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Cancer Survivor Training for a Marathon to Fight Cancer

By Anonymous

Cancer Survivor Training for a Marathon to Fight Cancer

Palmetto Bay, Florida – August 18, 2003 - Joe Scott is training to complete another marathon in Disney World on January 11, 2004. Less than 1% of the population has ever done the 26.2-mile endurance race. However, what makes Joe even more special is that he is also a cancer survivor! Joe is doing this marathon to raise money to fight cancer, and to help other cancer patients.

Several years ago, Joe was diagnosed with Cancer – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, stage 3 of 4. The cancer was wide spread across his chest, in his neck, and in his abdomen. The doctors put him on chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Doctors also told him if the treatments did not work, he would only have about 6 months to live. Joe endured a year of painful chemotherapy & radiation treatments, and all their terrible side effects, but he survived!

Joe says, “I survived because of all the support from my family, my friends, my church, and most importantly, the grace of God”.

After he recovered, he felted a responsibility to help other cancer patients, and to fight back against cancer. He joined The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s “Team In Training”. The group trains people to do endurance events to fund cancer research. Last winter, Joe did 2 half marathons, and a full marathon at Walt Disney World, while raising over $5000 from sponsors.
    
Joe’s experience with cancer is part of his motivation. However he is also motivated by his memories of fellow cancer patients who did not survive the treatments. According to Joe, most cancer treatments are not cures. They are an endurance contest between the patient and the cancer. Only one will survive. This is why more real cancer cures are needed. More cures can be found through more research, and that takes money. Joe says, “Sure, doing a marathon, and fundraising, are extreme challenges, but they are not as extreme as enduring cancer and a year on chemotherapy & radiation treatments”. So Joe is going for it again!

To sponsor Joe and/or read more about his Marathon Challenge, visit his website: www.ScottSite.com/marathon

Interview Contact: Joe Scott
Telephone: 305-807-2482
Joe@ScottSite.com
http://www.ScottSite.com/marathon
8745 S.W. 143 St.
Palmetto Bay, FL 33176-7214



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