The Childhood Cancer Blog

The Childhood Cancer Blog

Welcome to The Childhood Cancer Blog
from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!

Then and Now. Daniel Kingsley was just 12 years old when he was diagnosed with cancer. Now, he's 15 years cancer-free and training to be a doctor and help children the way doctors helped him.

After completing his undergrad year of college, Daniel Kingsley found himself shadowing his former physician, Dr. Agne Petrosuite, at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital when he came across a family receiving a childhood cancer diagnosis and knew he had to say something. 

“I just wanted to say that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.”

For Dan, who had been diagnosed with cancer as a teenager, it was a full-circle moment. 

Three years after he shared his story, he saw the fruits of that connection. While accumulating hours at the same hospital to reapply... Read More

It has been 22 years since Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) founder, Alex Scott, held her first lemonade stand in her front yard, kicking off a movement to cure kids with cancer. Since that amazing day, supporters everywhere around the world have taken a stand for kids with cancer by hosting stands of their own, lending generous corporate support, attending special events and pushing science forward to cures for all children facing cancer. 

This was another sweet year filled with amazing stories. Here are the top childhood cancer stories from 2022:

1.    ... Read More

how to give

The holiday season puts all of us in a giving mood — and the end of the calendar year is also a deadline for charitable donations for the current tax year.  

For children facing cancer, the need for more research, safer treatments, family support services and cures is ever present. By making a gift by December 31, 2022, you can help sustain research and support into 2023.   

Here are six ways to make the most of your year end charitable giving. 

1. Donate by December 31. If you plan to itemize your... Read More

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