Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
Every day, 43 children are diagnosed with childhood cancer in the United States. Globally, cancer stole 11.5 million years of healthy life away from children in 2017. Childhood cancer diagnoses don’t stop and neither do the dedicated researchers working to make childhood cancer history.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) works to fund researchers at all points in their career — from the Pediatric Oncology Student Training (POST)... Read More
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation founder Alex Scott makes lemonade.
As we move through these uncertain and isolating times, there is a phrase that reverberates through the (temporarily virtual) halls of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation:
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!”
We rounded up three stories from our supporters on social media that give us all the feels and help us jump into a weekend with a refreshed outlook.
1. Izzy's Virtual Spirit Day
Childhood cancer hero Izzy celebrates her school’s spirit day at home by dressing as her favorite movie character.
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Isolation isn't a new experience for me or my wife Liz. Like other childhood cancer families, isolation is familiar and necessary.
Almost exactly 20 years ago, our family willingly went into isolation for one month.
A few months before our isolation, we were told that our daughter Alex was dying. Alex was fighting a childhood cancer called neuroblastoma. Her cancer spread as high as her neck and as low as the bones in her left foot. Doctors told us she had no hope to survive.
We didn’t... Read More
