Learning More About Metastatic Breast Cancer
Tuesday, October 13th is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. You may already know that the funds you raise for The Side-Out Foundation support metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer. Maybe you read the story of Detective Julie Tremblay we posted recently, learning there is no stage 5. Perhaps you also saw the video Holley Kitchen […]
#WillToWay: Volleyball Athlete, Detective and Cancer Lifer
My name is Julie, I am 37 years old and I am many things…. I am a woman, a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a police officer, a beach and indoor volleyball player, coach as well as referee, and I am also what I prefer to call a cancer lifer as opposed to […]
Side-Out Wins National 2015 PhRMA Research & Hope Award
Washington, D.C., September 10, 2015 — Northern Virginia-based non-profit, The Side-Out Foundation, was honored by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA Research) with the Community Champion Research & Hope Award at a celebration in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday evening, the foundation announced. The award recognizes Side-Out for its outstanding achievements in the fight […]
Update: Side-Out Protocol Phase II
Results of the second phase of the Side-Out Protocol (Side-Out II) were recently presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), an annual meeting attracting professionals and patients from all over the globe. The mission of SABCS is “to provide state-of-the-art information on breast cancer research” and to serve as a “forum for interaction, […]
Side-Out Documentary to Be in Film Festival!
“The Side-Out Story” will be featured in the 6th Annual All Sports Film Festival, a film festival created to promote the art of screenwriting and film-making in the world of sports and competition! Anyone can attend! The screening will be held Saturday, November 8th from 6-7:30 PM at Regal Stadium 14 cinemas at LA Live […]
Side-Out Video Release
August 21, 2014 — The story of The Side-Out Foundation began in 2004. Ten years later, the phrase Dig Pink® is well known throughout the volleyball community and beyond, and national volleyball qualifiers have a Dig Pink® day. The Side-Out Protocol, a pilot study for patients with metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer was created, and […]
Heroes
One of Maya Angelou’s most oft-cited quotes addresses heroes: “I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.” Isn’t it wonderful to know that any one of us has the ability to make a positive impact on the lives of those around us? That is exactly […]
Honoring My Grandmother’s Memory
by Samantha Schwear Joel Barlow High School, Redding, CT Fall 2013 We sat on her bed with pained smiles. As my grandmother fought her mounting exhaustion, my cousin and I fought to keep her awake. We discussed family recipes, we reminisced about games of hide and seek in her shop, and we promised to keep […]
Defining Bravery
You are so brave. I’ve realized over the years that those four words grate on the nerves of many cancer patients. I’m always up for a compliment, so I wasn’t quite sure why others were bothered by the phrase. Their explanation: “I’m not brave, I’m just trying to survive.” So I wondered…maybe I’m not brave. […]
