Humanities professor Moore races to raise funds, find cure for cancer
Ashika Chetty
Issue date: 3/22/07 Section: Features
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Maureen Moore, a humanities professor on campus is doing just that. She is an enthusiastic woman hoping one day a cure for cancer will arise. To help towards a cure, she is running a marathon in the hopes of raising up to $2,900 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training program on June 3, in San Diego, California.
This program helps people like Moore complete marathons while raising funds to support blood cancer patients and their families at the same time.
The cancer-related death of her 55-year-old uncle last April really inspired Moore to take action.
"I wanted to do something to channel my energy and my family feelings of loss," she said. "I found out about this organization that does cancer research, medical breakthroughs for leukemia and also patient support."
Moore mentions that she joined this organization in late January of this year, and this is her first run for a cure she is participating in. She plans to participate in more in the future.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has a training program, which is made up of 150 participants in Sacramento including volunteers, coaches and honorees.
Moore meets with her mentor and her fellow participants on Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings for some intense training and preparation.
"We are pushing about 30 miles a week in training," she said.
With all that training, Moore says her appetite sure has gone up.
But running and working out is nothing new to her; she has been in athletics for quite some time.
Moore says this program has a motto, which states, "If you think working out is hard, try chemotherapy."
"This saying is put into perspective and shows that if you think breaking a little sweat is hard try going through chemotherapy where your body is tormented," she said.
This motto really keeps all the participants motivated and encouraged to push for their goals and it helps many of them realize that even though all their training may be painful at times, it is nothing compared to what cancer patients have to go through on a daily basis.
Moore is not only working hard training in memory of her uncle, but she is also committed to training for an honoree, Abdul Kadir Sarani, who is in remission after battling hairy cell leukemia.
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Lailah
posted 6/04/07 @ 9:02 AM PST
I want to first commend Professor Moore for her efforts in terms of getting out there and making a difference. I created the following saying,? We ALL have the ability to plant seeds that CAN grow into success stories. (Continued…)
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Lailah
posted 6/04/07 @ 9:08 AM PST
I want to first commend Professor Moore for her efforts in terms of getting out there and making a difference. I created the following saying,We ALL have the ability to plant seeds that CAN grow into success stories. (Continued…)
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