My 6th year!

This will be my 6th year of asking for a Proclamation or Resolution for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Actually every month is prostate cancer awareness for our loved ones fighting this battle. You’re not alone in this fight and someone cares! June 19, 2009 My husband and I started traveling this road. As of today his status is NED (No Evidence of Disease)! But we will not let our guard down as we know it can rear it’s ugly head again. He continues to get his PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test every three months. Simple blood test!! If you are already having a blood draw ask the doctor to put one more check on the request that ever so important PSA test. It just might save your life!!! Prostate cancer is not an old mans disease any more. Men in their twenties and thirties and even younger have been diagnosed with this disease. If you have a prostate it can go bad at anytime like my other organ!

Since 2012 my husband and I have been advocating with ZERO The End Of Prostate Cancer. And have traveled to Washington DC to meet with our Elected Officials and share our story about prostate cancer. We will be back in DC later this month doing it again! I also share with the support and strides we are making in Ohio in raising awareness in the fight for prostate cancer. They are making a critical decision to keep funding for research on Capitol Hill!

Last year 26 of the 88 Counties supported my efforts. One of my goals this year is to have all 88 counties! Many of the Ohio Statehouse Elected Officials also joined in supporting as well. Another goal is to have all of the Ohio Statehouse supporting! Thank you to all of the City Elected Officials who have supported as well! Some of you have been supporting my efforts since I started. Mayor Rich Harman Of Woodville has been just one of the Mayors! 💙💙💙 Another goal is to have ALL of the Mayors supporting. It would be Amazing to see Ohio go Blue for Prostate Cancer Awareness by 2020!!

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

WHEREAS, In 2019, approximately 174,650 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States and roughly 31,620 will die this year from the disease; and

Whereas, in Ohio an estimated 5,340 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and an estimated 1,130 deaths will occur in 2019; and

WHEREAS, Men with relatives – father, brother, son – with a history of prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop the disease; and

WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is most commonly diagnosed cancer in American Men and the third leading cause of cancer death behind lung and colon cancer; and

WHEREAS, 1 in 9 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime; and

WHEREAS, 1 in 6 African American men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime; and

WHEREAS, Overall, African American men are 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with—and 2.3 times more likely to die from—prostate cancer than white men; and

WHEREAS, Education regarding prostate cancer and early detection strategies is critical to saving lives, preserving, and protecting our families; The economic and social hardship it has on the families is huge; and

WHEREAS, All men are at risk for prostate cancer and we encourage the citizens of (City) to increase the importance of prostate screenings.

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