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Skate4Cancer
Skate4Cancer (later known as DreamLoveCure) was a cancer advocacy foundation started by Canadian Rob Dyer in 2004. Skate4Cancer focused on raising awareness for various cancers, cancer screening, and preventative care. Creation and Skateboard Marathons In 2004, Dyer lost a friend, and his paternal grandmother to stomach cancer, along with his maternal grandmother and mother to brain cancer all within a span of six months. Dyer cites this often as the catalyst for his first skateboard marathon to raise awareness for cancer. In 2004, Dyer, at only 19, began his first skate marathon from Los Angeles, California to Newmarket, Ontario, a total distance of roughly 8,000 km. Shortly after embarking, Skate4Cancer lost one of its major sponsors due to lack of publicity. During this marathon, Dyer and his support crew were stopped by law enforcement for skating on interstate highways, and being redirected around towns. These unforeseen issues added considerable distance to the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Kirilow
Ashley Anne Kirilow (born 1987) is a Canadian who raised money to aid cancer sufferers, while pretending herself to be a cancer sufferer. When Kirilow's fraud was made public, her story was republished around the world. Since her case became public Kirilow's fraud has been cited as a cautionary example of the dangers posed by online fund-raising campaigns. Medical condition In 2008 or 2009 Kirilow discovered a lump in her breast. Although a biopsy showed the lump was benign, she told people she had cancer. According to the ''Toronto Sun'', psychotherapist Marc Feldman, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Alabama, suggested the kind of lies Kirilow told were often a sign an individual was manifesting Münchausen Syndrome by internet. Kirilow was one of the examples of a mentally ill suspect offered in the textbook ''Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis''. When she was sentenced, in April 2011, as part of his expla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Dyer In Front Of A Skate 4 Cancer Booth
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