Donate to Peter’s Running Page Working at Children’s hospital overnights, I sometimes forget where I am. Behind a curtain of poly it is just like any other construction site. But when I go on break, and walk out from behind the poly, I see the children. The children who have hurt themselves playing sports, riding bikes, playing man hunt. They …
Forward
“I don’t know how do you do it?” There are innumerable people who have had a child diagnosed with cancer. And in the maelstrom that follows a diagnosis and the subsequent hell on earth that these families endure that is the one statement that inevitably follows. There are different ways to answer it but it really all comes back to …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 5/20/13
A week’s worth of encouraging news! This is the kind of stuff we love to see (and share!). Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Wyatt Glastetter 2-year-old Wyatt Glastetter of Jackson, MO has been battling NB since he was 18 months old. After a misdiagnoses from doctors and an inexplicably broken femur, a radiologist discovered a mass …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 5/14/13
We missed you last week, so we’re doubling up on articles to make up for it. We are crushed to say good-bye to Oliver Zane Emerson this week. Others are raising money to continue their fights. A few football stars are also doing some great things to help spread awareness. Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Charlie …
There is no normal
This year was my 4th NMTRC conference and what struck me as I prepared to depart for Florida was just how much I was looking forward to it. Exactly what about a two day relapsed neuroblastoma conference is so engrossing that I actually enjoy myself? Is it taking three days off from work? Is it travelling to Orlando Florida? Is …
Runner Spotlight: Peter Fitzgerald
My name is Peter Fitzgerald, I moved to Braintree about 5 years ago from Dorchester. My wife Lisa and I have 3 children Caleigh 10, Maeve 8, and Gavin 6. I am 43 years young, and I am the furthest thing from a runner that I have ever seen. When I first moved here to Braintree, I met some wonderful …
What’s Going on in Neuroblastoma Research – 2013 NMTRC Symposium
The NMTRC (Neuroblastoma & Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium) is a group of 18 universities and children’s hospitals headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI which offer a nationwide network of childhood cancer clinical trials. The group is chaired by Dr Giselle Sholler. These trials are based on the research from a group of closely collaborating investigators who are linked with laboratory programs developing novel therapies …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 4/29/13
Congratulations to Oscar Knox are in order this week; he has kicked cancer’s butt! We’re also learning about some big changes and advancements in NB treatment. Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Ryan Wright 18-month-old Ryan Wright is fighting for his life. Suffering from a neuroblatoma relapse, doctors have given Ryan only weeks to live, and his …
Extraordinary people
This weekend the 3rd grade classmate of a neuroblastoma child – who has been battling NB for over 8 years – decided to have a lemonade stand. He donated the money from his lemonade stand to BEAT NB to help his friend. The letter below was received earlier this year and I wanted to share it with you all. Every …
This Week in Neuroblastoma – 4/22/13
This week we’re introducing you to some real life superheroes. (No really, they wear capes and everything!) Here’s this week’s links… Kids – Why We Fight Ava Jorgensen Last November, five-year-old Ava Jorgensen started preschool. The very next day, her life changed forever. Ava had been suffering from silent seizures, spacing out and biting. Her school noticed the odd behavior …