Petey at Dinosaur Island

Do you know what Petey told me today?

Mom you have got to much time on your hands!!! But hey you gotta have some fun in life dealing with Prostate Cancer!

Petey supporting the cause

Petey is always enjoying everything in life now! 

He loves staying active and increase awareness to prostate cancer. 

Teaming Up Against Prostate Cancer

Ed Randall's Fans For The Cure Teaming Up Against Prostate Cancer
Columbus Clippers
Huntington Park, Columbus, Ohio
July 11, 2013 at 7:05 pm

Please share!

http://fans4thecure.org/7th-annual-baseball-road-trip-events

Why the Walnut?

You may wonder why I use a Walnut to make my Petey's. The walnut is the size of the prostate gland so which make it so fitting to use this to signify the size of how this little tiny nut can cause so much heartbreak, anger, emotional roller coaster, etc.

We were sitting at a support group meeting in Lancaster, Ohio in 2009 and a walnut was passed around in the group. It finally got to me and I sat looking at just a plain walnut. But then a light bulb went off in my mind! Thinking of what I can add to give it a personality. Add a few eyes, hands, feet, arms and then Petey the Prostate Crusader was created! This turned out to be my creative way to bring awareness to Prostate Cancer.

Goal Petey

Petey is becoming so active in so many sports!

JameZan

This past weekend I had a Dough Raiser at Uno Chicago Grill in Pickerington and Dublin, Ohio. The Marketing Director for the Dublin restaurant wanted us to bring Petey stuff there. So we dropped off Petey stuff in Pickerington and then headed off to Dublin. When James seen the scenes that I brought for them to display he asked if I have ever auctioned any of them off. No... it is so hard to decided which one to let go. But I think if I did ever auction one off it might bring in a good amount of money for prostate cancer.

James also said I need to make one swinging from a Vine! This one is for James for all that he did for having Petey's Dough Raiser To Fight Prostate Cancer 

Uno Chicago Grill Dublin, Ohio

Thanks James!

Petey's Dough Raiser to Fight Prostate Cancer

Starting on June 13th Petey's Dough Raiser to Fight Prostate Cancer will begin at Uno Chicago Grill in Pickerington, Ohio. It will go until Sunday June 16th, Father's Day! 

Relay for LIfe

Tomorrow is the Canal Winchester, Ohio Relay for Life and Ray will be taking the Survivor Lap! Petey wanted also to participate in the event so he of course I had to honor his wishes. 

Petey's Big Adventures

Petey loves to share all of his adventures.
http://peteytheprostatecrus.wix.com/petey

Petey's Dough Raiser to Fight Prostate Cancer

June 13-16, 2013
Come out and share in Petey's Dough Raiser to Fight Prostate Cancer at Uno Chicago Grill
1720 Hill Road North
Pickerington, Ohio

June 16th is Father's Day
What a great day to bring Dad out for a great meal and help fight Prostate Cancer!

Dash For Dad

Thank You Yvette McGee Brown!

Linda Hoetger, Your Tweet was retweeted!         Linda Hoetger @PeteyProstate @YvetteMB1 please join us to Fight Prostate Cancer June 13-16th @ Uno Chicago Grill.pic.twitter.com/vfTC2opbgv 03:00 PM - 23 May 13 Retweeted by Yvette McGee Brown @YvetteMB1 To 2199 followers.

Letter from Joyce Beatty

Duck Dynasty Petey

Happy, Happy Happy

Listen Here Jack

My thoughts....

As a wife of a Prostate Cancer Survivor and a Mom of 4 son’s in their 20’s I do not understand how these medical professionals on the USPSFT Board are allowed to recommend against prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer for men in all age groups. Because there is moderate or high certainty that the service will provide no benefit and may cause more harm than good.

In 2009 we found out that my husband had prostate cancer at the age of 56 with no family history. The day was June 19^th my husband had an appointment with the UROLOGIST! So we could discuss the results from the prostate-specific antigen-based screening and biopsy. The UROLOGIST with a sullen face tells us the news that my husband has an aggressive form of prostate cancer and his Gleason Score was an 8. The doctor did clear his morning schedule to make sure we had the time we needed to ask questions. But at first it was more of Ray and me crying yes you heard it right we cried! Finally the news was started to sink in more and it is time to start asking question to what now. One of Ray’s questions was if the prostate is the cause of all of this I want it out now! The Tumor Board met in length the day before to discuss a plan of attack. He was too met with the Radiology, Oncology which he did. That day was a long day and at the end of the day it was Information Overload. But the best advice that I got from the doctor was when we go home we need to become students of prostate cancer and learn everything that we can. I started doing just that! But then I hit a road block! Ray my husband would not look at any of the information that I found. He was sinking into depression and so did I but that was not going to stop me from learning all that I can. And still to this date I am still learning.

My husband had surgery on October 12, 2009 and we were praying for the news of …Mrs. Hoetger we got all the prostate cancer, but that was not the case. The cancer was an aggressive form and has escaped the prostate and into the lymph-nodes. The Gleason score was raised from an 8 to a 9. We did not want to hear that news, but my husband is alive! Now the recovery begins and the treatment for the remaining cancer in the lymph-nodes. At the first follow up appointment the plan for treatment is prostate-specific antigen-based screening and Luporon Hormone shots every three months.  When it comes time for the prostate-specific antigen-based screening it is so stressful waiting for the results to return and praying for less than 0.01, Undetectable,  no matter how you say it as long as it is still in REMISSION! I wish we never had to deal with prostate cancer we have met many friends whose family has/had been dealing with this horrible disease also. Some of them are not as lucky as they have lost their loved ones, some of them in just months after their diagnosis and so young. We just met a wife and twins in September at the Summit To End Prostate Cancer in Washington, DC.  The worst part about this is that her husband was 43 when he passed away from prostate cancer on August 27, 2011. The twins never met their dad!

No matter how you look at this I still see no UROLOGIST listed on the USPSTF Board???????

Virginia A. Moyer, M.D., M.P.H. (Chair)
Vice President, Maintenance of Certification and Quality 
American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, NC

Michael L. LeFevre, M.D., M.S.P.H. (Co-Vice Chair)
Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO

Albert L. Siu, M.D., M.S.P.H. (Co-Vice Chair)
Director, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center
James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 
Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Linda Ciofu Baumann, Ph.D., R.N.
Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
Affiliate Faculty, School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor, Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics 
University of California, San Francisco, CA 
Co-director, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations 
San Francisco General Hospital

Adelita Gonzales Cantu, Ph.D, R.N.
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health Systems
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

Susan J. Curry, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Public Health
Distinguished Professor, Health Management and Policy
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Mark Ebell, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics 
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Glenn Flores, M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics and Public Health
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Director, Division of General Pediatrics
UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center of Dallas

Francisco A.R. García, M.D., M.P.H.
Director and Chief Medical Officer 
Pima County Department of Health, Tucson, AZ

David C. Grossman, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director, Preventive Care and Senior Investigator, Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative
Professor of Health Services and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Jessica Herzstein, M.D., M.P.H.
Global Medical Director
Air Products, Allentown, PA

Wanda K. Nicholson, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Diabetes and Obesity Core Center for Women's Health Research
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

Douglas K. Owens, M.D., M.S.
Associate Director, Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Director, Center for Health Policy, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Stanford University, Stanford, CA

William R. Phillips, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Family Medicine and Health Services
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Michael P. Pignone, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Current as of April 2013

Swamp Petey

New this season....

Petey's on Twitter

Petey is also on Twitter and has been posting to others to 

RT to support Prostate Cancer Awareness!

Some of his RT's came from 

Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman

Donald J Trump 

News Anchor Yolanda Harris 

Adam Garone

IMFerarsUrology

Men's Health Network

Ed Lewis

just to name a few

He will keep sending out tweets to people to help raise awareness to Prostate Cancer. 

NO matter how long it takes!

Petey's Certificate of Appointment

Rider #45

Flying a kite

What a beautiful day to fly a kite!

Leigh Valley IronPigs

Petey want to show his support for the Leigh Valley Iron Pigs in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Petey loves the idea of peeing to play for prostate cancer awareness!