It’s supposed to be one of the most joyful times in life: the birth of a newborn baby. But just three months after giving birth to twin girls, Jim and Megan Cox received test results that shook their family to the core.
“As a parent I felt helpless. I couldn’t help my child,” Jim said.
Conner Honeycutt, a 10-year-old acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivor, will host a lemonade stand during Alex's Lemonade Days from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the corner of Rookwood Parkway and Croyden Court. This is Honeycutt's second Alex's Lemonade Stand to raise awareness and funds to find cures for all childhood cancers.
Toll Brothers, a nationwide luxury home builder, and Coastal Oaks at Nocatee will host Alex’s Lemonade Stand to raise funds to battle childhood cancer 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Coastal Oaks at Nocatee Sales Center, 18 Lighthouse Point Circle, Ponte Vedra Beach. For more, (904) 285-5550.
When Riley Stock of Burleson was born 14 years ago, her mother noticed something was out of place.
“I had a healthy, normal pregnancy [with Riley],” Lori Stock said. “In the hours that followed delivery, my husband and I discovered a small knot in one of her legs. It was tiny; no bigger than a BB.”
Price Chopper’s parking lot was host to Alex’s Lemonade Stand over the weekend.
The local chapter, run by Joe Muckenthaler and his son — whose name happens to be Alex — held the fundraiser for the fourth year in Emporia to raise money for children’s cancer research and other efforts.
The mother and daughter who both battled neuroblastoma got a huge surprise over the weekend while raising money for Alex's Lemonade Stand at Lynchburg's Community Market.
The Appomattox High School girls soccer team delivered a check for $3,000 to the Gilger family.
You may remember Danner Evans' report about Edie and Emily in May.
Faithann Hodorowicz, a childhood cancer survivor, is participating in this year’s Alex’s Lemonade Days, a campaign that encourages anyone to host a lemonade stand to raise donations to fight childhood cancer.
Alicia Joy Volinski, a 12-year-old Chino Hills girl who has sold more than $2,000 worth of lemonade and dessert for childhood cancer research, will have a partner this year
Koa was an amazing little boy who could make anyone laugh. After he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, he fought through many life-threatening complications for five months. Sadly, Koa passed away. He's the strongest person his family knows.
