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St. Baldrick's Blog » Neuroblastoma
2y ago
Since day one of your life, you have been an inspiration. We watched your battle with cancer begin on the day of your birth. Chemotherapy started on day three. Your tumor resection surgery was month three. Hundreds of visits to the doctor, scans and appointments followed. At 17 months, you got your wheelchair and started to run, Kellan style. At year five we celebrated no evidence of disease — cancer free! Although you are free from cancer, you are paralyzed. Cancer left its mark, but it doesn’t define you or your remarkable life. This year, you were named an humbles me. You speak about it fro ..read more
St. Baldrick's Blog » Neuroblastoma
2y ago
I’m sitting in the waiting area of a hospital 100 miles from home to get the results of my 7-year-old son’s latest MRI scan. Strange to think of myself as one of the lucky ones, but in this club that no one wants to join, I am lucky. My son is now celebrating four years with no evidence of disease, after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer when he was just a toddler. But that good fortune didn’t come out of nowhere. We are lucky because Micah had treatment options – options made possible by St. Baldrick’s Foundation donors like you. Now I need your help to make sure that eve ..read more
St. Baldrick's Blog » Neuroblastoma
2y ago
2) What ’s your go-to song to sing and dance to? , Micah has been fighting since he was 15 months old. Thanks to research, he’s now cancer free! So, we asked him our burning questions, like how does it feel to be a cancer-free kid? And what song is he dancing to these days? This is what Micah said… “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman” books, movies, and TV series ..read more
St. Baldrick's Blog » Neuroblastoma
2y ago
We’ll be welcoming a new group of Ambassadors in the new year. For now, let’s check in on the 2018 team to see how they’re doing and what they enjoyed about the Ambassador experience ..read more
St. Baldrick's Blog » Neuroblastoma
2y ago
While the St. Baldrick’s Foundation might be thought of as just an American organization, the fact is that the research we fund has global reach – so we thought that we’d share a few snapshots of just how global our organization really is, and how our funding and your support are making a true impact for kids with cancer throughout the world ..read more
St. Baldrick's Blog » Neuroblastoma
2y ago
At just 12 years of age, charity. So much of St. Baldrick’s success depends on the many people who give their time and energy raising money for the fight against childhood cancers. At St. Baldrick’s, we recognize that, without our many determined , we could never fund to help save kids’ lives. is among our youngest volunteers. But don’t let her young age fool you – she’s very serious about raising money for St. Baldrick’s ..read more
St. Baldrick's Blog » Neuroblastoma
2y ago
Sarah Swaim, age 31, two-time leukemia survivor & advocate ..read more
St. Baldrick's Blog » Neuroblastoma
2y ago
His mom calls him “an old soul.” This almost three-year-old little boy feels deeply and loves immensely — grown-up strengths that are carrying him through hard days in and out of the hospital as he faces off with cancer. This is Bodie ..read more