1. WELCOME TO THE FOURTH ANNUAL
AYA FUNDRAISER FOR 2013
ST. DEMETRIOS CHURCH, JANUARY 26TH, 2013
2. WE SUPPORT AYA CANCER RESEARCH
BECAUSE…
EVER SINCE 1975, AYA CANCER
PATIENT SURVIVIOR RATES HAVE
NOT IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY.
THAT’S A LONG
TIME!!!
3. WE SUPPORT AYA CANCER RESEARCH
BECAUSE…
PATIENTS WHO ARE ADOLESCENTS OR YOUNG
ADULTS DO NOT RESPOND THE SAME WAY TO
TREATMENT AS ADULTS.
4. WE SUPPORT AYA CANCER RESEARCH
BECAUSE…
THIS AGE GROUP IS THE MOST DIFFICULT
ONE TO GIVE FOLLOW-UP THERAPY TO.
THIS MEANS THAT SECONDARY CANCERS
CAN GO UNDETECTED FOR A LONG TIME.
5. WE SUPPORT AYA CANCER RESEARCH
BECAUSE…
SINCE ADOLESCENTS SOMETIMES IGNORE THE
SYMPTOMS, THIS CAN RESULT IN A SEVERE
DIAGNOSIS AND CAN BECOME MORE LIFE
THREATENING FOR THE PATIENT.
75. "My hope remains intact for me, and for others.
Every life must breach the boundaries of sheer
ease. There’s a project among projects ahead of
you. That’s not irregular. That’s normal. Do
what you can. And always, believe."
-Ryan Waldheger
IN MEMORY OF RYAN
WALDHEGER. MAY HE
REST IN PEACE.