Paddle2Live

So my dear love/old roomie ERICA showed me this.  Pretty amazing. 

So this is an amazing story...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 1, 2010—The first annual “PADDLE2LIVE—150 Miles 4 Cancer” fundraiser solo water paddling endurance event, an epic 150-mile journey from Santa Barbara to Newport Beach by cancer survivor Jack Marshall Shimko, will take place Thursday, Sept. 23 through Saturday, Oct. 2.  Paddle boarding is a surface water sport in which an athlete on a long surfboard propels himself or herself along by a swimming motion of the arms while kneeling or lying prone on the board.

Shimko, 30, a Newport Beach native, avid waterman and outdoor enthusiast, is currently recovering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the part of the human body’s immune system known as the lymphatic system.  He was diagnosed with the disease just days after his 29th birthday.  After months of chemotherapy and other treatments, he has successfully battled the cancer and is currently in remission.

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http://blogs.surfermag.com/industry-news/‘paddle2live’-pits-cancer-survivor-against-150-mile-open-ocean-–paddle-board-missionto-benefit-cancer-research-and-treatment/

also check out paddle2live.org for more info and how to donate.

He is sponsored by Quicksilver, and is just a beast.  Its cool how he also had Hodgkin's...

All this to raise awareness for cancer. Amazing.

watch the youtube videos documentary.  Pretty sick.

www.youtube.com/user/PADDLE2LIVE

New hero? YUP.

THANKS ERICA FOR SHOWING ME! 

CUT SNIP BUUUZZZZ...

So a few weeks ago my hair began to drastically fall out.

and my dad started the campaign for shaving his head in support. 

And then came the day to finally buzz it.  with the help of my beloved Maxi. 

 lookn hot. 

oh my. 

precious DAD 

The FAM <3 so much love and support. Love you all so much. 

But one person stood out...

<3Miss Sarah Elizabeth Cardey <3 

She sat down in the chair when she saw my slight hesitation to buzz my hair. 

and in a matter of minutes, her beautiful hair was gone. 

It was the most loved I have ever felt. 

Thank you Sarah for going through this with me. 

My love. Best friend. Other Half. 

Before & After 

BESTS. Will got a horrible mullet, we are buzzed. 

And thank you MAXIE for cutting our hair. 

Love you. 

LOVE<3 

All I can say is thank you. 

Well here is a little inside look to the most emotional day of our lives...well sorta. 

Thank you to the CARDEY FAM for attending and supporting.

Thank you Willup and Brantakiss for letting us get hair all over your backyard. ;)

Thank you MOM, DAD and baby sister SARAH for all the support and love. 

and

thank you SARAH CARDEY. Love you all. 

p.s. Hair is so overrated 

it will grow back. 

Chemo Round 5

So today was my 5th round of chemo. Almost half way!!

Today I thought I would focus on a very special lady...

MOMMA aka FALOY

 She is always at every doc appointment, every chemo. 

No matter what, I can always count on FALOY. 

plus she is super cute. 

Not only does she bring tons of yummy snacks,

but this week made PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS! 

Thanks for all you do momma.  I love you. Way big huge. 

hope to be half the woman you are. 

Jumped the Gun

My roomie/bestie and I LOVE CHRISTMAS...

maybe a little too much...

We made a countdown chain with 65 days till Christmas...

I think we jumped the gun a little.  And though this chain makes us oh so very happy, it keeps us grounded knowing how long it really is till CHRISTMAS.  

oops 

Miners Trapped in Chile

So my DAD has always been my hero

 but lately he has gone above and beyond 

 check out this video from CNBC...

 its my DAD being INTERVIEWED...

his company saved the trapped miners in Chile!!!! 

I feel like a proud parent. ;) 

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?play=1&video=1614423193

the C word...

 STORY TIME...

Once upon a time there was a 20 year old girl named Court...

One day she found HUGE lumps on her neck....

So she took a fun trip to the ER...

And waited...and waited...

got a CT scan and about 100,000, lbs of blood drawn...

 And left knowing nothing 8 hours later...

But little did she know....

She was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma...Stage 3

A port-a-cath was surgically placed in her chest so she could start chemo right away!

Chemo treatments began September 3, 2010

<3 Friends and fam always came along....

Good thing she brings NUM NUMS to chemo...

Now this right here is actual documentation of chemo being pumped into the port-a-cath WHILE listening to the Doc....impressive I know. 

P.S.

Thanks momma for documenting all the fun times.  ;) 

.cREATION.

Life has been Crazy... 

and things have been Changing...

Today I decided to actually start my blog.  I realized that many things in my life begin with the letter C. Courtney, Cancer, Cross Country...I could go on for days!  This whole idea started somewhat as a joke...I have had the idea for quite sometime...and well...here is my attempt at documenting this Crazy time in my life...