Something's Wrong in North Branch

09/16/2024

FYI - so many cancers are caused by chemicals introduced unknowingly into our environment. This is not a political post, but it is up to us to advocate for ourselves

Read the article below - 8,400 TONS of radioactive waste is heading to Michigan from Lewiston, NY on September 25.
Call your lawmakers and say we do not want it!!

Lawmakers in Michigan are criticizing the Army Corps of Engineers for failing to notify communities that will receive 8,000 tons of radioactive waste from Lewiston.

07/28/2024

Stomping out Sarcoma in honor of Nathan Farnsworth

Say it! Fight it! Cure it!

07/17/2024

Family and Friends:
The summer is flying by, and The Bobby Spreading Hope Golf Outing this August 3rd really snuck up on me! It seems that I am not alone, because there is still a lot to do for the golf outing and the Reverse Birthday Bash on September 22nd. If you, like me, want to see this non-profit, keep going and remain successful in memory of Bobby Cerasoli, I wanted to share how we can all help.

What is needed:
1. Donations
a. Auction items for the golf outing
b. Hole sponsors (see flyer for more info- $300 per hole)
c. Birthday party items
d. Monetary donations to help with either

2. Golf teams (see flyer- 8/3, $280 per 4 person team)

3. Purchase/sell raffle tickets for the ¼ beef prize!

4. Volunteers
a. Are you able to solicit donations?
b. Can you help out the day of the golf outing?
c. Please contact Angie Cerasoli

5. SHARE!
a. Share this post!
b. Follow and share the Bobby Cerasoli Spreading Hope Foundation page with all of your friends! Keep building and spreading awareness of who Bobby was and how we are keeping his memory and love alive in this world.

Denise N Rick Schlaud, Vintage Annex, Denise's Delights,

01/30/2024

Something's Wrong hasn't posted in a few weeks, but that does not mean we haven't been busy. We wanted to give you an update on some good news.

* Something's Wrong In North Branch is officially a 501(c)(3) corporation (we just received non-profit status), which means we can begin to accept tax deductible donations to continue to pursue answers in the community.

* Our fundraising information will be in a subsequent post.

* The voluntary cancer registration has received about 30 entries, and over 30 cases. If you haven't submitted and plan to, you can add information anytime, however the first round of mapping will be completed in early February. This will be our starting point. Your information is so important in the mapping process, please enter your information as soon as you are able.

* The first campaign for elected officials is planned to be mailed on February 11. The mailings will be posted here in electronic form so that our community is aware of the changes we seek at a state and federal level to save lives.

Thank you for your continued support! We appreciate you.

01/03/2024

https://forms.gle/uMj7Mu5bDtBXtrAB7

We have created a Voluntary Cancer Registry for residents of North Branch and the surrounding area. The information in this form will help us map locations, types of illnesses, and similarities in illnesses throughout the community.

If you or a loved one have suffered cancer or another serious illness, please consider filling out this form.

12/20/2023

Please note that this is a private page. While we are obviously passionate about discovering potential causes that lead the untimely deaths of our beloved nephews and making the community aware of potential dangers, we reserve the right to remove comments at will. Free speech is not absolute. Anything deemed to be potentially libelous or harmful, solely within our discretion, is subject to immediate removal. If you are concerned about posting publicly, please send a private message.

12/18/2023

Lapeer County Tribune is the first outlet that has picked up this story. Read it, share it, spread it!

NORTH BRANCH – Two North Branch residents, ages 17 and 22, tragically succumbed to an extraordinarily rare cancer in the last three months. The two residents

11/15/2023

Nathan Farnsworth, 22, passed away just after 2:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. This terrible disease stole his future, we need to do more to get to the bottom of this. This is my nephew and his journey is why this page was created.

View Nathan Martin Farnsworth's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

10/05/2023

The link below is the Michigan Cancer Dashboard link. It was last updated in April 2023 with 2020 information.

https://www.cancer-rates.info/mi/

This is the information collected. Although interesting, it is not really helpful for identifying issues in a community.

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhh

s/Keeping-Michigan-Healthy/Chronic-Disease-Epidemiology/Cancer-Epi/Dashboards/Excel-Files/Michigan-Cancer-Atlas-Dashboard-Accessible-Data.xlsx?rev=0a587acc807b486194e788a496f65200&hash=4AD9FB6CC59954258BA954E1EA4A7817

Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.

10/04/2023

Update:
Based on my conversation with Sen. Kevin Daly's office today, I do not believe they are interested in working towards a change on the reporting delay of cancer cases through MDHHS. They believe that MDHHS should determine the necessary time to report cancer cases.

My opinion is that 3-5 years to get any information to the public is too long, especially when it concerns the health of a community.

I will post further updates once available.