Why I Do This

Why do I continue to blog, to release my anxieties and fears and worries into the world on this platform? There are so many reasons, but today, it’s simply to connect.

One of my Facebook messages this morning told me that another gentleman had lost his battle with Angiosarcoma this morning. I paused, thinking upon his family and what they must now face. Thanks to the connections I have made through social media, I have been able to connect with other cancer survivors, and their families. It’s difficult to see when one loses the battle, but I know that I’m fighting for the right team.

July 17, 2010 will be the first ever Team Sarcoma: Keepin’ it Kevin Bike/Walk/Run held at 10 am at the Community Park in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania. All the money raised will go to the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative http://www.sarcomahelp.org which helps families affected by Sarcoma cancer, and raises money for research. I am still looking for donors to pay for the printing of our t-shirts, and the donation of the Team Sarcoma bracelets to promote awareness.

That day will not only be about honoring Kevin, but also all of the other families and patients who have been touched by Sarcoma cancer. I am looking forward to the community learning about this cancer, how they can help, and how we as a small community can make a difference.

I hope you can help. Leave a comment if you’d like more information or visit http://www.facebook.com/TeamSarcomaPA or http://www.keepinitkevin.info

Thank you!

Brenda Sieglitz

Brenda Lee Sieglitz is an author and public speaker whose topics focus on travel, grief, and nature. Widowed in 2008 at 24 years of age, Brenda is an advocate for sarcoma patients, the widowed community, and conservation through her volunteerism with the National Park Service, Lancaster County Conservancy, Pennsylvania Master Naturalist, Hospice of Lancaster County, Soaring Spirits International, Angiosarcoma Awareness and Highmark Caring Place. Brenda won the 2009 Associated Content “Content of the Year” award, and in 2011 was named one of Wyndham Women’s “Women on their Way”. Most recently her love and loss memoir, Ebb from the Shoreline, won 1st Place Editor’s Choice in Nonfiction at the 2014 North American Book Awards. Sieglitz holds a degree in business and became a Pennsylvania Master Naturalist in 2015. In her spare time, she adores playing with her two nieces, going on family adventures with her husband, stepdaughter and son-in-law, hiking, camping and is working to complete her bucket list dream of visiting all National Park units. Sieglitz has been married to her best friend Dave since 2013 and continues to reside in Lancaster County with their two beagles Scotch and Fina.

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  1. Diane {Lebanon, PA Photographer} June 18, 2010

    I’m just now starting to delve into your story and amazed at what you’ve been through and the support that you seem to offer to others. And I’m thinking about what would happen if I were to be in a similar situation…let’s just say I’m not sure I’d handle it well. Hang in there, you’re doing great things, one person at a time.

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