Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
Childhood cancer awareness means that there is so much HOPE for the future! But, it also means that there is so much more that needs to be done because I want to live in a world where ALL childhood cancer patients become childhood cancer SURVIVORS!
When awareness is brought to childhood cancer, it means a few things:
Childhood cancer awareness means remembering that behind every diagnosis is a child who still wants to be a kid.
For me, that became real when I was just ten years old and diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Before cancer, my life was filled with ballet, school and playing with my little sister Georgia. One November morning everything changed. My school and ballet studio were replaced by oncology rooms and clinic visits. My teachers were replaced with doctors, and my dance partner became an IV... Read More
When I was sixteen, I decided that I wanted to be a pediatric oncologist because, like so many of you, I had encountered the heartbreak of journeying with family members with cancer. In my teenage wisdom, I wanted to dedicate my love of science and of community service to help children diagnosed with cancer, and after many years of training, I achieved that dream of being able to serve some of the 400,000 children and families whose lives are dramatically changed each year by a new cancer diagnosis... Read More
