Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
Each year my family goes to the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Lemon Ball. We go because we want to support ALSF and my sister Lily had an ependymoma, a type of brain tumor, when she was 14 months old. I look forward to going every year because I like dressing up and seeing all the people who are our friends from Alex’s Lemonade. My sister, my brother and I get Shirley Temples, look at the silent auction and eat some of the appetizers.
Then, we take an... Read More
After his son Liam’s brain tumor diagnosis and treatment, Allen knew he wanted to do something to help other kids facing cancer. Allen turned to his hobby, simulation racing games (Sim racing), and his friends to raise more than $6,500 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation through a livestream event.
Liam was 7 years old when his parents Allen and Laura started noticing that his eyelids were drooping and fluttering.
“I asked him if he was tired,” recalls Allen.
The fluttering was first suspected to be a rare autoimmune disorder. Blood work did not confirm the diagnosis. After months of not knowing for sure what was wrong with her son, Laura found an autoimmune disorder specialist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), thousands of miles away from their home in Dallas.
Once at CHOP, the specialist nearly immediately confirmed that Liam did not have... Read More
They may be rivals on the football field, but one thing unites Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles, Aaron Jones of the Green Bay Packers and Sony Michel of the New England Patriots: the sweet cleats they each donned for kids with cancer at their December 6, 2020 NFL games. The cleats were specially designed and featured Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF).
The promotion was part of the #MyCauseMyCleats campaign. The campaign gives NFL players a chance to select a charity near and dear to their hearts. Then the players represent the charity by wearing the special cleats on... Read More
