The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
They never thought it would happen to them twice.
Hope and CJ Miller are as close as siblings can be. Less than a year apart in age, they enjoy pranking each other and simply being each other’s best friend.
Hope was in gym class one day when she had difficulty breathing, which led to a visit to the hospital and a diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma, a cancer in her lung and surrounding lymph nodes. CJ immediately became her support system as she recovered from surgery to remove her lung and the... Read More
Austin's chemotherapy treatments often kept him in the hospital for a month at a time.
Austin and his doctor, Dr. Jean Tersak
At 14 years old, Austin Ochenshirt was excited to welcome his second little brother into the family. But while they were at the hospital, he could tell something was wrong. What started as a swollen elbow from football camp and a supposed “bone bruise” on his head soon turned into a life-changing discovery.
A week later, Austin was back at the hospital, where testing revealed he had acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
“It was the worst day of my life,” Austin says.
From there on out he... Read More
Did you know that you can make a difference for kids with cancer just by shopping?
No matter who you have on your holiday shopping list, your seasonal shopping can help fund cutting-edge research, support families as they travel for treatment and give hope to children facing cancer.
We rounded up some of our favorite lemonade gifts from Alex's shop and our corporate partners, plus a way you can buy just about anything and still make an impact in the fight against childhood cancer through Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF).
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