Huge News for Lung Cancer Awareness!!!

IT IS OFFICIAL: $2O MILLION FOR NEW LUNG CANCER RESEARCH NOW LAW
President Signs Government Funding Bill -- Includes top LCA priority

WASHINGTON, D.C. [September 30, 2008]--Tonight, the President signed into law funding for fiscal year 2009. Included in this omnibus measure is money to fund the Department of Defense and a new $20 million Lung Cancer Research Program.

Lung Cancer Alliance President and CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose called the new program “a turning point for lung cancer.”

“This is the breakthrough we have all been working so hard for – our advocates, patients and their families, our staff and our Board,” she said.

Fenton-Ambrose credited the chairmen of the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees for their support and commitment to the new lung cancer research program.

The legislation notes that lung cancer is the most lethal of all cancers, taking more lives each year than all other major cancers combined and that military personnel have heightened exposure to lung cancer carcinogens.

“Priority should be given to the development of the integrated components to identify, treat and manage early curable lung cancer”, it states.

The bill requires the Army to provide a plan for how the funds will be spent and submit that plan to Congress within 120 days.

www.lungcanceralliance.org

From Joel Osteen...

The daily inspirations from Joel Osteen really keep me upbeat and focused. Nothing worth having is easy, and as I strive each day to reach for the stars, I can get frustrated and overwhelmed with the rejection and difficulty in life, especially as an actress. There was a time in my life that I felt as if I could do anything! I long for that feeling again, but I know that anything and everything that I have and do is because of God. I am blessed.

from Joel Osteen's Daily Inspirations - "Today's Word"

“Set your hope wholly and unchangeably on the grace (divine favor) that is coming to you when Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is revealed” (I Peter 1:13).

Is your hope set on God’s divine favor in your life today? One translation of this verse says, “Look forward to more and more of God’s favor.” That’s God’s dream—to pour out His goodness and grace upon you. He wants to help you get ahead in this life. He wants to lead you to the right job. He wants to lead you to the right relationship. But here’s the key: we have to be on the lookout for more of God’s favor. That tells me that we can’t get stagnant.

Don’t ever think that you can’t rise any higher. God wants to do more than you can even ask or think. It says in Ephesians, He wants to show us the immeasurable, limitless, surpassing greatness of His free favor. In other words, God wants to go far and above what we’re used to! He wants to show you favor in unusual and extraordinary ways. Set your hopes higher today. Increase your expectations of what God will do in your life. As you open your heart and mind to His unlimited favor, you will experience the abundance He has in store for you!

A Prayer for Today

Father, thank You for your increase in every area of my life today. I choose to set my hope in You knowing that You want to do more in my life than I can ever imagine. Teach me to be a vessel used by You today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Been a long time....

But I am finally updating my blog! My husband, Tony, is home after almost 4 months! His dad is stable, so keep him in your prayers. Tony is going back to England at Christmas time.
On August 3rd, I Hosted the Free to Breathe event in Los Angeles. While small, we are growing and growing. Your continued support of Lung Cancer Awareness initiatives and smoking cessation campaigns really help. Thanks to those who donate. If you wish to donate, please contact me for the link. Meanwhile, I will try to be better at updating on a weekly basis!