Tuesday, May 26, 2009

New Spanish Speaking Support Group at The Rose for Breast Cancer Survivors

Las Rosas de Fe y Esperanza
Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month
The Randalls Community Resource Center
12700 N. Featherwood, Suite 260
Houston, Texas 77034
(at The Rose Medical Plaza
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Contact Diana Bella at 281.464.5130 or e-mail dbella@therose.org.

More ways to support The Rose: GoodSearch.com

You can raise money for the The Rose just by searching the Internet at GoodSearch.com.

You use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine - the site is powered by Yahoo! - but each time you do, money is generated for us.

Here’s how it works:
1. Go to http://www.goodsearch.com
2. Type The Rose (Houston, TX) into the “I support” box and click on “verify”
3. Search the Internet just like you would with any search engine
4. Since GoodSearch shares its advertising revenue with charities and schools, every time you search the Internet at GoodSearch, you’ll be earning money for us.
GoodSearch also has a toolbar you can download from the homepage so that you can search right from the top of your browser. http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/

You can keep track of our estimated earnings by clicking on “amount raised” once you designate us as your organization of choice. The more people who use the site, the more money we’ll earn, so please spread the word!!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

What a Great Event!

Thanks to all who made Bikers Against Breast Cancer so successful. More details coming soon, but here are a few of our favorites pictures from the event.


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Thanks Again to our Sponsors for Bikers Against Breast Cancer

As this weekend's motorcycle rally nears, we'd like to send a special thanks to all of our sponsors for the event: San Jacinto Harley Davidson; Hooters - Pasadena; CCIM; Full Throttle Riderz; Casa Ole’ of Deer Park; Burleson Florist; Beehive Florist; Silver Eagle Distributors; Best Buy; Green Sheet and Slags Entertainment Group. Live music after the ride will be provided by Austin Collins.

Click here to learn more about the event on Saturday, May 16.

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Monday, May 11, 2009

Dorothy Gibbons on KILT

The Rose CEO and Co-founder Dorothy Gibbons chatted with KILT's Rowdy Yates about our Bikers Against Breast Cancer rally that is happening on Saturday! Click here to listen to the interview.

For more information about Bikers Against Breast Cancer, please visit our website http://www.therose.org/.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The Rose - Joan Gordon Center is Moving

It is an exciting time for The Rose. We have signed the lease for a new location for our second center, The Rose-Joan Gordon Center. It will be in an even more convenient location in the heart of the Galleria area and have twice as much space and more services.

The new center will be located in a 8,606-square-foot suite in the Foundation Medical Tower at 5420 West Loop South. Renovations will begin immediately and the move is scheduled for early September.

We are thrilled about this new step in the journey of The Rose. This facility will allow us to offer all the services at the Joan Gordon Center that we currently offer at The Rose Medical Center on Featherwood.

Services at The Rose include: screening and diagnostic mammograms; ultrasound; Somo.vTM Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound; Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI); ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirations; ultrasound-guided core biopsies; stereotactic biopsies; and bone density screening.

A grand open house is planned and we can’t wait for you to see it.

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Monday, May 4, 2009

In Her Words...

Patient Story by
Cindy Ayure
The Rose Sponsored Patient

Until recently, cancer, like crime, was something that happened to other people and breast cancer, like strokes and Alzheimer, something that happened to older folks. I found out the hard way that neither holds true and we are all susceptible to what is a very real part of life for many families.

My personal experience with cancer began on October 15, 2008 when I felt a lump on my breast. That day, I was confident that it would be an inconsequential inflammation. After all, I was only 31 years old. I set up an appointment a few days later to visit a doctor at The Rose at my husband’s insistence believing that the results of my exam would be normal.

My first visit to The Rose for a mammogram and ultrasound was in itself an experience. I did not know what to expect, but knowing that it was a clinic for breast cancer that offered financial assistance to women like me had given me a vague notion that the level of care and compassion would be less than I could expect in high paying facilities. I was astonished to find that I was wrong and with the passage of time extremely grateful for the personal attention I have received during each and every one of my visits, particularly from my navigator, Sally to whom I owe the excellent medical attention I have received at both The Rose and MD Anderson.

The results of the mammogram and the ultrasound were not clear so the doctor recommended a biopsy. On Dec. 5, 2008 I was told that I had breast cancer, but more importantly I was told that I would receive the assistance I would need, from wigs and advice to the coordination and the transfer of my care to MD Anderson.

Since then, I have been on Chemotherapy, with all that it implies. My hair is gone, my stomach too often rebels, and there are days when it is a challenge to get myself moving. And yet, I find that I am very grateful for what I have and what this journey has brought to my life.

I am often in awe of the amount of support I have received from everyone, even strangers who stop me in stores and public places to give me hope by sharing their own experiences with me. I am the focus of multiple prayer groups and the beneficiary of countless acts of kindness from co-workers and friends, all of which have made a tremendous difference for me and my family. The prayers, I have no doubt, have given me the determination that I need to go on with my treatment and the acts of kindness serve as a constant reminder that I am not alone even through this difficult part of my journey. I have found that as disheartening as it can be to face the realities of cancer, there is a tremendous amount of support that gives me strength and hope.

I know that the road before me is difficult and long and at least for me the hardest part is the unknown. No matter how much medicine has advanced and how much people want to help me, I know that every case is different and there is no way for anyone to truly know what tomorrow holds. Still, I feel strong; I know I am not alone and I know that there is a future that awaits me beyond this illness. I have a husband, two sons, family, work, and countless things I want to do. For now, I just need to take it one step at a time knowing that God is with me every step of the way.

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Young Professionals Come Together to Support The Rose

The Young Professionals Group of CCIM Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter, a network of commercial and investment real estate professionals, held a foundation building event at the House of Blues to benefit The Rose. The event was a great success with over 350 attendees bringing the grand total for The Rose to over $5,000.
Rose Development Manager Kristi Brown D'Etta Casto-DeLeon of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, Jim Hussion of JD Hussion and Co. , Ann-Marie Daleo and Sam Cole both of Red Advisors Real Estate Diligence