A blog about children’s cancer survivors, fighters and supporters,
and the cancer research that accelerates the search for cures.
Five years ago, my son Kyle started having stomach aches. The doctor suspected lactose intolerance or Crohn’s disease, but as Kyle continued to lose weight and appetite, his doctor ordered a colonoscopy. He was a skinny, 58-pound 10 year old. […]
Rick Chaloupka, Father Read More »
10 Years Old at Diagnosis In January 2012, around his 10th birthday, Jacob (Jake) Crump joined a competitive soccer league. When he began to complain of hip and leg pain, his parents worried the pressure of the league might be
Jacob Crump, Ewing Sarcoma Read More »
On the morning of August 1, 2015, well before the sun came up, 53 Ultimate Hikers, coaches, and volunteers ate a quick breakfast in a dark parking lot before piling into vans to depart for the wilderness. The Dolly Sods
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(Inside Edition) – A 12-year-old cancer patient got quite the sendoff on her last day of treatment thanks to some kind-hearted medical staff. A video shows Sophia Petikas dancing with staff from Willis-Knighton Cancer Center in Louisiana after they learned
YOU can be the difference in getting parents the resources they need to care for their children who have been newly diagnosed with cancer. As of this week, the funds needed to create two ebooks have been raised, but with
(OncologyNurseAdvisor.com) – A new compound that locks a disease-related protein into an inactive position stifled the growth of an aggressive form of leukemia in laboratory and animal tests, according to a new study published in Cancer Cell (2015; doi:10.1016/j.ccell.2015.06.005). When
New Approach to Treating B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Shows Promise Read More »
(Science Daily, Cancer Research UK) – Children with a rare type of cancer called Wilms’ tumor who are at low risk of relapsing can now be given less intensive treatment, avoiding a type of chemotherapy that can cause irreversible heart
Less Intensive Chemo Avoids Irreversible Side Effects in Children’s Cancer Read More »
One child. One wish. Millions touched. Who would have thought a 5-year-old boy who fought leukemia would transform a city and a nation for a day? No one. Not his family. Not his friends. Not the thousands of volunteers who
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Like many of you — I have a busy life and I always welcome the opportunity to permanently remove tasks from my growing to-do list. Hearing this from other supporters as well, CureSearch is now offering a way to do just that with their Monthly Giving Club – The CUREsaders.
Make Your Life Easier – Become a CUREsader Read More »
Are you interested in supporting research to find cures but don’t know where to start? Well, you can turn practically ANYTHING into a fundraiser with CureSearch Gold! Take Bob’s Burgers writer Wendy Molyneux’s recent fundraiser. Wendy only hates two things
Bob’s Burgers Writer Channels Hatred to Raise $30,000 for Children’s Cancer Read More »
