Stand Up To Cancer

Jim Copeland
Jim Copeland, former University of Virginia athletic director, died on Friday, June 4 at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. His extensive career in sports included time as an offensive lineman for Virginia and the Cleveland Browns, as well as his inclusion into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. In addition to his numerous contributions to the University of Virginia, Copeland was known for his commitment to equity and his tireless attention to the welfare of his student-athletes.
http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/06/05/jim-copeland-hall-of-fame-athletics-director-dies-of-cancer/

Carissa Outen
Despite fighting her second battle with follicular lymphoma and multiple rounds of chemotherapy, 18-year-old Carissa Outen successfully completed her senior year of high school last week. One of her goals was to walk with her class during graduation and another was a childhood dream of attending Gonzaga University which she plans to do this fall. "When you are in the presence of uncommon courage, you know it," says Carissa's godmother, Denise Miller. "I've felt that since the beginning of this journey."
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_graduating_with_cancer.html

Ernie Greenwald
74-year-old Ernie Greenwald is joining documentary filmmaker Dominic Gill on a cross-country tandem bicycle tour this summer in order to raise money for the Livestrong Foundation. Greenwald suffers from chronic lymphocytic leukemia, but that isn't keeping him from their 4,000-mile bike ride that begins in Santa Monica, Calif. and is scheduled to last more than four months with a finish in New York's Central Park.
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/greenwald-19686-patient-year.html

Katy Hudson
In 2004, Katy Hudson was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 16. An avid soccer player and fan, Hudson was recently awarded a trip to this year's World Cup opener in South Africa where the United States will compete. "I was so scared of losing soccer when I got sick," Hudson said. "...Now that I'm ending my career by going to the World Cup - because I'm a cancer survivor - I feel like I went so far beyond my goal that it gives me peace about the whole thing."
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-soccer-hudson-0606-20100606,0,25183.story

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