Author Archives: JanetErvin

Thanks to Bryan McMillan, captain of team bootySTRONG for writing these helpful camping tips!  Bryan and his crew takeover a section of Bootyville each year and make it one of the most vibrant areas of the campground!   First off, who wouldn’t want to go back to the office and be able to say they [...]

For Susan, cancer seemed like an endless stream of surgeries, doctor appointments and radiation treatments.  When she lost her job shortly after diagnosis, she spent many days at home recovering, wondering when her life would ever get back to ‘normal.’ The conclusion of her radiation treatments meant that Susan had several weeks to wait before [...]

The end of Susan’s breast cancer treatments left her a little at a loss.  After spending almost six months fighting breast cancer, the realization came that cancer was a significant event in her life, even though she refuses to be defined by it.  ”I came to the realization that I couldn’t just forget about the [...]

24 Hours of Booty is excited to announce that Bootyville is officially moving back to Myers Park Traditional School this summer! We are ecstatic to be returning to the tight-knit community feel and easy access to the course that everyone loves. There will probably be some changes to the parking and camping set up for [...]

Earlier this morning 24 Hours of Booty announced a brand new $1 million commitment to the Levine Cancer Institute’s Genetics, Survivorship and Wellness Center.  The programs offered by the Center offer important resources to cancer survivors and those currently undergoing treatment. It’s amazing to think that twelve years ago, 24 Hours of Booty started as [...]

Participants are now more than halfway through with their twelve week program at the Carolinas Cancer Wellness Program.  While everyone’s goals are different, the staff at the program work hard to make sure everyone can take home measurable, helpful results.  For some participants that may mean an increase in strength while for others it means [...]

Almost every Friday night for the last five years, you can find Susan at Beantown Tavern with a group of friends. It’s a place that makes her feel a little closer to her Boston roots and where the bartenders know the group by name.  After weeks where life revolves around daily radiation treatments and mornings at [...]

Five days a week, Susan gets up early to get to her radiation appointment before she attends class at the Carolinas Cancer Wellness Center.  The radiation is follow up treatment to her surgeries, to help ensure all the cancer cells are eliminated.  Susan says the staff and nice atmosphere at the radiation center are what [...]

Each week, Susan and her fellow participants in the Carolinas Cancer Wellness Program spend time focused on strength training.  Kim Sbardella, the program coordinator explains why they ‘prescribe’ strength training for cancer survivors. “The benefits include reduced cancer related fatigue, improved sleep, improved quality of life, improved range of motion, improved balance, and decreased pain,” [...]