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hen Jay Kalisky of
West Bloomfield visits
Washington, D.C., this
month, he will light a luminary candle
on the Capitol steps in memory of his
mother, Jean Kalisky, who died from
cancer at age 50.
Then he will meet with politicians on
Capitol Hill with 13 other Michigan del-
egates fighting for more federal cancer
research dollars so his mother's death,
and the lives of so many others lost to
cancer, will not be in vain.
"My mom was diagnosed with cancer
when I was 10 and she died when I was
20:' said Kalisky, 58, who, with his wife,
Sue, are members of Congregation B'nai
Moshe in West Bloomfield. "When you
are that young and you have a sick par-
ent, you are fearful every day about your
parent not being there Kalisky said.
"That feeling can stay with you for
your entire life. But the trick to deal-
ing with it is to turn it into something
positive. I truly want to do my part and
inspire others to do theirs in finding a
cure for cancer:'
At this year's West Bloomfield Relay
for Life, Kalisky was the top fundraiser
at $24,000 and was recognized with the
Alex Graham Award for best exemplify-
ing the spirit of the relay.
Kalisky, a certified public accountant,
is heading to Washington Sep. 27-30
to attend the American Cancer Society
Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)
Leadership Lobby and Action Day.
Hundreds of cancer advocates will lobby
Congress on the importance of funding
research toward the treatment and even-
tual cure for cancer.
ACS CAN is the lobbying and advoca-
cy arm of the American Cancer Society.
It aims to educate voters about candi-
dates' positions on cancer-related con-
cerns and to defeat cancer by securing
and increasing federal funding for cancer
research, detection and treatment.
In recent years, the National Cancer
Institute received approximately $4.9 bil-
lion per year over the past six years. ACS
CAN'S current campaign is lobbying for
Congress to increase funding research by
$1 billion in the next federal budget.
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Kalisky Makes The Case
In 2014, after years of cancer activism,
including founding a chapter of the ACS
in Farmington Hills, Kalisky became
the West Bloomfield chair of ACS CAN.
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Jay Kalisky and Howard Rosenberg
man the ACS CAN booth at the West
Bloomfield Relay for Life.
This is his first year participating in the
summit.
Some issues Kalisky and other
Michigan delegates will be discussing
with Democrat Sens. Gary Peters and
Debbie Stabenow, and U.S. Rep. Brenda
Lawrence is increased treatment funding
for seniors on Medicare who receive pos-
itive colonoscopy results and increased
funding for the emerging medical prac-
tice of palliative care.
Palliative care is one of the nation's
fastest-growing trends in treating cancer
patients. It focuses attention to the full
spectrum of a patient's disease, including
emotional and physical symptoms such
as anxiety, distress, pain, fatigue and
nausea.
According to the ACS, the prevalence
of palliative care in U.S. hospitals with 50
or more beds has increased 164 percent
over the past 12 years. However, accord-
ing to the lobby group's 2015 state-by-
state progress report on cancer-related
legislation and activity, only 10 states in
the Union — and this does not include
Michigan — are adapting ACS CAN'S
legislative model for palliative care.
While Kalisky remains an activist for
the community at large, his motivation
remains deeply personal to honor the
memories of his mother and father-in-
law, as well as the life of his sister, who is
a 12-year breast cancer survivor.
Kalisky hopes to raise even more
funds for the summit's "Lights of
Hope" ceremony where more than
16,000 luminary bags will be lit upon
Washington's Reflecting Pools in honor
and memory of those who have fought
cancer. Luminaries can be lit for a $10
donation that can be made at http://bit.
ly/lN7Rzvg.
"For me, having my mom's name
in Washington, D.C., is so significant,"
Kalisky said. "She has made a difference
in my life, but she has also made a differ-
ence in the fight against cancer and hav-
ing her name proudly displayed is going
to be a great source of pride:'
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