The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
Edie Gilger was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was just 6 months old. Nothing worked—chemotherapy, surgery and other treatments failed over and over again.
Edie went through three relapses before the family found themselves at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
“My husband, Nick always tells people that without Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) and without the research you support, he would not have a family. And it’s true. My daughter Edie, me, my son Kinsey—none of us would be here if it weren’t for ALSF,” said Emily, Edie’s Mom. Emily was diagnosed... Read More
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF)-funded researcher Dr. Leo Wang got his start in oncology research by studying acute myeloid leukemia. Now, he is taking his leukemia discoveries and translating that work into the study of immunotherapy as a treatment for brain tumors.
During his initial research, funded by an ALSF Young Investigator Grant, Dr. Wang became fascinated by leukemia stem cells (LSCs) and their ability to resist chemotherapy. Dr. Wang hypothesized that these LSCs caused relapses, common in... Read More
I want to tell the world about a friend of mine. Some call him Patrick O’Malley, others call him a husband but I call him dad. He has been my best friend since the day I was born. When I was a child, we did everything together. He coached both my sister's and my soccer teams growing up. He taught me how to read and write, but most importantly he taught me to be a good person.
I was 7 years old when I was diagnosed with brain cancer. My diagnosis day was my dad's birthday -- May 29. That day, I saw him drop to his knees and cry. There’s something to be said about seeing your dad... Read More
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