Mt. Ranier 2nd CFPC Training Climb
The Climb Team: John LeBlanc, Kieth Britz, Edmund Rivere, Ken Hurley, Randy Kolarcik, Don Scamen, Kevin Ault, Glen Derouin, Jerry Mason.
There are many parallels between climbing big mountains, teamwork and fighting Cancer.
The difference is, the pain one experiences when climbing is self-inflicted; and one can always walk away from it. While with Cancer, the battle leaves one fighting for life, with few options.
This past weekend, July 17th to 19th, nine of the 13 CFPC team members went back to Mt. Ranier to continue our training journey toward the summit of Mt. Aconcagua and our ultimate goal of raising $100,000 to further Prostate cancer research.
We dedicated this climb to those individuals and family members who are struggling with the climb of their lives, ‘battling cancer’ and to the four team members who could not make it, either due to injury or work commitments.
Special mention goes to our climb leader, John Leblanc, who unselfishly sacrificed the summit and showed great leadership in assisting a team member stricken with AMS. And to Edmund Rivere for his patience in leading the rest of our rope team to the summit.
The difference is, the pain one experiences when climbing is self-inflicted; and one can always walk away from it. While with Cancer, the battle leaves one fighting for life, with few options.
This past weekend, July 17th to 19th, nine of the 13 CFPC team members went back to Mt. Ranier to continue our training journey toward the summit of Mt. Aconcagua and our ultimate goal of raising $100,000 to further Prostate cancer research.
We dedicated this climb to those individuals and family members who are struggling with the climb of their lives, ‘battling cancer’ and to the four team members who could not make it, either due to injury or work commitments.
Special mention goes to our climb leader, John Leblanc, who unselfishly sacrificed the summit and showed great leadership in assisting a team member stricken with AMS. And to Edmund Rivere for his patience in leading the rest of our rope team to the summit.
Mt. Ranier's lower meadows are in full bloom, masking the ever present hidden dangers that lurk above like a 'Siren of Cancer' calling out seductively.
Recently I sat with an acquaintance who is battling advanced stage Prostate Cancer. He described his battle in a before and now scenario. Before he started his treatments he could walk up a flight of stairs without breathing hard, go hiking without breathing heavy, now during his treatments, he struggles to find ways to just climb one stair or even to take a next step while walking.
Like a team of climbers who are roped up to one another for safety and support in the face of danger so too is the Cancer patient roped up to his treatment regimen, his life depending on his caregivers team members to deliver a quality of care that will give them a fighting chance to survive.
Like a team of climbers who are roped up to one another for safety and support in the face of danger so too is the Cancer patient roped up to his treatment regimen, his life depending on his caregivers team members to deliver a quality of care that will give them a fighting chance to survive.
While our struggle up a big mountain pales by comparison with the individual's battle with Cancer, the parallels in experience are nonetheless striking.
These personal experiences of cancer go with us onto the mountain, to inspire us with the hope our actions will further inspire others to help us reach our summit objective; raising $100,000 to further Prostate Cancer research.
We urge you to join us in this battle;
You can donate @ http://www.climbforprostate.com/
These personal experiences of cancer go with us onto the mountain, to inspire us with the hope our actions will further inspire others to help us reach our summit objective; raising $100,000 to further Prostate Cancer research.
We urge you to join us in this battle;
You can donate @ http://www.climbforprostate.com/
