Alexandra "Alex" Scott, a young cancer patient, was only 4 years old when she decided to hold a lemonade stand to raise money for "her hospital," so doctors could help other kids like they'd helped her. Alex held her first stand in 2000 and continued to hold lemonade stands each year, inspiring support from her community and across the nation. Although sadly Alex passed away at the age of 8, she knew she had reached the ambitious goal of raising $1 million for childhood cancer research.

I am researching a type of blood cancer called juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) that is very aggressive and has poor outcomes even if patients receive a bone marrow transplant. I am working on finding new therapies for this disease so we can treat patients more effectively and with fewer side effects. Please consider donating to our cause and know that all funds will be matched 1:1 by ALSF (up to $50k) and will be distributed directly to our lab where we are carrying out this research. Thanks!