Dewey Destin’s restaurant has Holly Bracelets!
They will sell them to patrons upon their request!
There is only 2 things you need to know
- Enjoy a great meal with friends and family
- REQUEST A HOLLY BRACELET
Holly Bracelets at Dewey Destin Seafood !
Check out the Belmar Pro!
As mentioned last week, Shred Out Cancer has the great opportunity to be a part of The Belmar Pro surf competition. Make sure you check out the site…cause it’s official with our logo on the main page!! See you all there September 11-13 in Belmar, NJ!!! http://belmarpro.com/
Shred Out’s New Number!
We’re moving fast!!!! Last night we got our official Shred Out Cancer phone number!! (848) 20 - SHRED . Please keep in mind it is a toll-call and not a 1-800 number. 
L.T.H Drive = Letters To Holly
SPREAD THE LOVE ♥
Letters To Holly (LTH) drive going on now ! Keep up their spirits, share some thoughts, and send letters to Holly at their new address at St. Judes Hospital.
Holly K. Burke
Target House II
1811 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN. 38104
Rm 320
P.S you can also spread the love on facebook. Post some comments, ask questions aloud, share some thoughts, and just have fun!
Great news about Holly !
Update on Holly! Wonderful news!! The spot on Holly’s lung has shrunk which the doctors assume that it was not cancerous! The two tumors under Holly’s arm will most probably be surgically removed, followed by radiation. Radiation will be another 6 weeks which would start about 2 weeks after surgery. The other option might be to leave the smaller tumor in and do the trial drug at St. Judes. We will know more tomorrow.
God and your love and support is what gives us strength and hope. Thank you for all you do.
God Bless!
C. Holly Burke
NASCAR News!
For all of you Nascar fans out there and even greater fans of Holly…..Holly and her brother Scott recently won a design contest for Nascar!!!! And it wasn’t just any contest. Their winning design was featured on Dario Franchitti’s racecar helmet during Pole Day at the 93rd Running of the Indianapolis 500! Dario was the Indianapolis 500 winner in 2007. Dario Franchitti, No. 10 Target Honda stated “I’m excited to be wearing the Target House helmet designed for pole day in Indianapolis. It’s been a long time certainly, over 10 years, since I haven’t worn my traditional colors while driving the car, but what a great cause. Target House is something that I’m very proud to be a part of.” Congrats Holly and Scott!!!!!
Read the full article here: http://www.franchitti.com/pressroom/index.php?newsid=11&noshow=1
First newsletter - June 22, 2009
As our first newsletter, we welcome you, and thank you for joining the Shred Out Cancer family.
Humbly we claim that as a family, we can and will face any challenge. And through unfortunate and unexpected circumstances, families grow stronger. We are able to lean on shoulders, grasp each others’ hands, and walk in unison each step of the way.
You will learn our attitude, goals, and the reason for our existence by visiting our website, reading our mission statement, attending our events, accessing our media, and interacting on our blogs and facebook. Therefore, I won’t spoil the fun experiencing us firsthand.
What I will tell you is the reason our organization has originated. Clear Cell Sarcoma: A cancer which only 300 diagnoses exist; and one case has stricken my sister, Holly K. Burke. With limited cases, there is limited testing, drugs, and resources. However, with family, and friends that are considered family, the one trait that is not limited, is hope. We are strong. And as we grow, so does our hope, resources, and ability to complete our goal. We will help Holly, but we will also help others. Our greatest hope is that this organization is not in existence for long, because we want to end our existence through the completion of our goal. We can, and will cure cancer.
I ask that anyone who can help, please step forward in anyway possible. Whether it be financial, logistical, or much needed word of mouth, we humbly ask that you step forward and walk with us in unison, towards our goal to cure cancer.
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In Solidarity,
Joseph A. Kostecki II
Shred Out Cancer
President
Rent this beach house getaway, save a family! HOLLY BY THE SEA
escape to the shore and help a family
The search house is titled HOLLY BY THE SEA ..
See the link on our page or go here http://www.vrbo.com/244599
Location: Crystal Beach, Scenic Gulf Drive West, Destin Area, Florida North West, Florida, USA (45 Minutes East of Pensacola/35 Minutes West of Panama City)
Accommodations: Cottage/House, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths (Sleeps 6-8)
Beautiful 3BR/2BA house set in the gorgeous neighborhood of Crystal Beach Cottages. Shabby Chic decor throughout.
Walk only 1 1/2 blocks to the white sandy beach and emerald blue/green waters of the Gulf of Mexico from our Destin Beach vacation home. It is also right beside the community pool. Our cottage is very welcoming and cozy while the neighborhood is family friendly and peaceful for the ultimate relaxation at the beach. Let our home be your getaway to the beach. With a Queen bed in the master bedroom, Full bed in the second bedroom, Trundle in the third and a sleeper sofa in the living room, it can accommodate up to eight guests comfortably.
Ideally located in Crystal Beach community of Destin, you will be close to great shopping and entertainment at the Destin Commons and at Grand Boulevard a little further down the road.
The dining options near you are fantastic. Walk to Camille’s, or drive to any one of the wonderful local restaurants in Destin.
T-Shirts!!!! Get your T-Shirts!!!
We have to give a special thanks to the t-shirt selling king, Scott Burke and his friend Logan for helping to sell all the shirts for Holly’s foundation!!! Way to go guys!!! If anyone would like to help and continue selling t-shirts for Holly please contact us. We would greatly appreciate it!
Holly is in the news, Support growing !
‘The love in this town is just amazing’: Destin teen fights rare cancer, voted Prom Queen
June 9, 2009 - 2:55 PM
Last week, seniors at Fort Walton Beach High School walked out the door with a diploma in hand. Holly Burke did it against some incredible odds.
“I wanted to go off to college and move out — just live college life,” said an 18-year-old Holly. “That’s changed.”
The change in her plans began on her birthday in September with a pain in her right shoulder.
“It started hurting,” she said. “It always looked like my shoulder was dropped and hunched forward.”
The pain was bothersome, but fell off the radar when Holly contracted mono around the same time. Surgery to remove her tonsils and adenoids (and the accompanying pain medications) put the shoulder pain out of mind for a while.
But the pain returned in November, prompting a visit to a Sacred Heart doctor who ordered an X-ray of the area.
“I definitely know more about the human body than before,” Holly said, glancing down at the scar stretching several inches across the front of her right shoulder.
The X-ray revealed an “unknown mass” that concerned doctors enough to refer Holly to Shands HealthCare in Gainesville for a biopsy. Just a few days before Christmas, Holly’s ailment was given a name — clear cell sarcoma.
“It’s a rare cancer that only 300 people in the world have been diagnosed with,” said mom Carol Burke.
Clear cell sarcoma, also known as soft-tissue melanoma, is a cancer that strikes mostly younger people with tumors in the soft connective tissues. Surgery is the most effective means for ridding the body of the cancer, since it is resistant to chemotherapy.
It’s nature is aggressive. Holly said the tumor in her neck went from the size of a Jelly Bean to the size of a golf ball in a month.
Doctors had to act quickly.
Since January, she has had three surgeries and three rounds of radiation at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, where Holly and her mother have been living this year at Target House.
The two stay comfortably in their own apartment in the housing for patients receiving long-term treatment at St. Jude.
“It’s like a job,” Holly said.
The 13 weeks of radiation she’s endured has required her to be at the hospital all day, every day for treatment. Holly has been out of school since her bout with mono in September, but has kept up with her studies online, graduating on time with the rest of her classmates.
“In between all of the surgeries and the pain, she pulled it off,” Carol said.
Though she’s missed most of her senior year, Holly, didn’t let cancer keep her away from her senior prom. Angel Flight, a non-profit of volunteer pilots, transported Holly home to attend FWBHS’s prom, where she got a nice surprise.
She wore the crown as Prom Queen.
With high school behind her, Holly is concentrating on the next chapter of life with cancer.
“There really is no reason to worry about things I can do nothing about,” she said, exuding a sense of humor about the treatment and surgeries she’s been through.
The cancer has changed life for the entire Burke family. Carol managed a condo cleaning service before the diagnosis and has quit her job to be with her daughter in Memphis.
And as cancer is well-known for, it has made things almost impossible financially.
“I never know when the tears are going to come,” said Carol, as she wiped her eyes and began to explain how a handful of neighbors have been donating their time and money to get her cottage-style home in Crystal Beach ready for summer renters.
“The love in this town is just amazing,” she said.
Two other families have helped care for Holly’s younger brother Scott, 10, as he finished his fifth-grade year at Destin Middle School. He’s spent six weeks at Target House with his sister.
If radiation does not work, Holly’s next step is to try an experimental drug.
“I take it a day at a time,” she said. “It’s all I can really do.”