$210,000 Raised — And A Few Thoughts Heading Into Father’s Day Because of your generosity, because of your willingness to help, and because of the $100,000 match that we were able to fully unlock — together, we raised $210,000 for kids and families walking the path that we’ve been walking for a very long time. I’ve said this before but …
The Blanket
Another day – another child taken from his family by cancer – and I just sit and await the discovery that I am once again wearing the invisible, lead-weighted blanket of depression.It sits there neatly folded in a corner of my mind – full of ill intent – waiting to envelop me when things go wrong in this awful community …
Do Something
Do Something. Written by Beat Childhood Cancer Executive Director Sarah Bartosz The Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium held their Annual Meeting earlier this month in St. Petersburg, FL. This gathering of research and medical professionals from across the globe was both inspiring and informative. The summary of the 3-day gathering came in two words from Dr. Jaume Mora, a pediatric …
Turning the Page
We have officially turned the page to a new year filled with refreshed resolutions, opportunities, and goals. While the goal for the Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation will always remain the same, we are grateful to start the year with renewed pages and hope. For some, the start of a new year brings apprehension and uncertainty. For many years, I was …
Celebrating Motherhood
Celebrating Motherhood as a Cancer Mom “On Mother’s Day I can think of no mother more deserving than a mother who had to give one back.” ~ Erma Bombeck Today we celebrate motherhood. For some it is a day of great joy and happiness. For others – those who have lost a child, those who are longing to become a …
2022 Financial Report
What an amazing 2022! We are incredibly grateful to the wonderful partners and benefactors nationwide that allow the Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation to provide this overview highlighting a year of transition, success, commitment, and hope. For more than a decade, the Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation has funded and built a precision medicine program aimed at finding better treatments by fueling …
The last day of September
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; the ribbon color is gold. We spend all year working on driving bold new options for kids fighting cancer, through a research consortium we helped build, now in over 60 children’s hospitals and research institutions internationally. Here’s some ways you can support on the last day of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in 2021!Into the …
Finding Meaning
One day can change our vision of the world. For me, that day was September 23, 2005. What I know now has enhanced my sense of purpose personally and professionally. #findingmeaning #hope #inspiration #knowing 15 years ago today, life changed forever. I thought I was aware, I thought I appreciated the fight, I thought I understood the challenges and realities …
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 …
