Things to think about on Giving Tuesday

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what to do with Giving Tuesday. Part of me just wanted to suggest people give to the big NET cancer foundations like NET Research Foundation and Carcinoid Cancer Foundation. I’m sending checks to both of them today.

…do what you can where you can.

But I made a promise to a patient before she died that I would find a way to raise awareness and educate primary care doctors and nurse practitioners about NET cancer, while also trying to raise awareness among the general public. It’s taken me some time to work out how to do that. The #30NETfactsin30days campaign was the first salvo in that effort. It–and the next step–are relatively inexpensive to do, but not likely to have a huge impact.

Raising PCP and NP awareness

Things that could have a bigger impact are expensive. We need a Continuing Medical Education video/course that will teach doctors the basics of NET cancer–and we need to market that program in the places medical folks will see it. We need PSAs for television and radio for the general public. Just the production costs for any of those projects are expensive, never mind what it costs to actually get something on the air.

I made a promise…

I’d really like folks to make donations today to the NET cancer cause. Make a decision to do what you can where you can. No matter what you do, I’ll be grateful. If you want to donate to Walking with Jane’s Laura Hoke Fund for Physician Education and Awareness you can find a link on our Facebook page. All donations made there go to that fund. Or, if you want to donate by check, you can send checks to Walking with Jane, P. O. Box 9721, Fall River, MA 02720. Put Hoke Fund in the memo line.

Thank you.