Dr. T - Answer for Cancer Tour 2011

Charlotte, NC – July 12, 2011

Throughout most of our journey in the Southern United States, we were met with unusually high temperatures and high humidity. Today was no different. We set out from Augusta, GA for our travels through South Carolina, and finally into Charlotte, NC. Renata, Jason’s girlfriend, had joined the tour in Daytona Beach, Fl, and today would be her last day with us. What a pleasure to have her along!
We weaved our way through South Carolina, along beautiful countryside and quaint sleepy little towns. By the time we stopped for lunch at the Bi-Lo Market, the heat & humidity of the day had started to take its toll on all of us, mentally, physically & emotionally, as we waited for the rig to catch up. After lunch on the rig, we continued on to Charlotte, arriving later that afternoon, tired, hot & sweaty. Not feeling very motivated, a group of us ventured across the street from the hotel to Carolina prime steakhouse for dinner. We were greeted by Summer, our server, a nice young gal who was friendly, attentive and, most importantly, laughed at our jokes. Toward the end of our meal, she asked where we all were from. “Vancouver, Phoenix,” we said. “Y’all are travelers,” she replied. “You know why we are here?” I asked, and pointed to the Answer for Cancer Tour shirts Del & I were wearing. She leaned down to read our logo, and said “oh my God, I think I’m going to cry. My father-in-law passed away from colon cancer this morning.” As we sat in stunned silence, she proceeded to tell us about her father-in-law. Through her tears, she recalled his strength and courage. He was a strong man, she said, a Marine, 52 years old. She told us how hard he fought the cancer, and how optimistic he was that he would “beat this thing,” especially the last 2 weeks. Then, this morning, he just couldn’t fight anymore.
The group of us sat there quietly, reflecting on what just happened, and suddenly, the stress and turmoil of the long, hot day seemed to fade away. We were inspired with a renewed sense of mission and purpose, and why what we are doing was so important. This Tour isn’t about us, or even about how much money we raise. It’s about something much greater than that. It’s about connecting with our fellow human beings, and knowing that, in spite of our differences, deep down, we are all the same. And maybe, just maybe, through our shear passion and presence, we can make a difference in someone’s life. It’s about the people we inspire, and those who inspire us.  And this is why we ride…
Thank you, Summer.
Dr. T
(for ACT 2011)

Please support me and the Tour by going to https://www.2mevents.com/i​ndex.php/pledge/684 and making a donation.  All proceeds go to the Breast Cancer Fund.

I need your support!

By now you know I am involved in an event this year called on the Answer for Cancer Tour 2011. ACT 2011 is a 20,000 mile motorcycle endurance ride across 48 US states & 10 Canadian provinces to raise awareness for cancer prevention by:

• Educating on ways to adopt a truly healthy lifestyle
• Educating on how to reduce or eliminate cancer causing exposures
• Educating about natural options for cancer prevention and treatment

Check out the link below from KPHO online about the Tour: http://www.kpho.com/news/27308407/detail.html?taf=pho

I am so excited to be a part of this Tour! I believe we must take a different approach, adopt a different way of thinking, in the prevention and treatment of cancer. It is time we take responsibility of our health, and become aware that our daily choices ultimately affect our personal sustainability. We must start living consciously, realizing the foods we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, the thoughts we think and the actions we take impact, not only our health, but the health of our planet.

I am asking each and every one of you to support us on this ride, whether you sponsor, donate, volunteer or ride with us! Specifically for the Tour, I am offering a bottle of my product PreventPLUS (cancer protective, anti-inflammatory, detox) for each donation of $100 through my website www.DrTondora.com (see the post below for details on how to donate). This is a way for folks to help the Tour and themselves as well. Or, if you would like to become a sponsor for the Tour, please visit www.answerforcancertour.com.

For Lori, Jason and I, what started as a vision a year ago, has come to fruition. All of this would not be possible without the love & support of people like you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Donate $100 or more and receive a bottle of Dr. T’s PreventPLUS!

Your donation will directly support the hard cost of running Answer for Cancer Tour 2011. Just click on the Chip In widget to the right and your donation will go towards making this dream a reality. Contributions are not tax deductable. The Answer for Cancer Society or Dr. Tondora will not be able to issue tax receipts.

What’s Involved: 2 riders, 1 driver, 48 states, 10 provinces, 3 huge missions, 20,000 Miles, 3 very sore bums

MISSION: To educate on ways to prevent the disease by adopting a truly healthy lifestyle. To educate on how to reduce or eliminate cancer causing exposures. To educate about natural options for cancer prevention and treatment.

Join Dr. T in supporting the Answer for Cancer Tour 2011

Imagine if cancer wasn’t an inevitable disease, but rather something to be prevented through lifestyle choices and education. What if we can make a difference by changing our “personal sustainability,” that is, our daily choices regarding what we ingest, what we think and what we do? What if we can metabolically transform our bodies to live longer, healthier and happier? What if we can cause government to address laws regarding environmental toxins and their regulation? What if the cure was simply … prevention?
There are steps we can take to minimize our exposure to cancer-causing chemicals. And collectively, we can lobby to ban harmful chemicals or restrict their use to prevent them from entering the environment and our bodies. To bring awareness to these factors, Dr. Tondora, a renowned Naturopathic MD, will be educating on the role of these personal and environmental factors in cancer prevention.

It’s time to ACT!

Title: Yoga, Cancer & Healing: Exploring the Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Aspects of Cancer
Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center 1500 Broadway Tacoma, WA 98402
Description: : “Yoga, Cancer and Healing” explores the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of cancer from a yogic perspective. By not applying the principles of yoga daily, both spiritually and emotionally, we bring about changes in our bodies on a physiological level that can set the stage for the development of cancer & chronic disease.
The objective of this seminar is to introduce the participants, medical practitioners, students, patients and the general public, to a new way of viewing cancer – the cause, development, treatment, and the language used by doctors and patients alike, by examining the principles and practice of yoga to achieve a new path to healing this disease. Ms. Susan B. Smith and I will present in tandem, giving the participants a view from both a medical and patient perspective on how to deal with this disease by reframing our awareness and attitude towards it. We will explore in detail, the language surrounding a diagnosis of cancer, comparing how the conventional medical philosophy of treatment focuses on forceful, combative language, and how we, as Naturopathic Physicians, can reframe this philosophy using the principles of yoga to embrace the healing power within.

Contact the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) at www.Naturopathic.org.
Start Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Date: August 19, 2009
Registration fees apply.