teamdraft.org
SUMMARY:Happy Anniversary Team Draft!
DESCRIPTION:Team Draft Marks Anniversary With Call To Action To Support National Campaign To Change The Face Of Lung Cancer https://vimeo.com/303098175 \n  \nOn this #GivingTuesday\, Team Draft is marking its anniversary with a call to action.  Team Draft is asking people to help it fulfill the commitment Chris and Keasha made on their wedding day by joining Team Draft’s Campaign by donating to the Chris Draft Family Foundation at www.chrisdraftfamilyfoundation.org.  “It takes at team to tackle cancer\, and we need your help\,” says Draft. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/happy-anniversary-team-draft/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181128
DTSTAMP:20260403T175443
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SUMMARY:Happy Anniversary Team Draft!
DESCRIPTION:Team Draft Marks Anniversary With Call To Action To Support National Campaign To Change The Face Of Lung Cancer \n(Atlanta\, GA) – Chris Draft faced some tough opponents during his 12 years in the NFL\, but nothing could have prepared him for the news he and then girlfriend\, Keasha\, received when Keasha\, a never-smoker\, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Despite the diagnosis and knowing the long odds they faced\, Chris and Keasha decided to fight back\, and seven years ago today\, on November 27\, 2011\, standing hand-in-hand\, they launched Team Draft at their wedding. Keasha died a month later. \n  \n“On our wedding day\, Keasha and I made two commitments: one to each other and one to the lung cancer community\,” says Draft. “Keasha knew our second commitment couldn’t be accomplished without a team\, so instead of gifts\, she asked our family and friends to join the lung cancer fight by donating to our foundation\,” Draft explains. Those donations became the seed money for Team Draft\, and helped launch its National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. \n  \n“Keasha’s story is tangible proof that anybody can get lung cancer; it’s not just a ‘smoker’s disease’\,” says Draft. “If you believe that anybody can get lung cancer\, then you have to be committed to everybody\,” Draft explains. “Keasha knew that all too well\, and she knew that our commitment to fight lung cancer had to be about more than just her; it had to be about the entire lung cancer community\,” Draft says\, adding that “for Keasha\, the fight wasn’t about ‘me\,’ it was about ‘we.’” \n  \nSince Chris and Keasha launched Team Draft on their wedding day in 2011\, Team Draft has been on a mission to identify and support individuals\, institutions and organizations who are willing to stand with Team Draft and fight—fight not only for themselves\, but also for their communities. For Team Draft\, it has always been about the “we” and not the “me”—just as Keasha intended. \n  \nTeam Draft’s National Campaign has taken it to hundreds of the top cancer centers around the world in search of institutions willing to talk about the important research they are doing and about how that research is changing the lives of those battling lung cancer. Through its Survivor At Every Stadium initiative\, Team Draft is identifying survivors who\, like Keasha\, are willing to stand up not only for themselves\, but also for the millions of people living with lung cancer. Once Team Draft\, working with likeminded cancer centers and organizations\, identifies these “survivor-advocates\,” Team Draft provides them with the opportunity to share their stories at hundreds NFL\, NBA\, MLS\, NHL\, and college football games\, weaving a broader narrative about the true nature of lung cancer and the hope that now exists for other survivors. \n  \nTeam Draft’s annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge brings it all together. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivor-advocates the opportunity to compete against one another to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. The survivor-advocate whose team raises the most money will join Team Draft at the Super Bowl in Atlanta\, Georgia. The runner-up will receive a trip to the 2018 Pro Bowl in Orlando. The third place finisher will join Team Draft at the 28th Annual Taste of the NFL—a strolling food and wine festival held in Atlanta the night before the big game where guests will savor dishes prepared by some of the top chefs in the country while rubbing shoulders with legendary players from all 32 NFL Teams. \n  \nIn addition to raising critical public awareness\, the Super Bowl Challenge also raises funds for lung cancer organizations and treatment centers across North America. Participating survivor-advocates who raise more than $5\,000 during the Super Bowl Challenge may commit 80% of the funds they raised to a lung cancer organization or cancer center of their choice. While Team Draft hopes to have survivor-advocate for all 32 NFL cities participate in the challenge\, the ultimate goal is for all NCI designated cancer centers to identify and support a survivor-advocate in the Challenge every year. \n  \nOn this #GivingTuesday\, Team Draft is marking its anniversary with a call to action. Team Draft is asking people to help it fulfill the commitment Chris and Keasha made on their wedding day by joining Team Draft’s Campaign by donating to the Chris Draft Family Foundation at www.chrisdraftfamilyfoundation.org or by supporting a participating survivor-advocate in the Super Bowl Challenge at https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/2019superbowlchallenge. \n  \n“It takes at team to tackle cancer\, and we need your help\,” says Draft. Are you willing to stand up for your community? \n  \nAbout Team Draft \n  \nTeam Draft is an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation dedicated to increasing lung cancer awareness and research funding. To learn more or to donate\, visit www.teamdraft.org. \n \n  \n###
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/happy-anniversary-team-draft-2/
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SUMMARY:Survivor at Every College Stadium: USC Trojans
DESCRIPTION:Los Angeles\, CA. USC grad and lung cancer survivor Thuy Truong represented\, Team Draft and USC’s Norris Cancer Center\, on Saturday night. Thuy tailgated with Dr. Elizabeth David\, Dr. Jason Ye\, and Team Draft cofounder Chris Draft before heading over to the LA Memorial Coliseum to watch the USC Trojans take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. #USC #SoCal #tacklinglungcancer #lungcancerawarenessmonth #lcsm \n \nBorn in Vietnam\, Truoug immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager. After graduating from USC with Bachelor of Science degree in computer science\, Truong launched three startups. \nFeatured among the “Forbes 30 Under 30” list\, Truong develops smartphone apps. She sold one to a Silicon Valley gaming company for more than $1 million. \n“I work\, I work! I have so much fun and when I work in Silicon valley\, I have so much fun\,” laughed Truong who is now known as Queen of the Startups in her native country. \nLast year\, she traveled back to Vietnam to produce a feature film. While in Hanoi\, she landed in the emergency room and was given a terrifying diagnosis. \n“They found a lot of fluid in my lung and they confirmed that I had lung cancer\,” she said. \nBack in California\, doctors revealed her disease was advanced. She had stage 4 lung cancer; it had spread to other parts of her body. Read More.. \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month\, so in 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every College Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the Keck Medical Center\, USC’s Norris Cancer Center\, Dr. Elizabeth David\, USC Associates and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-college-stadium-usc-trojans/
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SUMMARY:Survivor at Every College Stadium: UCLA Bruins
DESCRIPTION:Pasadena\, CA. UCLA grad and lung cancer survivor Alice Chou\, and her family\, represented Team Draft at the Rose Bowl on Saturday afternoon. The Choa family watched the UCLA Bruins take on the Stanford Cardinal. #tacklinglungcancer #SoCal #lungcancerawarenessmonth \n \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month\, so in 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every College Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the UCLA Coach Deshaun Foster\, UCLA\, ALK Positive Community and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-college-stadium-ucla-bruins/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181120T080000
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SUMMARY:Tackling Lung Cancer in Mexico City
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URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/tackling-lung-cancer-in-mexico-city/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181119T080000
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SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Mexico City
DESCRIPTION:Mexico City\, D.F.\, Mexico. Representives from Repirando con Valor joined Team Draft  co-founder and Rams Legend Chris Draft at a Monday Night Football watch party in the Heart of Mexico City. The group watched the Monday Night Football game with some passionate fans from both the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs. \n \nMonday Night Football was scheduled to take place in Mexico City at Estadio Azteca\, but field conditions made the NFL move the game to Los Angeles. The game might have moved but Team Draft’s commitment to connecting with the Mexico City lung cancer community stayed. \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month\, so in 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the NFL\, Respirando Con Valor\, LA Rams\, KC Chiefs and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer!  \n \n 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-mexico-city/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181118
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SUMMARY:Survivor at Every Stadium: Washington Redskins
DESCRIPTION:Washington\, DC. Former Green Beret and Medal of Honor recepient Ron Shurer represented Team Draft at the Field Field on Sunday. Ron Shurer\, a lung cancer survivor\, and his family watched the Washington Redskins take on the Houston Texans with Redskin Alum and Team Draft co-founder Chris Draft. \n \nShurer left the military in 2010\, and has since become a Secret Service agent in Washington. \nBut he’s now facing a new life-threatening battle — last year he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. \n“He’s done everything he can. He’s been fighting it every single day with courage and with strength\,” Trump said. “He’s a warrior.” \nShurer\, 39\, received a standing ovation from those attending the ceremony\, including 11 men who fought with him. Also present were Shurer’s parents\, his wife Miranda\, and their sons\, ages 10 and 7. \nShurer did not speak Monday. But when interviewed previously about the battle on April 6\, 2008\, he said: “I’m not a hero I just happened to be the medic there that day. The guys trusted me to help them\, and I was going to do everything I could not to let them down.”  Read the Full Article \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month\, so in 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NFL\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nSpecial thanks to the Washington Redskins and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-stadium-washington-redskins-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181117
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SUMMARY:Survivor at Every College Stadium: University of Washington Huskies
DESCRIPTION:View Photos  \nSeattle\, WA. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) lung cancer survivor JD Walk and his family will represent Team Draft at Husky Stadium. The group will watch the University of Washington Huskies take on the visiting Oregon State Beavers. \n \nJD was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer on June 1\, 2016 that had spread into his neck and brain. \nJD is 39 years old\, an amazing husband to his loving wife Ann\, and a fantastic father to four sweet little girls. He is also the oldest of six children and is the best big brother and son his siblings and parents could ask for. Needless to say\, the news has been devastating for all those who know him and many of us didn’t know what to do. True to his form\, JD has donned his super hero husband-father-brother-son cape\, and if you came across him in the hall you’d likely never know about his diagnosis. Read… \nNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month\, so in 2012\, we launched our inaugural Team Draft Survivor Series initiative on CNN during a nationally-televised prime time special focusing on lung cancer and our National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer. Our Survivor at Every College Stadium\, leverages our connections with the NCAA\, its teams and players with our relationships with many of the top cancer centers in the country. As a part of our International Campaign\, the games allow us to celebrate our survivors\, raise awareness\, and give hope to those battling the disease\, as well as shine a light on the important work being done at cancer research and treatment centers around the country. \nTeam Draft’s goals are to create a unique experience for participating survivors and to raise awareness on a local\, national\, and international level by using each game and each survivor’s story to weave a broader narrative about the state of cancer and the hope that now exists for those battling the disease. \nWe are so grateful for Chris Draft and honored that our family gets to represent his Foundation-Team Draft at the Huskies game today! Also huge thanks to Anthony Gabriel for lining the tickets up for us and our crew of kiddos. We love Team Draft’s mission to raise awareness and increase research for lung cancer as we share the same passion! Thank you Chris for all you do!! ~ JD Walk  \nSpecial thanks to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance\, University of Washington\, Anthony Gabriel\, and all of our Team Draft supporters for helping make this event possible. \nDonate now to Support the National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer! 
URL:https://www.teamdraft.org/event/survivor-at-every-college-stadium-university-of-washington-huskies/
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