On June 4th, 2011 over $50,000 was raised for Pediatric (and AYA) Cancer Research. Families, Oncology Professionals, Advocates, and Community Leaders all joined together to show their support for CureSearch, the fundraising arm of the COG (Children's Oncology Group) During the entire event emotions were high as we honored the memory of our children that …
Hello everyone, There is a shortage of a key leukemia and lymphoma chemotherapy drugs. This is a crisis! Please contact the FDA and let them know they need to address this matter! Contact your Senator regarding S.296, The Preserving Acess to Life-Saving Medications Act. This is legislation that would provide the FDA (Food and Drug …
Hello All! Just a quick note to say our Take a BITE out of Cancer Fundraiser was a complete success! Over 450 people attended…and we raised $15,000!!! Thanks to everyone who supported us this year! The Giallourakis
Our Fundraiser is this Saturday. The evening should be fun! Many cool auction and raffle items! We have vacation getaways, art work, sports memorabilia, sports tickets, a wide variety of gift baskets: all donated out of love and kindness. So many people are impacted by cancer and so many people want to find a way …
We met with a host of experts today. From Pain Management, Dentistry, Neurology and more. But for me, the most outstanding piece of information is that an individual can have GVHD and not know it! This is significant because without detection the GVhD can worsen and could become live threatening!
Our visit at the NIH leaves us little time for R&R. This is important business! Not only does Steven have an opportunity to learn about his own health condition, but he is participating in a Natural History Study about GVHD. It has only been about 10 years that Chronic GVHD has come to the attention …
Steven will be traveling to the National Cancer Institute (of the NIH) in Maryland next week because his severe muscle spasms and pains have been challenging to cure. Muscle and joint pain is not uncommon for cancer survivors who have undergone chemotherapy. The question that needs to be addressed in Steven’s case is: Is it …
