Our Beat NB running team had FORTY ONE runners participating in this years Falmouth Road Race. Combined they raised in excess of $70,000 all while running to help save KIDS with cancer. The day was a truly amazing experience topped off by the runners and their friends and families joining us afterward for an incredibly fun family friendly cookout. …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 8/5/13
Big hits of loss and love this week. Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Talia Joy Castellano We can’t even tell you how heartbroken we were to hear of Talia’s death. Talia inspired millions with her infectious spirit and make up tutorials on YouTube. She never stopped fighting. Talia was known for saying that make-up was her …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 7/15/13
Loss, hope and fellowship. Much like a battle with neuroblastoma, a mix of emotions roll through this week’s stories. Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Sam Shaw Good news! Sam Shaw has undergone a successful surgery to remove the remaining tumor on his adrenal gland. His doctors say they think they have managed to get the entire …
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 …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 7/8/13
Our hearts go out to the Davies family as they say good-bye to Amelia-Mae this week. We’re also learning about several groups of researchers working hard to save the lives of other neuroblastoma patients. Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Amelia-Mae Amelia-Mae Davies is now “flying with the angels”. The sweet two-year old has been fighting neuroblastoma …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 7/1/13
The Grimes family wants to take you out to a ballgame! A new treatment facility is opened up in Pakistan, and an awesome awareness campaign hits Facebook and Twitter. Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight MacAlister Mac was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma in February of this year, at 16 months old. Since then his life has …
MUTEMATH rocking with some Because of Ezra Bracelets!
Paul Meany of MUTEMATH rocking in Texas with some Because of Ezra bracelets on his piano!
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 6/24/13
Dee Beckford summarizes this week best saying, “Why live a little when you can live a lot!” Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Devante Beckford Devante Beckford didn’t live to see his 13th birthday. Neuroblastoma ended his life last October, just 18 months after his diagnosis. Through all of his treatments Dee lived his motto: “Why live …
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? …