5️⃣  5 For The Fight | Badge of the Month | May 2022

Wonderful initiative!
I will take part in the virtual 5K as I'm not close to any of the in person events. But I always think this is an important fight to fight.
I was the ambassador of Movember at my company and was the one that started "fighting the good fight" back in 2013. Earned me an award and managed to gather donations of several thousands dollars over the years. Since then Movember has been handed over as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility team, and is now one of several volunteering options employees can sign up for.

On a personal note I lost one of my childhood friends to cancer when he was just 35.
My dad is currently undergoing radiation treatment for a cancer in his abdomen, and he has already been through both testicular cancer and a tumor on one of his kidneys. So far he has come out on top and the doctors here in Sweden has done a great job of actually going through every cm of hos body to ensure they didn't miss any hiding piece of evil this time around. But come June we'll know more around the success of the latest radiation treatment.
All the best
-Mattias

MattiasM & SteveBelgraver thank you so much for sharing your stories here! And thank you so much for participating in 5 for the Fight. This is an initiative that is close to our hearts, and we're inspired to read about your personal experiences.

5 For The Fight is bittersweet for me because it's a great program, especially after having lost my sister to lymphoma in 2020. Given that my knees are saying no to a 5k run, I'm going to contribute some artwork to the cause.
These are five Topps baseball cards of different vintages (1989 Dave Parker; 1990 Julio Franco; and Eddie Rosario, Tajuan Walker, and Buster Posey from this year's set). I'm going to make card paintings with each of them during the month and will post them on this year's thread. (My card paintings are original paintings in acrylic and gesso on the original card.) If you want one, make a donation to 5 For The Fight and I'll send it to you. (Let me know in the chat and I'll get in touch with you directly so that I know where to send it.)

This is indeed a great noble cause. I will take up 5km Virtual run/walk challenge.
Looking forward for the great impactful outcome from an event.

AdamK12 that's amazing! What a creative idea and fantastic way to get involved. We love it!

Michael_Cooksey thanks! This is something that I've been doing since earlier in the pandemic--I wanted a creative outlet that made something old from new, and was inspired by some research that I did about card design. Now that I've been getting more into data visualization that's become another thread that I pursue.
Here are the cards mid-process -- I paint gesso as a background onto each card so that it will take the acrylic colors that I put on in the next phase.

MattiasM, SteveBelgraver, AdamK12, Theodor_Zus, cbhavsar, lizb311 I just wanted to let you all know that your openness and thoughtful responses led Michael_Cooksey and I to start our own XM Community Team for the 5K events! All XM Community members are encouraged to join the team, which you can do here.  Alternatively, donate to the cause here!

Great events! and great campaign, hope to have soon one of those In person events for LATAM

Love this
I've donated and signed up for the virtual event. I fight for my mom who fought and won her battle with breast cancer 22 years ago and is now fighting stage 3 lung cancer. She's got a great medical team, and is almost done with chemo and radiation!

This is great - I lost a family member to cancer a few years ago and have seen my friends battle through it with their families too. It's always wonderful to see such great causes happening to kick its butt.
I used to run a 5k every week and have been getting that itch to work my cardio again - would 5k on the rowing machine count? :)

joined and donated! Glad to have this opportunity to participate and contribute

I'm not near any of the in-person events, but I've made a donation to the cause. Thank you for supporting this important research. I have a good friend who has been fighting cancer for over five years now; I hope science is able to find a cure soon.

Donation made! Thanks for your community-minded effort to pull us together for this important cause.