| Thank you for taking time to open this email (if you're like me you're drowning in it!). We have so many exciting things to share with you.
Climb4Life:
Before you read on, please take a moment to look at the 2015 Event Schedule.
Petzl sponsored premier of Reel Rock 10. Enjoy a day of climbing and clinics in the gorgeous canyons skirting the city the following day. If surf side is more your thing - check out C4L Santa Ana. Cant' join us? You can help by forwarding this email to a couple friends. Thank you to all of the wonderful climbers, donors, guides, and volunteers who made Climb4Life Boulder and DC *so* memorable!
You raised over $86,000 ~ You're so inspiring and I heard from many a survivor how it makes them feel so good to know that you care - it inspired Maggie (pictured up top) to climb and her wonderful husband Richard to become a Sean Patrick Empowerment Circle Member. Science:
You will be pleased to hear of progress in our collective fight against ovarian cancer...HERA grant recipients Drs. Yu Yu, Shih, and Wang from Johns Hopkins University have had some
success with ovarian cancer cells' resistance to a first-line treatment drug
and their findings have recently been published...
watch your inbox over the next couple weeks for this article plus your 2014 Annual Report!
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Margaret was unable to attend this year's C4L Boulder because she was receiving treatment for ovarian cancer after attending a C4L in 2014 and realizing she had the
symptoms and seeing her doctor upon her return home. #IamHERA
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You'll be interested to know this past month I attended the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA) conference in sunny San Diego. Thanks to your generosity, HERA has partnered with OCNA and other orgs to fund the Stand Up To Cancer Ovarian Cancer Dream Team with a commitment of $200,000.
It was a phenomenal experience to see so many survivors, scientists, and advocates coming together to discuss a future with curable ovarian cancer. My biggest takeaway was that much progress has been made overall in the field of science and cancer; however ovarian cancer continues to be one of the more challenging types of cancer to detect at an early stage - and early detection is a game changer for survival.**
It filled my heart with teal hope to meet women who have survived 1,5,10, 20, and even 30+ years after diagnosis. It was also really great to meet so many nonprofits who have benefited from a Community Grant from HERA for education and awareness purposes. We'll announce the 2015 grantees in our next newsletter.
For me this conference affirmed what our HERA Board of Directors has tirelessly been working on this year - growing our funding efforts to help push the ovarian cancer problem forward in greater ways. If you haven't yet contributed, we have about $14,000 we still need to raise this summer. Please consider making a donation today.
Women like Maggie, Margaret, and so many others are counting on your support of science to change the tide of ovarian cancer.
Joining the Sean Patrick Empowerment Circle is a powerful way to help and we make it easy with a monthly donation option.
Remember to watch your inbox for our 2014 Annual Report coming out over the next couple weeks. Onward!  Kelly Executive Director HERA Women's Cancer Foundation #IamHERA
PS - Can't make it to an event this year? Please consider becoming a
monthly donor
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Ten dollars a month goes a long way in supporting our awareness initiatives.
Early detection is key for women facing an ovarian cancer diagnosis. Please join me and become a
monthly donor
today. I give $85 a month and it is really easy to do!
** Survival rates by stage:
- stage 1 ovarian cancer: 92 percent
- stage 2 ovarian cancer: 70 percent
- stage 3 ovarian cancer: 39 percent
- stage 4 ovarian cancer: 17 percent
(source:healthline.com)
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