tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85083224464830256362024-03-05T22:44:39.733-08:00CAN Cancer Central OregonCAN Cancer is a local appeal to provide community assistance to cover non-medical living expenses for Central Oregonians fighting all forms of cancer.Leon Pantenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09540657113898448971noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508322446483025636.post-24081606026778530572011-09-20T05:22:00.000-07:002011-09-20T05:22:20.647-07:00Lincoln County Starts CAN Cancer Program<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cancer patients fight for their lives</span></b></i>, a struggle that can drain a person’s spirit, as well as their bank account. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> For patients in Lincoln County, the garbage haulers and hospital foundations want to make that fight a little less stressful by providing need-based grants of up to $250 per year for expenses not related to treatment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To read the story, click</span><a href="http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=79&story_id=30007" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> here.</a>Leon Pantenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09540657113898448971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508322446483025636.post-38913164942165482382011-04-21T15:07:00.000-07:002011-04-21T15:07:04.634-07:00'You do what you have to do': Family from Hawaii moves to Oregon to support teen with cancer<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="adv-photo-large"><span class="photo-data"><span class="caption">Lexi Spence, 15, right, and her sister Angelina, 12, communicate with their sister Danielle, 10, through a glass window at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.</span></span></span> </td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Lexi Spence</b></i></span>, her mom and two younger sisters were the first to pull up stakes in Hawaii and move to Oregon in November after 15-year-old Lexi was diagnosed with a fast-moving blood cancer.<br />
Then came Lexi's college freshman brother.<br />
Now the entire family lives in Portland as Lexi recovers from a January bone marrow transplant. Everyone except Lexi's dad, who practically lives here, visiting for 5-to-10 days at a time, all his job as plant manager of a water-bottling company back in Hawaii will allow.<br />
Relocating to deal with a family member's cancer is a choice many families have to make. To read the story of a Hawaiian family that relocated to Portland , click <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/04/you_do_what_you_have_to_do_fam.html">here.</a>Leon Pantenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09540657113898448971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508322446483025636.post-90916203285188096052011-04-21T09:17:00.000-07:002011-04-21T22:16:52.920-07:00Happy Birthday, Jimmy Pantenburg!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVRycHMTJxBI-sJX7nwpjNshPEvhjdMMKD9I9NHTd4Ea8zkQQnAU9eUq6_u_T3v9Lvu_J64xq6JLUEQh8arosYslDmVWfFGsNqK6DHxUy_LiBsEEqVskQaaEuX4jWZ5L19Meeog-l-H85/s1600/Jimmy+Pantenburg+5+-+Smith+Rock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVRycHMTJxBI-sJX7nwpjNshPEvhjdMMKD9I9NHTd4Ea8zkQQnAU9eUq6_u_T3v9Lvu_J64xq6JLUEQh8arosYslDmVWfFGsNqK6DHxUy_LiBsEEqVskQaaEuX4jWZ5L19Meeog-l-H85/s200/Jimmy+Pantenburg+5+-+Smith+Rock.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jimmy Pantenburg</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>April 21, 2011</b></i></span>, would have marked Jimmy Pantenburg's 17th birthday.<br />
He lost his struggle with brain cancer on July 3, 2009. <br />
His family misses him very, very much.<br />
But Jimmy would want any memorial or remembrance of him to be happy and joyful! So <a href="https://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/media/set/fbx/?set=a.1570489226737.2072393.1370670070">take a look</a> at these photos of Jimmy and his friends and family and smile!<br />
To learn more about Jimmy, and how he affected the lives of many people, click <a href="https://hospitalteenfund.org/Requested_Teen_Items.html">here</a>Leon Pantenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09540657113898448971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508322446483025636.post-26564563711034699242011-04-21T08:59:00.000-07:002011-04-21T08:59:57.650-07:00Ben Westlund: Return From the Hospital Speech<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Ben Westlund</b></i></span>, long time Central Oregon politician, lost his battle with lung cancer on March 7, 2010. This 2003 "Return From the Hospital" speech at the Oregon legislature is both timely and well-worth listening to. Click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MzWzqVKnzk&feature=share">here</a> to view it!Leon Pantenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09540657113898448971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508322446483025636.post-78434439809264802342011-04-17T10:34:00.000-07:002011-04-17T10:34:18.594-07:00Urban and Wilderness Survival Kits: Help the Cancer Fight in Central Oregon<a href="http://makesurvivalkits.blogspot.com/2011/04/help-cancer-fight-in-central-oregon.html?spref=bl">Urban and Wilderness Survival Kits: Help the Cancer Fight in Central Oregon</a>: "April is the month where CANCancer tries to raise more money to help people undergoing cancer treatment in Central Oregon. But here's more t..."Leon Pantenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09540657113898448971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508322446483025636.post-61071320701657216152011-04-15T10:52:00.000-07:002011-04-15T10:59:34.284-07:00CANCancer at La Pine Chamber of CommerceIt was a record-setting crowd - well over 100 people - who attended the April meeting of the La Pine Chamber of Commerce at the La Pine Senior Center to hear me (Corinne) speak about the April Campaign for CanCancer.Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06630665189061985579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508322446483025636.post-14799588997146758202011-04-01T23:39:00.000-07:002011-04-01T23:41:12.103-07:00You Can 'Pitch In'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7kR-XrLdjW7Y8bALnmZz5ww3Ikiz4LsomC0u9qxwqX44jH5hKMWPLwTv4tKvQDZrssuF2jT0aDFx1kU42h4Vss6kA6J95Ua2AQWdykZIods_7CoI20DSlPd2086u4EhaIE_3NkCzAe1C/s1600/lavender+envelope.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7kR-XrLdjW7Y8bALnmZz5ww3Ikiz4LsomC0u9qxwqX44jH5hKMWPLwTv4tKvQDZrssuF2jT0aDFx1kU42h4Vss6kA6J95Ua2AQWdykZIods_7CoI20DSlPd2086u4EhaIE_3NkCzAe1C/s1600/lavender+envelope.gif" /></a>These lavender envelopes will be arriving in your garbage billing statements beginning this spring. Residents who want to make a tax deductible donation can use this envelope to send cash, check or credit card donations straight to CAN Cancer.To learn how you can donate, click <a href="http://www.cancancer.org/#pitch">here.</a></div>Leon Pantenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09540657113898448971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508322446483025636.post-63282860022352154612011-04-01T12:36:00.000-07:002011-04-01T12:36:56.430-07:00Cancer: The Ugly Side of the Fight<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It's the ugly side</b></span> of the fight - the financial and emotional strain. Something CAN Cancer founders Corinne and Gil Martinez know firsthand. When their son, Stu, was diagnosed with throat cancer, the cost of travel to St. Charles from La Pine, and the everyday living expenses, mounted quickly. The Martinez family is winning their fight. To learn more about the program, and how you can help Central Oregon families of cancer patients, click <a href="http://www.cancancer.org/#ugly">here.</a></div>Leon Pantenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09540657113898448971noreply@blogger.com0