Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
Anna Healey, pictured above, battled neuroblastoma. The cancer ultimately took her life just two months before her 10th birthday.
ALSF-funded researcher Linda Malkas is leading an early phase adult clinical trial that holds promise for kids battling neuroblastoma and other solid tumors.
It’s 2005 when photojournalist Steve Healey is late to his appointment to photograph cancer researcher Dr. Linda Malkas at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Malkas, a native New Yorker, is really annoyed, but Steve looks distraught. Swallowing her impatience, she asks him, “Are you alright?”... Read More
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is kicking off another year of innovative pediatric oncology research with the announcement of 15 new pediatric oncology research grant awards. In 2023, ALSF funded 120 projects, bringing the total projects funded by the Foundation to over 1,500.
“We want to live in a world where children never die from cancer,” said Dr. Loren Walensky, from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Walensky received one of the 13 Innovation Grants awarded in this last grant cycle. The... Read More
Happy Birthday to my one and only, Alex.
Today, Alex would be 28 years old.
January is a bittersweet month for me. The weather is cold and dark. Alex’s birthday is both filled with joy and grief. I am lucky that I get to have Alex ever-present in my heart and in my work, through the Foundation that bears her name. I am lucky that January is not only her birthday but also a time to reflect on the last year and the year ahead. I get to see how Alex is remembered on her birthday — even by people who never had a chance to meet her, but still celebrate her life and inspiration... Read More