Chasin' Dreams Team

Welcome to my Team In Training home page. Or welcome back to those of you who donated last year.

I don't think this webpage is big enough to tell you about the amazing time I had last October at the Nike Marathon. It was really moving knowing I was helping others fight their battle with cancer. I had a dinner event the night before the race and heard many stories of those with cancer; I left in chills, looking for the sign-up sheet for anything I could help out with.

So bad news, Chase, my honored teammate from last year is still fighting his leukemia cancer!

The good news, as long as he is fighting so am I! For my second year I will participate as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training.

I will also do the same marathon, (well half-marathon, I don't have the best knees, so I've been told) the Nike Women's San Francisco Marathon this fall benefiting LLS.

If anyone is interested "Honoring Your Hero" with a $1000 donation you can have Chase's name or your own Honored Hero on the back of our Marathon singlets and Cycle jerseys (about 550 participants). Please contact me regarding this neat opportunity! There is also corporate sponorship available.

Chase's mother Kim journals on a website about Chase's battles and victories; I encourage you to visit the site, it gives a truthful view of a mothers own journey with a son's crusade with cancer.

www.chasecq.com

Chase's Story made the front page o the LA Times! Check it out!

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/orange/la-me-chase14-2008jul14,0,7874732.story

Here is another great website:

Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Bill of Rights.

http://www.seventyk.org/

Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission.

July 7, 2008

So our team is about 25% into our training, so far not so bad. As the summer days increase in temp. I hope they will move training earlier on Saturday mornings! I hope now to start increasing my weight lifting training to help with the increase in miles in the next few weeks. What's nice about the team is this year we have a new coach who has assigned a few different trails for training, apposed to the one trail we used last summer. My left knee, the one I had surgery on in November is holding up well, I've noticed an increase in inflammation, something I hope with building strong quads will be treated.

Our coach told us it takes 3 weeks to start a habit, I keep telling myself that to push through. Happy Summer!

August 3, 2008

Yahoooo! I made it to the half way point! I've signed and turned in my recommitment papers to our campaign manager, which states I am commited and will continure training and raising funds for the Nike Marathon for the next 10 weeks. We've increased our mileage as well as an earlier training time, 6am! It hurts but I keep reminding myself the reason why I am out running! Once I get past the first four miles the next four miles are nice and steady. :)

I hope you will visit my web site often. Be sure to check back to see my progress. Thanks for your generosity and support!

Chantelle Shore

bythecshore@cox.net

949-292-1049

Many Thanks!

•A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.

•A donation of $50 makes a Family Support group possible with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.

•A donation of $100 equals 10 Kaiser visit co-pays or can supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.

•A donation of $300 equals parking for 6 weeks of daily radiation treatments at UCLA/Children’s Hospital.

•A donation of $400 is transportation for one out-of-state bone marrow donor or covers the 20% co-pay on a month’s supply of Gleevec.

•A donation of $500 allows the Patient Financial Aid program to reimburse up to $500 per year to help cover costs of transportation, drugs and various treatments not covered by insurance.

•A donation of $1,000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.

•A donation of $2,000 is one month supply of Gleevec.

•A donation of $5,000 is transportation for 13 out of state bone marrow donors.