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Petaluma360.com

2/1/2015

The bedroom where the memories of CJ Banaszek speak loudest has become an office of hope for children nationwide who are battling the cancer that took CJ’s life as 13-year-old last July.

His mother, Heather Banaszek, is now using CJ’s room as an office for her work as Community Outreach Specialist in Northern California for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a national organization that raises money to fund childhood cancer research projects. “It feels really good and nurturing to work at home and have an office in CJ’s room,” Heather said.

Her involvement with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation stemmed from a meeting with Liz Scott, mother of Alexandra (Alex) Scott, the courageous girl who created the original Alex’s Lemonade Stand before dying at age 8 with neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer.
The two women share not only the heartbreak of losing a child, but also a determination to help others avoid suffering the same hurt.

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