Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Hero Families, SuperSibs, supporters and amazing network of friends.
We are thankful each year for the hero families—the Hero, the SuperSibs and the parents of a child battling cancer. These families go the distance each year for their own children, for each other and for their larger childhood cancer community. Our founder, Alex, inspired all of us to be thankful each day and of course, to turn all of our lemons into lemonade!
Members of Hero Families are each affected differently by a childhood cancer diagnosis and SuperSibs, the siblings of childhood cancer survivors, often struggle with a changing, unknown future in their family. Our SuperSibs program is dedicated to helping these amazing children and teens during their family’s battle, so they can face the future with courage and hope.
SuperSibs give us, at Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, courage and hope as well! We asked our SuperSibs and their families to share with us the things they are thankful for this Thanksgiving:
“I am thankful for how well life is going,” Rebecca, SuperSib
“I am thankful for the people who help me,” Dominic, Hero
“I am thankful for my mommy and daddy and my hero Dominic,” Dominic’s Sister
“I am thankful for donuts,” Ryan, Hero
“I am thankful for support,” Ellie, Hero
“We are thankful for kids getting cured every day,” the Nagrant Family
“We are thankful for friends,” the Matz Family
“We are thankful for our 4 daughters,” the Littlefield Family
“We are thankful for our family,” the Jackson Family
“We are thankful for Team Minion and the support of ALSF,” the Gibson Family
“We are thankful for ALSF,” the Cartafalsa Family
ALSF is thankful for the amazing network of Hero Families who work with us to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research! Our SuperSibs program offers siblings a variety of programs including:
- Comfort and Care—we provide siblings and parents with resources that ensure appropriate and effective support at home, in school or at the hospital.
- Sib Spot—a special area on the ALSF website that offers fun activities, words of support and resources for siblings. Sib Spot is divided by age group.
- Sibling Ambassador Program—offers siblings of children with cancer the opportunity to share their family’s story and experiences with other kids, researchers and supporters.
Meet our Hero Families and SuperSibs here.
