by Sue Horner | Jun 10, 2016 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
It breaks my heart when I read that colon cancer is 90% preventable if detected early. The fact that my brother didn’t find his in time, sadly, puts him in an uncomfortably large crowd. According to Colon Cancer Canada, about 24,400 new cases were diagnosed in...
by Sue Horner | May 5, 2016 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
You have to joke when it comes to talking about a disease that affects your butt. That means there are no sedate names for the 5K events raising awareness of colon cancer and money for colon cancer research and support. Nope, we’ve got the Undy Run, raising...
by Sue Horner | Jun 17, 2015 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
After almost 14 years of walking a dog three times a day, walking 5K is a piece of cake. So earlier this month I laced up my walking shoes to do the 5K Push For Your Tush in Burlington, Ontario, raising money for Colon Cancer Canada (tagline: We’re behind your...
by Sue Horner | Mar 3, 2015 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
(Updated March 8, 2018) The issue is serious — colon cancer — but those of us running/walking to raise money for the cause in February couldn’t resist a little word fun. Thus the Sacramento Undy Run features teams with names like the SemiColons, WHAtch...
by Sue Horner | Aug 7, 2014 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
If you read this blog, you know that it’s been one helluva a year. Recognizing the fragility of life, my new mantra (“a frequently repeated word, phrase, etc.; a slogan,” to quote the Canadian Oxford Dictionary) is “Why not?” When an...
by Sue Horner | Jul 30, 2014 | Most popular posts, The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Jake was our first dog. He’ll probably be our last dog, too. Long before we got our black Lab, I was already imagining the pain of saying goodbye to a treasured member of the family. Our youngest son was just 10, so I figured by that time, he would be old enough...
by Sue Horner | Jul 7, 2014 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
My father — Grant Cunningham — was always the go-to guy for anything that needed fixing. His day job for more than 30 years was with Bell Canada (which he always called “Mother Bell”), but on the side he fixed stuff. In his prime, he built a...
by Sue Horner | Apr 16, 2014 | Most popular posts, The Red Jacket Diaries blog
In the end, my big brother had less than a year to live from the first signs that something was going wrong. Gallstones, maybe? No. Colon cancer, which had already spread to his lungs and liver. He was 61. Don moved to California years ago, and being on opposite sides...
by Sue Horner | Jul 23, 2013 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
My last post was a reminder about why we need balance in our lives. The timing is unexpectedly appropriate, because I’ve just been hit hard with another reason to treat life as precious: My brother has cancer. Familiar feelings of helplessness are compounded by...
by Sue Horner | Jul 17, 2013 | Most popular posts, The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Work will always be there; just be sure to stop every once in a while and celebrate your successes. That’s what I told a friend this week who was struggling with that feeling of being on a hamster wheel, trying to catch up with never-ending work. It’s also...
