”Unlike a lot of people, I don’t feel powerless. I know I can do something. But anyone can do something, it’s not about being special. It’s about deciding to do it-to dive into work for peace and justice and care for everybody on the planet” ~ Patch Adams. In loving memory of Robin Williams, a brilliant and funny man who …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 07-29-14
And we’re back! We have a lot of catching up to do so get comfortable! Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Plainville family putting the crush on cancer While living in Florida, Malia Jusczyk, then 2, told her mother, Megan, her tummy wasn’t feeling well. Megan sought out advice from her pediatrician. Doctor’s believed Malia had a …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 06-18-14
“Children with cancer are like candles in the wind who accept the possibility that they are in danger of being extinguished by a gust of wind from nowhere and yet, as they flicker and dance to remain alive, their brilliance challenges the darkness and dazzles those of us who watch their light.” ~ Unknown Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 06-05-14
What a positive and uplifting week! We have a couple promising treatments to share with you as well as many wonderful fundraisers taking place to either support current neuroblastoma fighters or in honor of those fighters who have passed. It’s always wonderful to hear stories of strangers being touched by the battle of a small child and their determination to …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 05-27-14
This is a very tough week. Two children have died from neuroblastoma this week alone and another child, who is very close to our hearts had scan results come back showing a few isolated neuroblastoma cells in his marrow. This is absolutely gut-wrenching, and shows we need to fight hard still for these children. Our thoughts and prayers are with all …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 05-22-14
”If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much” ~ Marian Wright Edelman Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Raising Hope for Raygan Six rounds of chemotherapy, a stem cell harvest, a bone marrow transplant and 20 days of radiation all endured in the first two years of Raygan’s life after being diagnosed …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 05-16-14
This week is packed with numerous promising trials that have shown extraordinary results. Such research and trials are desperately needed, especially for neuroblastoma patients like 2 year old Keagen Thill, 5 year old Molly McNally, 4 ½ year old Lulu Demetriou, and 6 year old Sammy Nahorny. We remain optimistic that a cure is in the future! Here’s this week’s …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 05-08-14
Hazel Hammersley mother sums up this week’s articles and speaks for all of us when she says, “We have been absolutely humbled and surprised by the outpouring of love and support from the online community and can only hope and pray that this brings awareness to Neuroblastoma and the Childhood Cancer Community.” Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 05-01-14
As we come home rejuvenated and optimistic from the NMTRC Symposium about all the new Neuroblastoma research occurring, we still are faced with children dying, relapsing, or being diagnosed everyday with this horrible monster. We fully believe that a cure is in the future, but until then we will continue to raise awareness and funding for every child and family …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 04-23-14
This week we are excited to share some amazing neuroblastoma research articles that have shown positive and optimistic results! We also have numerous fundraising events to share as well as one family’s desperate plea to the public for donations to their daughter’s potentially life-saving cancer treatment. If at any time you are able to donate to any of the children …