Hunting Petey

Petey went hunting today ans came upon many deer!

 

With Tom Kirk the president of Us Too. 

 

Reflection 2022

 This year I basically took a year off from advocating for prostate cancer. It was not because it’s not important to me any longer. Last year I lost my Mom and Fur bay who was 15 years old. Both of them had dementia and my Mom also had COPD. Also being a caregiver to my husband was also wearing on me. Focusing on them and not on myself was taking a toll on my health. 

Usually I would contact elected officials through out Ohio for a Proclamation for September. This year it was just too hard to get in the spirit. Hopefully I do not let you down. There were two cities who sent emails and basically said. Hey what happened. We didn’t get the information you always send. I proceeded to share what happened . They took it upon themselves to do the Proclamation for this year. I was making a difference! 

It’s time to update my contacts of elected officials to start sharing my journey with them again. 

For 13 years, I focused on prostate cancer education and awareness not only for my husband, four sons and two grandsons. But also for the men in Ohio and across the nation. When I first started my journey as a caregiver, I felt so alone. You see no one wants to talk about prostate cancer. When I was in high school I was a quiet and shy person. But June 19, 2009 that forever changed. In 2012, I started advocating for prostate cancer awareness and education on Capitol Hill. Me on Capitol Hill. WOW!! 

Santa Petey

 

Prostate Cancer Patient Leader