September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month

September 13 is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day.
Click here for more info.

If I told you that you can help save children's lives by giving just a few minutes of your time, would you do it?

The Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act passed. We thank the Representatives and Senators who voted "yes" and President George Bush for signing the bill into law. But the bill only authorizes the requested funds. It does not guarantee the funds.

What are we asking for? That you please write to the senators and representatives in the Defense Appropriations committee to provide funds for childhood cancer research by clicking on the following link: write. Thank you.

Why? According to CureSearch, "childhood cancer remains the #1 cause of death due to disease in children".

Who is CureSearch? Click here to find out.

And yet, funds provided by the National Institute of Health have been cut!!! As a result, the above bill was introduced.

Facts, stories, pictures and videos below

1. Cancer does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex or race.
2. I have become friends with the families of those beautiful children as well as others who have been affected by cancer.
   
   The following children are still fighting, are in remission or have been cured.
   
   

   Milayla	Coleman	Samantha
   Mikayla was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 2 weeks after her 4th birthday. She had been battling strep throat off and on for 3 months. We took her to the doctor thinking we were dealing with another round of Strep. This time something was different. She had these little spots all over her tummy and the doctor thought maybe we should do some testing of her blood. We were afraid they were going to suggest taking her tonsils out, it was quite alarming to find out they suspected her to have Leukemia. She is undergoing chemotherapy. Please keep her in your prayers.	On September 21, 2006 Coleman was diagnosed with medulloblastoma. Coleman underwent 11 months of chemotherapy and relapsed 1 year after diagnosis, on September 21, 2007. This was followed by radiation and more chemotherapy. Then in March of 2008, he underwent a stem cell transplant. Please keep him in your prayers so that he may be completely cured.	Samantha was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on 02/01/06. She suffered a brain bleed and had brain surgery on 02/05/06. We are glad to report that she completed her treatments on 04/07/08 and is in remission!

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   Jessica	Eden	Kaitlyn
   On November 29 of 2003, 9 year old Jessica was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a malignant form of brain tumor. She underwent surgery on December 1st of 2003, followed by several rounds of radiation and chemotherapy until December 21st of 2004. She has endured 31 radiation treatments and 45 doses of chemotherapy. She is a cancer survivor. We are glad to report that Jessica is doing well and will keep her in our prayers.	On July 16, 2004, 4 year old Eden was diagnosed with stage IV Neuroblastoma. She has undergone chemotherapy, radiation and stem cell transplants. On September 22, 2005, she was declared No Evidence of Disease. On March 2006, she relapsed. She is still fighting and is doing well. Please keep her in your prayers so that she is cured.	On January 17th, 2006 Kaitlyn was diagnosed with high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. To date, she has braved almost 20 spinal taps and many more IV chemotherapies. She has had 16 hospital stays, countless tests, and has swallowed more than 500 pills. We are glad to report that Kaitlyn received her last chemo on April 7, 2008. Please keep her in your prayers for continued good health.

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   JP	Morgan	Nikki
   On June 7 of 2006, JP was diagnosed with high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at the age of 3. He will continue treatment until September of 2009. Let's keep him in our prayers.	Morgan is a survivor of brain cancer. She has been cancer free for 4 years. We are glad to report that Morgan is doing well and will keep her in our prayers.	On April 14th of 2006, Nikki was diagnosed with medulloblastoma. On the 18th, she had a racquetball size tumor removed. This 7th grade girl has undergone 30 days of radiation and 14 months of chemo. Please keep her in your prayers.

   Peyton	Amber	Jessica
   In July 2006, at 2½ years old, Peyton was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. She has been in remission and has been following maintenance treatment involving chemo, to be completed in October 2008. Please keep her in your prayers for continued good health.	Amber was diagnosed with Stage IV Ewings Sarcoma in Aug 2004 when she was 9. She completed many rounds of chemotherapy and had high dose chemotherapy, total body irradiation and 2 bone marrow transplants in Feb and Apr 2005. In January 2007, she relapsed. She received localized radiation to her skull and received one year of chemotherapy. She completed that in Dec. 2007. She went on maintenance chemo and had a second relapse in April 2008. She is now 13 and currently being treated. Please keep her in your prayers so that she may be cured.	At 7 years old, Jessica was diagnosed with Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. On Valentine's Day 2007, Jessica was told her cancer is in remission. At 9 years, she relapsed and started chemo. Please keep her in your prayers so that she may be cured.

   CJ	Nikki
   In December 2006 at 3 years old, CJ was diagnosed with medulloblastoma. He has undergone chemotherapy and radiation. He is currently still fighting. Please keep him in your prayers so that he may be cured.	On February 1, 2007, at 15 years old, Nikki was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. She has undergone radiation and chemotherapy. She had her last chemo on December 31, 2007. However, she continues to have pain. Please keep her in your prayers for the pain to stop and for her to be able to enjoy the daily activities that a girl her age should be doing.

   
   
   These children have bravely fought cancer and lost their lives to this monster.
   
   

   Trinity	Sierra	Julian
   At 6 years old , Trinity was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a rare brain tumor. The family was given a prognosis of 6-12 months. We are sad to report that, 7 months later, at 7 years old, Trinity passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.	On 12/28/05, at 6 years old, Sierra was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. She underwent chemotherapy. On 03/29/08, she relapsed. We are sad to report that on 05/03/08, at 9 years old, Sierra passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.	On March 5th 2007, a mass was found in 3 year old Julian's brain. The next day, the doctors find out that it is a tumor the size of a golf ball. On March 9th, the tumor is removed. On March 14th, the results are back from the lab. It is medulloblastoma. Julian had to go through chemotheraphy and radiation. On December 7, 2007, doctors find that the cancer has spread to his brain and spine. We are sad to report that, on January 19, 2008, Julian passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

   Katelyn	Amanda	Adam
   On 04/07/06, at 7 years old, Katelyn was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (brain stem tumor). She has undergone chemotherapy and radiation. We are sad to report that Katelyn passed away on 04/08/08 at 9½ years old. Our thoughts are with the family and friends.	Amanda was diagnosed with a high-grade brain tumor (anaplastic astrocytoma) at age 11. She underwent 2 brain surgeries, 6 weeks of radiation, 1 year of chemotherapy. She was out of treatment for 4½ years when diagnosed with Acute Myelocytic Leukemia, possibly caused by the chemotherapy. She spent 6 months in the hospital undergoing very intensive chemo, then had a stem-cell transplant. She relapsed 75 days after transplant. We are sad to report that Amanda passed away a month later in December 2006 at age 18. Our thoughts are with the family and friends. Here is a note from her family: Thank you, Amanda, for blessing our lives with your loving, caring, joyful spirit. You touched so many with your amazing courage, enduring smile, selfless compassion, and positive attitude. We love you, miss you, miss your hugs!	On 01/16/03 at almost 5 years old, Adam woke up from a nap rubbing his eyes, saying that they were burning him and hurting him. Then he screamed. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. We are sad to report that Adam passed away a few days later on 01/20/03. Our thoughts are with the family and friends.

   Isaac
   On May 6, 2004, at 22 months old, Isaac was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma. He has undergone chemotherapy and radiation. We are sad to report that on January 23, 2008, at 2 years, 7 months and 1 day, Isaac passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends. Please visit their websites: www.isaacsfoundation.org www.caringbridge.org/visit/isaaclieser

3. Please watch those videos.
   
   

   JP's mom and Kaitlyn's mom made a video to raise awareness of this disease. Please click here or on the image to view the video.	JP's mom and Kaitlyn's mom made a video for CureSearch. Please click here or on the image to view the video.	Julian's mom made this video in memory of children whose life was taken by cancer. Please click here or on the image to view the video.

   Julian's mom made this video about children fighting cancer. Please click here or on the image to view the video.	Here is another video made by Julian's mom. Please click here or on the image to view the video.

4. The statistics are unthinkable. Losing just 1 child is too much. Please read the following:
   
   

• Cancer kills more children than any other disease.
• Each year cancer kills more children between 1 and 20 years of age than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and AIDS, combined.
• Every year, over 12,500 young people are diagnosed with cancer.
• Each year about 2,300 children and teenagers die from cancer.
• One in every 330 Americans develops cancer before age 20.
• Some forms of childhood cancer have proven to be so resistant that even in spite of the great research strides made, most of those children die. Up to 75 percent of the children with cancer can now be cured.
• Brain tumors are now the most common cause of cancer -related death in children and are the most common solid tumor of childhood. Neuroblastoma is the second most common pediatric solid tumor (after brain tumors) and represents a major therapeutic challenge. More than 50 percent of children with metastatic disease still die despite aggressive, toxic chemotherapy regimens.
• The causes of most childhood cancers are not yet known.
• Childhood cancers are mostly those of the white blood cells (leukemias), brain, bone, the lymphatic system, and tumors of the muscles, kidneys, and nervous system. Each of these behaves differently, but all are characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells.
• Eighty percent of the children who are diagnosed with cancer have disease which has already spread to distant sites in the body.
• Ninety percent of children with a form of pediatric cancer are treated at one of the more than 200 Children's Oncology Group member institutions throughout the United States.

Site Updated: November 2, 2008


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