Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
My daughter, Alex, would be turning 27 years old today.
As I reflect on her birthday it's always a time of “what if?” What if she had survived? What would she be like today? So much about her was yet to be known. But I know with certainty the legacy she left and I'm grateful for it. I consider myself very lucky to remember Alex in such a positive and inspiring way through “her lemonade stand,” one cup at a time!
Also wrapped in my memories of Alex is how hard her life was with childhood cancer.
Alex Scott was just 4 years old when she told her parents that she wanted to host a lemonade stand. That initial and extraordinary lemonade stand raised $2,000 and launched a movement to cure childhood cancer.
Like Alex, all kids can make a difference! Get your own family involved in a service project just in time for the National Day of Service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here are some ideas that help kids learn about community service:
1. Host A Hot Chocolate Stand
Take advantage of a day off from work and school and host a lemonade stand. If it is a cold day,... Read More
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
