In terms of health, I grew up pretty lucky. My siblings and I were all healthy, borderline indestructible at times. We played rough, but I can’t ever remember going to the hospital for stitches or casts. I had terrible personal hygiene – I hated washing my hands and certainly avoided brushing my teeth at all costs – and yet I rarely missed school due to a flu or cough. When we did fall ill, my mother would make us tea and give us that awful tasting cough medicine (no bubble gum flavor for us). She didn’t seem to fret or worry, she didn’t call the doctor incessantly or fuss over a... Read More
The Childhood Cancer Blog
Welcome to The Childhood Cancer Blog
from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!
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Team Lemon runner Maggie Seymour is greeted by the Wakeley family in Pennsylvania.
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In September, people everywhere Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. From sharing their stories on social media to joining Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) for The Million Mile and raising funds for research, September is the month when childhood cancer is in the spotlight.
While research and awareness are critical, the stories of real children with cancer are what inspires us to work towards safer treatments and more cures. Kids are more than... Read More
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It is a month when we honor children with cancer, children who have survived cancer and the children who have died from cancer. It is a month of “Going Gold,” and working to ensure that childhood cancer is spotlighted.
At Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is about more than awareness—it is about action. Our founder, Alex Scott, left us a legacy of working together, contributing what we could and knowing that no matter who we are or what our contribution is, we can make a difference.
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