Nancy & Kerrigan

We got the 50K for Kerrigan's Grant!

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:31:54 -0500

You will never believe this everybody! Remember the Man & Woman of the year campaign for Leukemia/Lymphoma Society? I was hoping to raise $50,000 in honor of Kerrigan to name a research grant after him. Well, we had about $41,000 and I thought we wouldn't get it...we only had til June 30th. But my awesome, terrific, wonderful, amazing fellow candidates...Dr. Dave Roer, Dave Bates, Kim Powell, Lisa Dennison, Roxann Patrick, John Reynolds, Randy Carter, Barb Strady Rowland and Mike Suttman...came up with the extra money. After working tirelessly for 10 weeks for their own campaigns, instead of relaxing and calling it a day, they came together and called in favors to help me get to 50 K for Kerrigan....you guys are truly amazing....as are all of you great listeners...we ALL did it together! Let's make blood cancers go away once and for all, so people like Kerrigan can stay!

Thank YOU everybody!!!

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:38:28 -0500

As you probably saw from the goober looking picture of me and the great one of Kerrigan below, the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society grand finale was surprising! We won! We did it! You guys and me and Kerrigan! Together, we raised over $40,000 for LLS! So close to that 50K I wanted to name a research grant after Kerrigan! But enough that they named me "Woman of the Year!" Can you believe that? Me?! But, like I told Kerrigan, inside "woman" is "man" and he's incredible too...Such an inspiration for everyone. He is the reason I accepted the nomination as a candidate anyway, you know. My goal is to make blood cancer go away so Kerrigan can stay!

going on vakay now....I think I may have earned this one! See you soon!

xoxox,

Nancy

Last call for Kerrigan's grant! And he's still in remission!

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:13:33 -0500

Hey everyone! I want to thank you for all your kind words and generous donations for the "Man & Woman of the Year" fundraising campaign for Leukemia/Lymphoma in honor of Kerrigan. I'm gonna be honest. It's hard to raise money when times are tough...unfortunately, people still get sick no matter how high gas prices get. Kerrigan got some great news this week, he is still in remission. Your support has been terrific, and I thought getting the $50,000 to name a grant after him would be easy! If every listener donated just $5, we'd be set. But it's not worked out that way.

I'm not complaining at all! I'm very proud of what we've done...but we are far short of that goal..and Wednesday is the last day for donations! I look at it this way, every dollar we raised is one dollar closer to a cure for blood cancers, right!

If you get a chance, click on our Fight Back with 5! Pass it on, just read it...or if you hate donating online or don't want to use your credit card, checks or cash are great! Make it out to "Leukemia/Lymphoma Society" send it to me, Nancy Wilson at K-99.1-FM..1414 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton 45420. Maybe we can make a miracle happen for Kerrigan!!!

Happy Memorial Day! and other stuff (thanks DQ & Buffalo WW)!

Mon, 25 May 2009 20:17:51 -0500

Thanks to all who sacrificed their lives for our freedom and safety! We honor you and will remember you always!

Our web dude Jimmy says Kerrigan and I are now on Twitter....check us out at Twitter.com/nancy_kerrigan to see what we're doing..as soon as I can figure it out myself!

A huge ginormous thank you to Dairy Queen in Brookville for our amazing fundraiser event yesterday..the good folks there helped raise $1500 toward the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society fundraiser for "Man & Woman of the year" in honor of Kerrigan!

Also love to John at Buffalo Wild Wings! The gang at the Centerville store went above and beyond for our fundraiser a few weeks ago...we netted $500!

THIS WEDNESDAY, May 27th, come do "Karaoke for Kerrigan!" at Deja Brew in Huber! It's only $10 and starts at 7! We'll see you there, ok?

Eat Blizzards with us!

Fri, 22 May 2009 22:01:46 -0500

Happy Memorial Day weekend! I am SO looking forward to sleeping :) Sounds silly, huh? But I've been battling a head cold, (thanks Kerrigan!) and have too much to do to be sick! I know, "wah!"

Anyway, if you aren't busy Sunday, come to the Brookville Dairy Queen....Kerrigan and I will be there noon til 4 for a Leukemia/Lymphoma Society fundraiser, part of the "Man and Woman of the Year" campaign I'm in to honor Kerrigan!

Mindi Thomas (Glitter Girl's mom) has organized this whole shindig...personalized limited edition N&K shirts, raffle drawings, music and 100% of Blizzard sales all day Sunday go to LLS! THANK YOU BROOKVILLE DQ!!!!!!

Won't you come out and join us? I might have to eat two :)

American Idol is over!

Fri, 22 May 2009 21:58:16 -0500

Can you believe American Idol is over? And my boy Kris won! I am really happy for him and for Adam too. Even all you haters think Adam got the raw deal, believe me, this is way better for him....he didn't need the win like Kris did....Adam is a bright star, and now can do whatever kind of music he wants. I heard he might be the new singer for Queen! Who better? Meantime, Kris was a great choice....no losers here at all!

Thanks to Jim Manley, Lisa and all our pals at Fricker's on Woodman Drive! You guys have let us have the Idol party there for years now and we appreciate you!

Thanks to everyone who came out!

Now, if Kara would just go away! don't care if she looks good in a bikini...shut up!

George Strait Winner!!!! Archie's wife by a nose!

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:28:44 -0500

It was a heated battle right up til 9am this morning between "Archie's wife" and "Amy the teacher" for those 2nd row seats and meet and greet passes for Friday's George Strait concert at Riverbend....as the final seconds ran out, "Archie's wife" made the winning bid of $1250! Can you believe it? All the money goes to our "Fight Back with 5" Campaign for Leukemia/Lymphoma! Thanks to all of you who made a bid!

We still have Kenny Chesney tickets and an autographed (framed) t-shirt up for grabs on ebay....that bid ends tomorrow...check it out below!!

Thank you again everyone! Let's get rid of blood cancers once and for all!

Want to meet George Strait for a good cause?

Tue, 19 May 2009 12:23:25 -0500

This is it everybody! You have until 9am tomorrow (Wednesday) to make an on-air bid on this once in a lifetime offer to meet George Strait!

King George will be in concert this Friday at Riverbend, along with Blake Shelton and Julianne Hough. If you make the highest bid benefitting the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society, you will being sitting in the 2nd row at the show and will MEET George Strait!!! Imagine telling him how you were able to meet him by helping folks with blood cancer?? He will be so impressed!!

As of 1pm Tuesday, the highest bid is $600...but I warn you, folks will be trying to get in at the last minute Wednesday to get this priceless prize!

Consider emailing us with your "cap" so you don't get left out!! nancy.wilson@coxradio.com

Good Luck and THANK YOU!

Fight Back with 5 Challenge!

Thu, 14 May 2009 19:14:58 -0500

Hey everyone! Leukemia/Lymphoma Society has issued a challenge to the "Man and Woman of the Year" candidates....whoever gets the most "hits" on their donation page, wins some extra donation money from LLS! This is the one time where "quantity" counts...meaning you can donate $5...it's not how much money, but how many people donate! We have until midnight Friday!!! Help us "Fight Back with 5!"

http://soh.dayton.llsevent.org/pledge/index.cfm?mid=FIGHTBACKWITHNANCY

George Strait Auction

Wed, 13 May 2009 09:33:41 -0500

Hey everyone! Thanks for all the bids so far for the George Strait tickets and meet and greet passes to benefit the "Fight Back with 5!" Campaign for Leukemia/Lymphoma! The show is Friday, May 22nd...

The current bid is $500!!!

A big thank you for the past 20 years, and to the future!

Tue, 12 May 2009 18:41:00 -0500

Hey everybody...today is a really happy day for me! 20-years ago I was hired by K-99.1-FM! That's a really long time, considering I started when I was 10 :) Lots of wonderful things have happened over the past two decades. I've got to meet some great country singers, I have helped raise money for Dayton Children's, I have got to work with some of the most incredible people in the business, especially my partner, Steve Kerrigan. But most of all, I owe you guys a ginormous thank you, for allowing me to be part of your family. I will continue to earn my place at your breakfast table!!

I thank you from the bottom of my heart, xoxox

Nancy

Want to meet George Strait?

Tue, 12 May 2009 18:38:12 -0500

Exciting news! We have a pair of 2nd row seats and meet and greet passes to see George Strait, Friday, May 22nd at Riverbend Music Center! Can you believe it? You could MEET King George!!! We're going to auction them off on air to the highest bidder starting Wednesday May 13th til next Wednesday May 20th! Bid high and bid often! Call us at 457-0991 or email me at nancy.wilson@coxradio.com to make your bid....

Fight Back with 5 continues, put up your dukes!

Mon, 11 May 2009 19:16:56 -0500

Howdy! You ever get so nutty busy you don't make good time for your friends? I have not been a very good friend to you guys, and there's SO much going on to share with you! First, our Fight Back with 5 fundraising campaign for Leukemia/Lymphoma is going great! I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate you helping out...

The cool thing this week, if we get a high number of people who donate online...not a high number of dollars, although that would be cool (where's my peeps who won the lottery in Piqua?) but a high number of donations, LLS will give us an extra $350! That's really great. Check it out here...

http://soh.dayton.llsevent.org/pledge/index.cfm?mid=FIGHTBACKWITHNANCY

I really really would love to get $50 thousand, I don't care if I win the title of "Woman of the Year" as much as I want to have a research grant named after Kerrigan. We're halfway thru the campaign right now, and we have $15,000. Looks kind of rough, but I think of it this way, any money is that much closer to getting rid of blood cancer, right? So, if you can, help out...if you don't want to do it on computer, send a check to us at the station. make it out to

Leukemia/Lymphoma Society, and send it to me at 1414 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton 45420.

Wednesday is a huge day for our Buffalo Wild Wing "Takeover". John Slaugenhaupt (no idea if I spelled that right) is letting us "takeover" the store on Wilmington Pike in the Sugarcreek Plaza. LLS gets 20% of all the sales that day! Woo hoo! Kerrigan and I will be there about 6...maybe we'll see you? Here's the deal...you need a coupon in order to get the donation counted....Grab your coupon here! Print it out and bring it in!!!

Also, if you scroll down our page after you read this, you'll see some other fun stuff we're doing for LLS! You can Karaoke for Kerrigan or Bowl with the Stars or eat ice cream! Yum! Our friends at the Dairy Queen in Brookville are having a HUGE day Sunday, May 24th..you can get all the details by going to the "best bets" part on the station home page.

What else? Oh yeah! American Idol finale party! Our great pals at Fricker's on Woodman Drive are allowing us back next Wednesday night for the big show! Who will it be? Adam and.....? I hope Kris!

Gosh, I've been yammering on y'all! But great to talk with you! I'll be better about it!

xoxo,

Nancy

Live like you were dying

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:56:59 -0500

Since returning to work from my illness many people have asked me about the details of why I was off the air for the better part of four months.

I've always considered myself an active physically fit person. A regular at the gym and an avid cyclist a participant in century rides of a hundred miles in a day. That's why in the spring of last year I knew something was wrong when I struggled to mow the lawn without a rest period.

My symptoms included shortness of breath and unusual fatigue. After passing a battery of tests for heart disease, some blood abnormalities were discovered. I was anemic and waiting for the results. After four agonizing days the answer was Multiple Myeloma.

Myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells. Myeloma starts in the marrow, which is the spongy tissue in the center of the bones. There is no cure. A patient with myeloma has an average life expectancy of four to seven years. Nine thousand Americans will die this year from myeloma. Eventually the cancer cells crowd out the healthy blood cells boring holes in the bones. Many patients with myeloma can suffer broken bones by doing ordinary everyday activities. X-rays showed I had lesions in my legs, hip arms and skull.

Local recommendations led me to seek treatment at Ohio State University's The James Cancer hospital. The first form of treatment was a nine week Chemotherapy regimen.

Unfortunately this yielded no results. The cancer was continuing to mount, and I had progressed from stage two to stage three. Myeloma only has four stages.

The next order of treatment was to prepare for a stem cell transplant. I was given fourteen shots of drug which was administered to increase new healthy blood cells which would collected, frozen and stored away. I was then given a high dose form of Chemo called Melphan. Basically what happens next is the drug kills everything in your system.Then the new healthy cells which were collected and frozen are put back into your system.

Your hair falls out you become deathly sick. Over the next six weeks in the hospital I lost 30 pounds and was living on a steady diet yogurt and jello. Complications followed which included pneumonia and the loss of feeling in my feet.

Eventually I have regained my strength. Thanks to the staff at The James and eleven blood transfusions over six months of treatment. I still have kidney issues. Since my kidneys had to work overtime to filter the bone dust out of the blood, I now have stage four kidney failure. This could lead to the need for dialysis or kidney transplant.

The good news is the stem cell transplant was a success. I am currently in remission.

Cancer has changed my life. For the most part, I have taken my health for granted. I now view everyday as a gift.

I don't mind the birds singing in the tree next to my bedroom window, waking me up to early on a Sunday morning. I sit on my backyard deck looking up in the blue sky and white clouds. I watch airplanes flying by leaving a vapor trail. No longer wishing I was on the plane traveling to a far away destination, rather just hoping the passengers have a safe journey. I love hearing my spouse Monique laughing heartily in the family room while watching reruns of Will and Grace. I love walking in on my youngest daughter and step daughter and watching their faces turn red when I over hear them talking about boys.

I love when my two college age kids hug me and tell me they love me before they leave the house. I love telling my parents I love them every time I hang up the phone.

In my moments of weakness, I sometimes feel sorry for myself. Monique has been there for me not only as a caregiver, but also reminding me to stay positive and view each obstacle as another hurtle to overcome.

I don't want cancer. But I'm glad it choose me instead of Monique, one of my children, or siblings. I love them to much to watch them go thru this battle. I hope for a cure and pray for their continued good health. I hope I will be living to see my youngest graduate. I guess I should be more concerned with the struggling 401 k. But my chances of reaching retirement currently are slim to none. I am honored to be the Honorary Chairperson for the relay for life. I hope you will join me in the fight against cancer by donations, volunteering or participating in a fundraiser.

One day I hope to be strong enough to ride in another bike tour. Unlike the great Lance Armstrong, I will no longer be concerned about finishing among the leaders. But like Lance Armstrong, I'm sure I'll enjoy every mile of the ride.

Livestrong everyday,

Steve Kerrigan K 99.1

What do Flyers, Idol and kids have in common? Me!

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:43:17 -0500

So many great things going on this week! The Dayton Flyers are dancing! NCAA tournament baby! Granted, we'll be playing in Minneapolis Friday against West Virginia, but it's definitely winnable! Go Flyers!!!

It's also Grand Ole Opry Week on Idol. The final eleven will be singing country songs..yee haw! And Randy Travis is the mentor...not enough? Carrie Underwood will be performing Wednesday on the results show with Randy...cool huh? AND, Brad Paisley will be on too! Whew! I just know Simon is going to be a jerky jerk, cause he has been pretty obvious in his disdain for country! I'm not really liking anybody great this year...anyone??

Also, I'll be gone Thursday and Friday at the Children's Miracle Network celebration in Orlando...now before you get all excited...keep in mind I'll be at seminars and enjoying the sunshine as I go in and out of buildings!! Kerrigan and Rowdy J will keep you company!

xoxo,

Nancy