Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
Each year, CBS Philadelphia hosts the 14-hour Alex Scott: A Stand for Hope Telethon to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. And each year, the station works tirelessly to find and share stories from childhood cancer families, researchers, favorite CBS personalities and an airing of the Emmy award-winning documentary Alex Scott: A Stand for Hope which tells the heartwarming story of ALSF Founder Alex Scott.
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Each year more than 17,000 children are diagnosed with childhood cancer in the United States — more than a classroom full of children a day. Each of these kids face uncertain and scary treatments in the midst of their regular lives of playing with friends, attending school and just trying to be a kid.
At Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, we call these kids our heroes because of the battles they face and the ways they inspire us to work hard to find cures. Meet four of our childhood cancer heroes:
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
