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Extraordinary Offering 

The inspiring stories of volunteerism with the Foundation For Molecular Medicine

This is a series of stories from the volunteers at the Foundation For Molecular Medicine, who offer the extraordinary gift of themselves to the mission of the organization. The stories reflect the diversity of personal experiences each volunteer brings to the organization along with their motivation and desire to improve the lives of others. 

Volunteerism truly is the Extraordinary Offering.

My Story – For Family and Friends

By: Tom Szczepanski

The opportunity to simply give of one’s time to charitable organizations, by walking or donating financially is so very important and can’t be overlooked.  Having lost two family members and a cousin to cancer it was a very easy decision to give my time to volunteer for the Foundation For Molecular Medicine.  It was with my sister in law Carol’s passing that I felt I really had to step up to the plate and do something more.

It is particularly tough to watch people suffer, especially the ones you love.  Carol was a true fighter against breast cancer, fighting against this dreaded disease for 20+ years.  That whole time, I never understood why technology wasn’t able to help keep her cancer in check. While Carol struggled and fought to beat cancer, she was also very caring and giving, even during the rough times. It is in the memory of her spirit of giving to others, to fight and beat cancer that the Foundation For Molecular Medicine exists.

My Dad is one of the reasons I chose to become a volunteer for the Foundation For Molecular Medicine. He gave so much of his time to charitable organizations in the community, he firmly believed in giving back to the community. He lost his life in his early 80’s to cancer and while it is always tough to lose a parent, he has been an inspiration to me to give my time and energy by volunteering with charitable.

The Foundation For Molecular Medicine seeks to educate individuals on various issues from healthy living to the nontoxic diagnostics and therapies that are available. There are others that have lost their lives to cancer like Carol and my Dad, and to those who are currently fighting the disease we at the Foundation For Molecular Medicine are here to help make a difference.

The mission of the Foundation For Molecular Medicine is to support education on early detection of metastatic cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and promoting healthy lifestyles. Please check our web site at www.FFMM.org for further information.

Carol Szczepanski - my sister in law