Hope – Mark Dungan, and Sydney

Hope is a huge part of fighting neuroblastoma. Mark Dungan shared the beautiful story of his daughter Sydney, who was diagnosed 10 years ago yesterday, and is now a brilliant, happy 12 year old young lady. Here’s her story… “On June 21, 2003, almost at this very moment, Sydney was diagnosed with NMYC amp. stage 4 NB. What followed that was …

my sons are not gone; they’re just dead

in our home there is a room which is for “storage” it used to have a crib on the door there are still hand-Crayoned signs “Ezra God loves you” missing the comma which always made us laugh penned from children in a school class who I hope will remember the day my son came to visit with a smile so …

Making a difference… Because of Ezra

Sometimes we get communication from people which is so powerful we just have to share it. A woman named Stephanie sent us the picture above, of her stethoscope for nursing school. It has Because of Ezra engraved on it, as well as a cross and her initials. Stephanie said this in her message to us: I received my stethoscope in …

Attention Runners / Walkers!

Tampa runners, joggers, lovers of the pavement, and haters of cancer – come run the Gasparilla Distance Classic with us! EVERYONE can do this – runs range from a 5K jog, strollers jog, or run… all the way up to a half marathon. We’re doing it a little different this year – check the link below to create your own …

Giving Away $100,000 in 2012

Today marks the day we’ve been without Ezra as long as we were with him. 800 days from the day he died, after living exactly 800 days. It’s a strange day for us. We thought it would be fitting to do Because of Ezra’s giving for 2012 on this day – this is only something we could have done Because …

Because of Ezra Holiday Inserts!

It’s that time of year! What better gift then to let friends and family know you’ve made a donation towards curing pediatric cancer in their name? Holiday inserts from Because of Ezra are great to mail out with your holiday cards, or even as stocking stuffers! They come professionally printed on 14pt matte card stock, front-side only. Cards are 3.5″ …

Facebook Cover Photos!

Some of you have asked for Facebook cover photos to use for promoting awareness. Rock on – we love it! We made up some photos for you to use, and we’ll keep listing them here along with their URLs (please feel free to share them or use them as your Facebook cover photo, profile pic, or however you’d like!). Download …

800days

Two years ago today we lost our first-born son, Ezra David Matthews. After exactly 800 days of life, he died of neuroblastoma. Our fight is one he started for us, and we won’t stop until this cancer is cured. In Ezra’s name and memory, we are so proud today to launch our first social awareness campaign – 800 days. Each …

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!

Hey! September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. We thought we’d make up some photos for you to use, and we’ll keep listing them here along with their URLs (please feel free to share them or use them as your Facebook cover photo, profile pic, or however you’d like!).