Rogue Runner Raises Money, Fights Cancer
Rogue Runner Raises Money for Heal In Comfort, Susan G. Komen Foundation
Austin, TX (4 May 2009) - Rogue athlete, Stephanie House, will run over twenty miles on May 16, 2009 beginning at 11 AM at the Rogue Equipment store on a treadmill to raise money and awareness for cancer post-operative products and research.
The two charities her run will support, Heal In Comfort and Susan G. Komen For The Cure, will each accept half of the profits from her effort. Cheri Matthews, a close personal friend of House's, founded Heal and Comfort, which provides free post-operative shirts for cancer patients.
Matthews' first athletic endeavor after her battle with cancer was a triathlon. "She went door-to-door knocking and, when they answered, she said, 'I'm breast cancer free!' and they gave her hugs and congratulated her," says House of Matthews.
House started running with Rogue Training Systems three years ago and "has always looked forward to going back," she says. "It's a really good community." She completed her first marathon in Austin in February and will make her third Ironman attempt this year.
House hopes that her run will teach others about breast cancer, which "is quickly becoming a sideline disease," she says. "The actual treatment is less understood." In addition to her fundraiser at Rogue Equipment, House hosted a ride on her trainer in front of Lofty Dog, which donated 10% of its profits that day to the fund, on Tuesday, May 5.
About Heal In Comfort:
I started my company Cher - Designs and created the healincomfort shirt from my own personal experience. I am a breast cancer survivor diagnosed in 2000 at the age of 40. During my last appointment with the surgeon prior to my surgery I was handed a piece of paper with the standard instructions to prepare for my operation. One of those instructions suggested to bring "loose fitting clothing" to go home in after surgery. I wasn't prepared for the difficulty with getting dressed as movement was very painful. My "loose fitting clothing" was very difficult to get on because I couldn't bend my arms back. Then I was handed two drain tubes, one for each hand and I realized I was being given yet another new problem. I didn't have a place for my drains so I had to hold them in my hands. The difficult experience of getting dressed and no place for my drain tubes made me angry. I didn't have the right equipment to go home in. I immediately started thinking of a solution to this problem. There just had to be a better way for people to leave the hospital after surgery. People need to heal in comfort and dignity and not waste valuable energy on trying to figure out what to wear after surgery. I designed my own post-operative shirt called the healincomfort shirt.
www.healincomfort.com
Susan G. Komen For The Cure:
Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. That concern for others continued even as Susan neared the end of her fight. Moved by Susan's compassion for others and committed to making a difference, Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. That promise is now Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested more than $1 billion since inception in 1982. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, and generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.
http://ww5.komen.org/default.aspx
