
J’adorerais voyager avant de vous quitter !
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J’adorerais voyager avant de raccrocher mes crampons pour de bon !
An English version followed by the French version
Il y a deux ans, j'ai reçu un cadeau le jour de mon anniversaire, le 3 août 2020. C'était l'un de ces cadeaux que la plupart d'entre nous ne veulent pas recevoir - on m'a diagnostiqué un cancer du sein. Il était au stade 4 et s'était propagé à mon foie et à certains ganglions lymphatiques.
Comme si cela ne suffisait pas, quatre autres tumeurs dans mon cerveau ont été découvertes en janvier 2022. Tout cela était lié à mon cancer du sein. J'ai été opérée en urgence d'une tumeur de la taille d'une mandarine qui était collée sur mon cervelet.
Pourquoi est-ce que j'appelle ça un cadeau ? Eh bien, ceux d'entre vous qui se souviennent de moi se souviennent peut-être aussi que je suis un peu disjonctée lol. Cette maladie m'a fait prendre conscience d’une chose très importante. Cela m'a fait réaliser que la vie est courte et précieuse. Nous devons vivre chaque instant pendant que nous le pouvons. Quand je pense aux choses qui m'inquiétaient auparavant, je me rends compte maintenant qu'elles ne sont pas pertinentes dans le grand ordre des choses. Cette maladie, face à ma mort, m'a fait chérir chaque minute de ma vie maintenant.
J'ai commencé au Club de rugby de Ville Mont-Royal à l'été 1991 par l'intermédiaire de Rob Cusson (nous nous sommes entraînés au même gymnase à Rosemère). J'étais une joueuse de basketball collégial AAA pour Ahuntsic à l'époque. Je suis allée à un entraînement de rugby et bang, c'était le premier match du samedi qui a suivi. Mon coach à l'époque, c'était Josy Ferraro. J'ai vite compris ce que c'était que d'être hors-jeu !
J'ai joué par intermittence pendant cinq ans en tant que deuxième ligne et j'ai fini avec Valery Parrot comme entraîneur à l'époque. Je n'étais pas trop avisée ou stratégique sur le terrain, mais incroyablement forte pour pousser les mêlées et les plaquages !
Aujourd'hui, je suis plus qu'heureuse de faire partie du Club en tant que membre social et d'aider de toutes les manières possibles. Par exemple, j'ai eu la chance d'avoir un beau talent artistique qui a aidé à décorer notre Scobie Hall.
En 1992 j’ai peint au deuxième étage une murale grandeur nature de deux joueurs en action. En 2015 j’ai passé un nombre incalculable d’heures à rénover la ClubHouse en vue du 60e anniversaire. Et l’été 2016, j’ai peint une toile 48x48po de deux joueuses en action (reproduction d’une photo de Steven Spedding le photographe officiel de TMRRFC). Malheureusement en décembre 2016 le Club House a été victime d’un feu et a brulé partiellement à l’intérieur ! Ce qui ne nous tue pas nous rend plus fort !
Après mon opération au cerveau en janvier (qui s'est aussi bien déroulée qu'on pouvait l'espérer), j'ai encore quelques petites tumeurs, mais elles sont gérables. Je me suis réveillée un jour de février et j'ai eu l'inspiration de voyager à travers le monde. Je n'ai pris l'avion que deux fois dans ma vie ! Je vais donc voyager et voir d'autres parties du monde pendant que je le peux encore. Je veux rendre visite à ma vieille amie et coéquipière Anne (Annie Sprinkle lol) qui vit maintenant à Hawaï et je vais faire de mon mieux pour y arriver avant de raccrocher les crampons pour de bon !
Je me suis toujours dit que je ferais ça quand je serais à la retraite ! Bon, je ne veux pas être fataliste, j'ai 52 ans, mais pas trop certaine d'arriver à 65 ans, alors c'est maintenant ou jamais ! Mais je ne peux pas le faire sans votre aide, c'est certain !
Je prévois faire ce voyage d'ici décembre 2022 maximum. Tout dépend des fonds amassés (à évaluer selon budget ex : période moins dispendieuse pour voyager, car hors saison), et de mon état de santé (pour être assurable pour mon cancer ce doit faire au moins 3 mois que mes traitements sont stables et que mon protocole n'a pas changé avant ma date de départ). Je vous tiens au courant au fur et à mesure c'est certain.
Si malheureusement je ne peux pas partir en voyage pour quelques raisons que se soit, vous serez remboursé. Si vous ne souhaitez pas être remboursé, les sommes restantes seront versées à la Société canadienne du cancer. ( https://support.cancer.ca/).
J'espère vous avoir inspiré pour me soutenir dans cette belle aventure.
Merci à tous!
Version anglaise :
I would love to travel! Before hanging up my boots for good!
Hello friends, teammates, TMRRFC family!
Some of you know me, but perhaps some of you newer faces don’t. I played rugby for TMR back in the 1990s. If you don’t know me, maybe you’ve seen my handiwork – in 1992, I painted the mural at the clubhouse.
Two years ago, I received a gift on my birthday, August 3, 2020. It was one of those gifts that most of us don’t want to receive – I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was Stage 4, and had spread to my liver and some lymph nodes.
As if that wasn't enough, four other tumors in my brain were discovered in January 2022. All of this was related to my breast cancer. I had an emergency operation for a tumor the size of a tangerine which was stuck on my cerebellum.
Why am I calling it a gift? Well, those of you who remember me might also remember I’m a bit crazy . But also, this illness made me realize something very important. It’s made me realize that life is short, and precious. And we need to live every moment of it while we can. When I think of the things I used to worry about, I realize now that they are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. This illness, being faced with my death, it’s made me treasure every minute of my life now.
I started at the Town of Mount Royal Rugby Club in the summer of 1991 through Rob Cusson (we trained at the same gym in Rosemere). I was a AAA college basketball player for Ahuntsic at the time. I went to one rugby practice and bang, it was game one on the Saturday that followed. My coach at that time, was Josy Ferraro. I quickly understood what it was to be off side!
I played off & on for five years as second row and ended up with Valery Parrot as my coach at that time. I wasn't too savvy or strategic on the field, but amazingly strong at pushing in scrums and tackling!
Today, I am more than happy to be a part of the Club as a social member and help out in any way I can. For example, I was blessed with a beautiful artistic talent that has helped to decorate our Scobie Hall. In 1992 I painted on the second floor a life-size mural of two players in action. In 2015 I spent countless hours renovating the clubhouse prior to the 60th anniversary. And during the summer 2016, I painted a 48x48po canvas of two players in action (reproduction of a photo by Steven Spedding our official TMRRFC photographer), Unfortunately in December 2016 the Club House was the victim of a fire and partially burned inside! But what doesn't kill us makes us stronger!
After my brain operation in January (which went as well as anyone could hope), I still have a couple of small tumors there but they are manageable. I woke up one day in February and had an inspiration to travel around the world. I have only been on a plane twice in my life! So I am going to travel and see other parts of the world while I still can. I want to visit my old friend and teammate Anne (Annie Sprinkle lol) who now lives in Hawaii and I am going to do my best to get there before hanging up my boots for good!
I always told myself I would do this when I retired! Well, I don't want to be fatalistic, I'm 52 but not too sure I'll make it to 65, so it's now or never! But I can't do it without your help, that's for sure!
I plan to do this trip by December 2022 maximum. It all depends on the funds raised (to be evaluated according to budget, eg less expensive period to travel, because out of season), and on my state of health (to be insurable for my cancer, my treatments must have been stable for at least 3 months and that my protocol did not change before my departure date).
I'll let you know as it goes, that's for sure.
If unfortunately, I cannot go on this trip for some reason, you will be refunded. If you do not wish to be reimbursed, the remaining sums will be paid to the Canadian Cancer Society ( https://support.cancer.ca/).
I hope to have inspired you to support me in this great adventure.
Thanks to all of you!
Hello friends, teammates, TMRRFC family!
Some of you know me, but perhaps some of you newer faces don’t. I played rugby for TMR back in the 1990s. If you don’t know me, maybe you’ve seen my handiwork – in 1992, I painted the mural at the clubhouse.
Two years ago, I received a gift on my birthday, August 3, 2020. It was one of those gifts that most of us don’t want to receive – I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was Stage 4, and had spread to my liver and some lymph nodes.
As if that wasn't enough, four other tumors in my brain were discovered in January 2022. All of this was related to my breast cancer. I had an emergency operation for a tumor the size of a tangerine which was stuck on my cerebellum.
Why am I calling it a gift? Well, those of you who remember me might also remember I’m a bit crazy . But also, this illness made me realize something very important. It’s made me realize that life is short, and precious. And we need to live every moment of it while we can. When I think of the things I used to worry about, I realize now that they are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. This illness, being faced with my death, it’s made me treasure every minute of my life now.
I started at the Town of Mount Royal Rugby Club in the summer of 1991 through Rob Cusson (we trained at the same gym in Rosemere). I was a AAA college basketball player for Ahuntsic at the time. I went to one rugby practice and bang, it was game one on the Saturday that followed. My coach at that time, was Josy Ferraro. I quickly understood what it was to be off side!
I played off & on for five years as second row and ended up with Valery Parrot as my coach at that time. I wasn't too savvy or strategic on the field, but amazingly strong at pushing in scrums and tackling!
Today, I am more than happy to be a part of the Club as a social member and help out in any way I can. For example, I was blessed with a beautiful artistic talent that has helped to decorate our Scobie Hall. In 1992 I painted on the second floor a life-size mural of two players in action. In 2015 I spent countless hours renovating the clubhouse prior to the 60th anniversary. And during the summer 2016, I painted a 48x48po canvas of two players in action (reproduction of a photo by Steven Spedding our official TMRRFC photographer), Unfortunately in December 2016 the Club House was the victim of a fire and partially burned inside! But what doesn't kill us makes us stronger!
After my brain operation in January (which went as well as anyone could hope), I still have a couple of small tumors there but they are manageable. I woke up one day in February and had an inspiration to travel around the world. I have only been on a plane twice in my life! So I am going to travel and see other parts of the world while I still can. I want to visit my old friend and teammate Anne (Annie Sprinkle lol) who now lives in Hawaii and I am going to do my best to get there before hanging up my boots for good!
I always told myself I would do this when I retired! Well, I don't want to be fatalistic, I'm 52 but not too sure I'll make it to 65, so it's now or never! But I can't do it without your help, that's for sure!
I plan to do this trip by December 2022 maximum. It all depends on the funds raised (to be evaluated according to budget, eg less expensive period to travel, because out of season), and on my state of health (to be insurable for my cancer, my treatments must have been stable for at least 3 months and that my protocol did not change before my departure date).
I'll let you know as it goes, that's for sure.
If unfortunately, I cannot go on this trip for some reason, you will be refunded. If you do not wish to be reimbursed, the remaining sums will be paid to the Canadian Cancer Society ( https://support.cancer.ca/).
I hope to have inspired you to support me in this great adventure.
Thanks to all of you!
Organizer
Claude Rivard
Organizer
Mont-Tremblant, QC