The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
The last days of summer can bring a rush to fit in all those last-minute adventures, get back-to-school shopping and of course, manage those cries of boredom in your household! Mix up the summer monotony by motivating your kids to give back this summer, by helping support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF).
ALSF Founder Alex Scott was just 4 years old when she held her first front yard lemonade stand to help other kids with cancer to feel better. Her lemonade stand kicked off a movement of kids (and people of... Read More
Today marks 17 years since I shared my last moments with my daughter Alex. It was a lifetime ago. Since then, our lives have marched on. So many small and large moments have come and gone and milestones have been reached. I have tried to live a good life that honors her through our work with the Foundation, of course, but also a life that honors something greater – the gift of having dreams and life goals and getting to reach them. I guess you would say living a full and purposeful life is itself a tribute to Alex, as it was something she fought for and worked for her entire life.
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Dr. Heinrich Kovar was a young student studying a rare cancer when the unthinkable happened. His brother was diagnosed with that same rare cancer:
Ewing sarcoma.
As Dr. Kovar’s brother was treated, doctors tried to give his brother hope by telling him that researchers were working to find cures for his cancer.
But for his brother, that work would not be fast enough. When he passed away, Dr. Kovar was left with a mission: find cures for pediatric sarcomas.
“If I would have a... Read More
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