The Belinda Sue Fund

01/09/2023

Wishing all of our supporters a Happy 2023. Please visit the link below to read our Year-End Message.
http://files.hgsitebuilder.com/hostgator165180/file/thebelindasuefund-2022yearendmessage.pdf

11/29/2022

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The Belinda Sue Fund strives to increase awareness of Ovarian Cancer and support organizations in their research efforts in the identification of an effective Ovarian Cancer screening tool.

If you have the time or money, please share and donate so we can continue advocating for this important issue.

To donate please visit http://www.belindasuefund.org/donate

Each donation puts us closer to saving lives with our research and awareness efforts.

Ovarian Cancer Awareness non-profit organization in memory of Belinda Sue.

11/22/2022

Around the holidays we love spending time with our families and friends. During these times we love to share stories about members who may not be able to be with us. Here is a reminder of what the Belinda Sue Fund is all about; The Belinda Sue Fund for Ovarian Cancer Awareness & Research, Inc. was founded on November 1, 2011. The purpose of the Fund is to increase public awareness of Ovarian Cancer and to support organizations in advancing their research in the identification of an effective Ovarian Cancer screening tool. We do this in the name of Belinda Sue Nantais.

Belinda Sue Nantais, or Bindy as she was known to us all, fought valiantly for just over four years against Ovarian Cancer. She was diagnosed in July 2007 in Stage IIIc of the disease which eventually metastasized to her lung. After a long hard battle, she died on August 22, 2011 at age 52.

While we miss hearing Bindy's heartfelt laugh and seeing her beautiful smile, her spirit will be ever present in our hearts. It is because of her powerful spirit and her love for life, that this charity was created. Her greatest desire was that at least one life be saved through promoting awareness of this dreaded disease, which is the deadliest of the gynecologic cancers, and developing better screening tools in order to detect Ovarian Cancer in its early stages. It is her family and friends’ desire to fulfill Bindy’s wishes and save as many lives as possible.

♥️

11/06/2022

About 1.2% of women in the general population will develop ovarian cancer in their lifetime. By contrast, 39%–44% of women who inherit a harmful BRCA1 variant and 11%–17% of women who inherit a harmful BRCA2 variant will develop ovarian cancer by 70–80 years of age.

Every women has BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but only some women have mutations in those genes. Roughly 1 in every 500 women in the United States has a mutation in either her BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. If either your mother or your father has a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, you have a 50% chance of having the same gene mutation.

Testing for inherited BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants may be done using a blood sample or a saliva sample. That is because blood cells and cells that are present in saliva, like every cell in the body, contain the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

For more information please go to belindasuefund.org or cancer.gov

11/04/2022

Ovarian cancer is known as the deadliest gynecologic cancer causing the deaths of more than 15,000 women each year in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society around 19,880 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2022. Out of those women, 12,810 are expected to die.

To learn more about ovarian cancer please visit:
http://www.belindasuefund.org/aboutovariancancer
https://medlineplus.gov/ovariancancer.html

Ovarian cancer is hard to detect early. Women with ovarian cancer may have no symptoms or mild symptoms until the disease is in an advanced stage.

09/29/2022

09/22/2022

Today (Thursday Sept 22nd) is the last day for online registration!! There will be Walk-up Registration the morning of the Walk beginning at 8am.
Buy your tickets!
thebelindasuefund.ticketleap.com/zoo-walk/

A casual one mile walk through the Detroit Zoo to raise awareness for Ovarian Cancer.

09/17/2022

Online registration for the Zoo Walk closes this Thursday, Sept 22nd. There will be Walk-up Registration the morning of the Walk beginning at 8am. The Walk program begins at 9am.

Be sure to arrive no later than 9:30am in order for your Zoo Walk Ticket to be eligible for entry into the Zoo. The is a Special Event Ticket and the Zoo will not honor the ticket if you arrive after that time.
Buy your tickets!
thebelindasuefund.ticketleap.com/zoo-walk/

A casual one mile walk through the Detroit Zoo to raise awareness for Ovarian Cancer.

09/02/2022

JUST a little over 3 weeks for our Annual Zoo Walk! SO looking forward to getting everyone back together for one incredible cause!

REGISTRATION still open 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

https://thebelindasuefund.ticketleap.com/zoo-walk/

09/01/2022

🦋LAST day to register for the walk to guarantee your zoo walk t-shirt! You can register by clicking the link below👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

A casual one mile walk through the Detroit Zoo to raise awareness for Ovarian Cancer.

08/30/2022

🦋 JUST 2 days left for early bird registration! Be sure to register now to receive our popular zoo walk t-shirt. We’re very excited for the new design this year! Looking forward to seeing everyone on Sept., 25th!

08/24/2022

🦋We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the Annual Zoo Walk on Sun., Sept., 25th!

Just a friendly reminder that you must register by Sept 1st to ensure receiving a t-shirt!🦋