A Black Friday childhood cancer diagnosis…

Today is #GivingTuesday, a day to celebrate the spirit of giving.In November, we highlighted Caroline and her family. Caroline is beating neuroblastoma cancer in Nashville, on one of the clinical trials you’re helping us drive. Today we have a guest post from Margaret, Caroline’s mom.Black Friday (literally!) 2017: Diagnosis Day Black Friday 2018: Same spot, one year into treatment, and still …

“I was changed because of Ezra.”

We received this email the other day, and were moved to tears (good ones!) by it. Thanks, Meshelle, for letting Ezra’s story be a part of yours. It means so much. “Honestly, I can’t remember how I heard about Ezra’s story, but I can tell you exactly where I was… that is forever engraved into my consciousness. I was at …

E is for Ezra 2 – An iPhone Theme for a Cause (Again!)

Aside from founding and running Because of Ezra with his wife and Ezra’s mom Robyn Matthews, Ezra’s dad Kyle is the founder of an iPhone customizing community called ModMyi.com. The second largest iPhone-related Apple community online (second only to Apple themselves!), ModMyi is a lively group of people who love customizing (modding) their devices to make them just how the …

Because of Ezra Founders Robyn and Kyle Matthews on the Radio

Tampa people! Because of Ezra founders Kyle and Robyn Matthews will be on Clear Channel radio stations this weekend in the Tampa Bay area, doing a 30 minute spot with Corey Dylan and Dr Don Eslin. We’ll discuss Ezra, who we are and why we do what we do, and our upcoming Karaoke for the Kure Tampa event. You can hear it the following stations and …

How We are Working to Cure Neuroblastoma

As a non-profit, we get a lot of questions. Everything from “why do you do what you do?” to “why should I give to you?” to “can neuroblastoma really even be cured?” We spend a lot of time sharing who, why, and what we are, and thought it’d be good to share some of the points which come up often. …

Gold iPhone Skins – Because of Ezra and iCarbons.com!

Gold is the awareness color for pediatric cancer. We know you want to show some awareness love, and we’ve teamed up with iCarbons.com to produce an exclusive GOLD iPhone skin with the Because of Ezra logo! All proceeds from the purchases go directly to support our mission of supporting relevant research and clinical trials with physicians and researchers who can help …

The Power of Sharing

From our volunteer Jennifer, about the power of sharing… “This morning at breakfast I was minding my own business, making a waffle, and a lady saw the 4 bracelets on my wrist and said ‘I like your bracelets!’ I said thank you and askedher if she’d like one. She said ‘Do you have cancer?’ I told her no. ‘Your kid? …