Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
Liz Scott and Allison Clarke are two moms on a mission to cure childhood cancer.
by Trish Adkins, ALSF
In 2000, 4-year-old Alexandra “Alex” Scott asked her parents to help host her first lemonade stand in her front yard. Alex had been battling neuroblastoma since just before her first birthday and wanted to do something to help other kids battling cancer feel better. Alex raised over $2,000 at her first stand and kicked off a legacy of lemonade stands and hope.
Nine years later, 10-year-old Quinn Clarke was... Read More
by Trish Adkins, ALSF
We talked to some hero moms and asked them, “How did childhood cancer alter your motherhood? What lessons did you learn?”
Last year, we shared 10 of those lessons. However, it was not enough. So this year, here are 20 more things that we learned about motherhood from childhood cancer:
1. Motherhood is the coexistence of every emotion that exists.
2. Motherhood can mean parenting a legacy because your child is not physically here,... Read More
All of the illustrations in Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand are real people. Above, one of Alex's favorite nurses, Lisa
by Jay Scott, Alex’s Dad
In our book, Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand, there is a picture of a woman on crutches. This character was based on one of Alex’s favorite nurses, a woman named Lisa. Alex loved her so much, that she once asked Lisa if she would come along if her lemonade stand took a cross-country road trip. Alex did not want to her port accessed by nurses that didn’t know how to do it as good as Lisa did.
Lisa... Read More