Help and Hope Happen Here
By Mark Levine
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This Podcast is going to be about Pediatric Cancer and the need to keep the awareness of this terrible disease in the public eye. My plan is to be able to interview a wide spectrum of people who all have a passion and a stake in finding a way to make the lives of these Pediatric Cancer Patients easier. I will interview oncologists, nurses, recovered patients, parents who have had to oversee their children's cancer fight, heads of Pediatric Cancer Foundations and Organizations , and others who would like to use this forum to advocate for these children.
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Sarah Hansen will talk about her daughter Savannah who was born on July 6th of 2023 with bruises all over her body. Savannah was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and was able to Ring The Bell at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles on January 29th
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May 20, 2024 |
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Ryan Soileau will talk about his son Henry who was diagnosed with Bone Marrow failure when he was 6 weeks old in February of 2020, and his remarkable recovery some 4 years later.
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May 13, 2024 |
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April Standring lost her 13 day old son to a heart defect in the fall of 2016, and then 4 months later her daughter Mazy was diagnosed with a high risk form of Leukemia which very fortunately she has recovered from.
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May 09, 2024 |
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Chelsea Craigs will talk about the Non-Profit that she co-founded along with her friend Mandi Noland entitled the Copper Rain Foundation, which helps families in Arizona who have children that have been diagnosed with any form of Pediatric Cancer.
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May 06, 2024 |
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Katie Histing will talk about her Ewings Sarcoma battle which has been going on for 5 1/2 years, and her love for helping others. I will mention to please listen to my outro at the end of the podcast as I will update her health situation.
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May 02, 2024 |
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N'Jhari Jackson will talk about his life with an autoimmune disease that has led to Pediatric Cancer scares, his life of giving back, and his close association with Dick Vitale on today's podcast
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Maurice Ahern will talk about his son Micah who was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma when he was a year old in 2010, and battled with this form of Pediatric Cancer for 6 years before his passing on July 28th of 2016
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Holly Reames and Eric Meyer will talk about the Chemotherapy drug Cisplatin which is a very effective treatment against Pediatric Cancer but often causes hearing loss for its patients.
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Mariah Forster Olson and Mary Beth Collins will talk about the critical subject of SURVIVORSHIP on today's podcast and will discuss the toolkit for survivors of Pediatric Cancer and their families to help them get through a very difficult experience.
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Tabitha Odom will talk about her daughter Sailor who was diagnosed with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in November of 2022 and is now about halfway through her final maintenance treatment protocol which is expected to be completed in January of 2025.
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Vickie Stevens and Don McCarthy will talk about their son Rio and his current battle with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma which he was diagnosed with in August of 2023
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Abby Wagle met Ella Bresee when she was 12 years old in 2019. They quickly became best friends and then in 2021, Ella was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma. Abby will talk about losing Ella to this disease in 2022 and how she has honored her friend since.
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Kelly Stevens will talk about her son Charlie and his fight against Acute Myeloid Leukemia, which led to his very unfortunate passing on January 27th of 2021, just 2 days after his 3rd birthday.
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Brian Burkhardt will talk about his son Oliver who was diagnosed during Covid with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, and the Non-Profit called the Oliver Patch Project that he started by accident and is in all 50 states.
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Emily Gordon and her daughter Vara James will talk about Vara's battle with Wilms Tumor which is a kidney cancer, her recovery, and the Rock Cancer program that they helped start .
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Kim Denice will talk about being a Pediatric Cancer survivor of Hodgkins Lymphoma which was diagnosed when she was a high school senior in 2013, and her current work at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Christen Gray will talk about her son Finn who was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma when he was 5 years old in 2018 and passed away on January 21st of 2020. Christen will also discuss her Finn's Fighter's Non- Profit
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Bryan and Shauna Smith will talk about their son Oliver who passed away from Ewings Sarcoma one day after his 12th birthday in 2019, and the Ollie Bots Project that was started in his honor.
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Shauna Falvey will talk about her 6 year old daughter Mia who was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma in the summer of 2022 and has been dealing with one obstacle after another during her 20 month treatment protocol.
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Eliy Simmer was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma on May 12th of 2021 and will talk about her journey which began when she was a 14 year old High School freshman. Eliy is now a High School Senior and her future looks to be unlimited.
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Donna DeSousa Schmidt will talk about her daughter Maggie who was diagnosed with Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors when she was 16 years old in 2016 and passed away on June 1st of 2017, just 6 weeks after her 17th birthday.
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Parker Watson is a 10 year old survivor of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and will talk along with Noah Janfaza about Team Impact and Parker's association with the Harvard Men's Hockey Team because of that organization
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Michelle Watson will talk about Team Impact who connects Kids who have serious illnesses or disabilities with College Sports teams, as they did with her son Parker who is a Pediatric Cancer survivor.
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Amanda Cruz will talk about her son Zioniah, who passed away on September 19th of 2023 after a tortuous battle with Lymphoma in which nothing went right for him during his treatment
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Dominique Epthorp's son Ashton was diagnosed with T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia after his original diagnosis of A Typical Pneumonia in 2022 and is now 8 months into his Maintenance program.
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Nora Schmidt will talk about her daughter Maddie who went to her eye doctor for a regular appointment which went well, but the very next day she developed an issue with her right eye which led to her passing from DIPG on December 31st of 2022
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Amber Friesen will talk about her daughter Taylor and her fight with Aveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma which was diagnosed just before the Pandemic began in 2020 and very sadly ended with her passing in December of 2021
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Dr. Daniel Morgenstern will talk about his expert knowledge on Neuroblastoma and his work in Drug Development for Pediatric Cancer patients on today's podcast.
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Marta Blanco will talk about her daughter Sofia who was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma when she was 4 years old in 2003, but passed away just after her 13th birthday in April of 2012 from the shocking side effect of Heart Failure
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Kurt Myers and his wife PJ will talk about their daughter Ailani and the High Risk- Poor Prognosis battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which began when their daughter was 2 years old in 2019 and continues today in 2024.
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Ryan Callahan was a star player in the National Hockey League for over a decade and his wife Kyla will discuss with great passion their Ryan Callahan Foundation which gives so much to Pediatric Cancer patients and their families.
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Kathy and Joe Arabia will talk about their daughter Anna who passed away from the Pediatric Brain Cancer Gliomatosis Cerebri in 2013 and will discuss their AYJ fund that they established in honor of Anna
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Elena Bliss will talk about the very difficult battle that her daughter Brittney fought from May of 2022 until June of 2023 before passing away from Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma just after her 5th birthday.
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Lysi Kinyon and Sara Ross McHenry are both long term survivors of Neuroblastoma and will talk about their experiences for more than 20 years of trying to deal with the difficult long term side effects from this form of Pediatric Cancer.
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Martine Kalbhenn will talk about her son Jackson who was diagnosed at 5 years old in early August of 2023 with the Bone Cancer Ewings Sarcoma and is successfully going through his treatment at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital in Portland Maine.
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Jen Gaspar will talk about her son Nick who was diagnosed with a Mixed Germ Cell Brain Tumor in May of 2021 as he was completing his 8th grade academic year, and passed away from this form of Pediatric Brain Cancer on May 19th of 2023.
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Sophia Takla was crowned Miss Oregon in 2022 and had a top 10 finish in the 2023 Miss America Pageant. Sophia is also a huge advocate for the cause of Pediatric Cancer as she will explain on today's podcast.
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Carol Pound will talk about her son Max who was diagnosed with the Pediatric Brain Cancer Diffuse Hemispheric Glioma when he was ten years old , fought his battle in the best manner possible, but passed away on January 11th of 2023.
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Autumn Gentry will talk about her daughter Isla who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia when she was 2 1/2 years old, and had almost nothing go right for her during her 13 month battle before her passing in August of 2020.
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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High School Students Dustin Liang and Amine Bentahar will talk about Dustin's Leukemia diagnosis, and the Dustin Strong Organization that Amine started in his friend's honor on today's podcast
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Grainne Owen will talk about her son Killian who passed away in 2003 from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and since then, her Curing Kids Cancer Non-Profit has raised $27 million dollars to help in this Pediatric Cancer fight.
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Stacy Kreizman will talk about her role with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and that non-profits recent major initiative to helping children who have been diagnosed with Pediatric Blood Cancers.
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Colleen Tanaka will talk about her 9 year old son Tenzin who was diagnosed with T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in June of 2022, went through various difficulties early in his treatment, and at this point is cancer free.
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Leslie Jared and Lauren Kirages will talk about their roles as Nurse Navigators who work with DIPG patients and their families, doing whatever is necessary and possible to try to ease the burden of the worst form of Pediatric Brain Cancer.
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Breanna and Matt Meo will talk about their son Landon who passed away after a 21 month battle with Medulloblastoma on December 17th of 2022.
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Grace Wethor will talk about her amazing life as a 22 year old young woman who is an Award Winning Film Director, a Best Selling Author, an Actress, the owner of her own Media and Marketing Company, and a nearly 9 year survivor of Brain Cancer.
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Sandy Hecker will talk about her 22 years working with the Food and Drug Administration in the fight against both Pediatric and Adult Cancer, and her visit to Curefest where she met parents who are so involved in the cause of Pediatric Cancer.
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Grace Bronleewe, is a singer and songwriter who is known by the name of GREYLEE on all of her platforms. She is also very connected to the Pediatric Cancer community and will talk about her amazing performance of the song BRAVE on today's podcast.
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Amanda DeCicco will talk about giving birth to her son Jayden while a high school senior, sucessfully being able to raise her newborn and completing her studies, and then dealing with Jayden's diagnosis of DIPG when he was 6 years old
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Joanne Whall will talk about her son Kieran who was diagnosed with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia this past February, some of the early difficulties he went through, and how Kieran is doing now.
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Robin and Bella Cervantes will talk about Bella's diagnosis of Retinoblastoma when she was 2 1/2 years old in February of 2015, her very successful recovery, and what Bella is now doing for the cause of Pediatric Cancer.
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Amanda Hawkins will talk about her 7 year old daughter Ashton who was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma on August 22nd of this year and faces a number of challenges as she moves through her cancer battle.
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Olivia Zhang started her non - profit CANCER KIDS First when she was 14 years old in 2019. Now a freshman at Harvard, her non-profit is now the largest Youth Led Pediatric Cancer Non-Profit IN THE WORLD.
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Jordan and Scott Arogeti will talk about their SUPPORT NOW Organization on today's podcast. This organization makes it a simple process for people who want to help those in need to receive support in many ways.
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Chrystie Blankenship will talk about adopting her daughter Reese after she was abused by biological family members, and her subsequently being diagnosed with DIPG in 2019 before passing away in 2023
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Hannah and and her mother Priscilla will talk about Hannah's diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when she was 2 years old in 2003, and about her life since which has seen Hannah graduate from Texas Tech University in 2022
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Ramie Darling Jr. was diagnosed with the Pediatric Liver Cancer Hepatoblastoma in December of 2022. His father Ramie will talk about the successful treatment that his son has undergone for the past 8 months at Boston Children's Hospital
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Barbara Rios runs many programs for Pediatric Cancer patients and their families on the island of Puerto Rico. She will talk about the great care that patients receive and the difficulties that can occur as well.
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Hayley and Justin Dickens will be coming on to my podcast for the second time, and will detail how their lives have been and what they are doing to honor the memory of their daughter Kallie who passed away from Diffuse Midline Glioma in May of 2022
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Dr. Cristina Pozo-Kaderman is the Director of the Young Adult Program at Dana Farber, which has many ways to help the 80,000 members of the 19-40 "forgotten" age group that are diagnosed with some form of cancer each year in the United States.
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Cailin White will talk about her daughter Mayah's battle with Stage 3 Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma which she was diagnosed with in January of 2022 as a 14 year old high school freshman, and how she is doing now, some 20 months later.
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Stacey Sands will talk about her son Hudson, another DIPG victim who passed away on December 18th of 2020, after a 14 month battle with this heartless form of Pediatric Brain Cancer.
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Camille Wahl will talk about her incredible 10 year fight with the bone cancer Osteosarcoma in which she has undergone 8 relapses, and still is able to to lead a life that has tremendous meaning and purpose..
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Dr. Sharon Hammond will talk about her daughter Summer who passed from Rhabdomayoscarcoma while beginning her junior year at Dartmouth College. She will also discuss her non-profit that she established 2 years after Summer's passing.
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Mina Carroll's daughter Philomena was diagnosed with DIPG as a 7 year old in 2016. On today's podcast Mina will talk about her beloved daughter who only lived for 10 months after her diagnosis.
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Amanda Paul will talk about her Hodgkins Lymphoma diagnosis during her junior year in High School, what she went through both mentally and physically, and her involvement in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Don Armstrong will talk about his focus on business success until he was 49 years old and was diagnosed with Leukemia. Since that time his total focus has been on helping and teaching others about the values needed to truly have a meaningful life.
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Chelsea Johnson will talk about her daughter Ansley who was diagnosed when she was 6 years old in May of 2020 with DIPG, and passed away 14 months later in July of 2021. Ansley's life was extended by a few months with the help of Natural Remedies
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Jillian Gould will talk about her daughter Addie who was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis 1 and then an Optic Pathway Glioma which is a form of Pediatric Brain Cancer which did great damage to Addie's eyesight in her left eye.
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Summer Stumpf will talk about her son Grayson who fought his battle with DIPG for 377 days before passing away from this terrible form of Pediatric Brain Cancer on June 25th 2021 at the age of 12
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Holly Barro᷈n will talk about her son Keaton who passed away after a 5 1/2 year battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in May of 2018 when he was 8 years old. The first word that comes to mind with Holly and her family is KINDNESS.
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Chandra Heyman will talk about her TALKING ANGELS Non-Profit, which focuses on providing comfort blankets to pediatric and other cancer patients to help them deal with the pain of their individual treatment ordeals.
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Continuing with our focus on Retinoblastoma, Meg Landry will talk about her daughter Lyla who was diagnosed with this Eye Cancer when she was 18 months old, and is now 4 and showing no evidence of disease.
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Destiny Flood-DeJesus will talk about her diagnosis of the Eye Cancer Retinoblastoma when she was 11 years old and in middle school. Destiny has been cancer free for 20 years and recently published a book entitled A LITTLE SUPERHERO FIGHTS CANCER
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Molly Oldham will talk about her 3 battles with Anaplastic Emendymoma, a brain cancer that she was originally diagnosed with just before she was scheduled to leave for her freshman year in college in 2019.
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Amy Samsury will talk about her daughter Danielle who is now 10 years past her treatment for High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and will also talk about her own involvement with the Rally Foundation on today's podcast..
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Robin French will talk about her now 21 year old son Will who survived his Pediatric Brain Cancer diagnosis when he was 2 years old, and will also discuss the Morgan Adams Foundation on today's Podcast.
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Tiffany Setzer will talk about her son Logan who was diagnosed with Craniopharyngioma when he was 10 years old in 2007. Now 26, Logan has had to face an almost unimaginable number of side effects as he tries to live his best life possible.
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Cheryl Adams will talk about her 19 year old son Graham who was diagnosed with Pediatric Melanoma when he was 9 years old in 2013 and will discuss the 40 surgeries that Graham has had since and his difficulty in being able to lead a normal life..
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Laura Davis will talk about her now 17 year old son Cole who was diagnosed with T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in January of 2020, and the Pediatric Cancer drug shortage that could have cost Cole his life.
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Kerstin Lynam and Lauren Aufiero will talk about the Pablove Foundation which teaches photography to young patients and raises money for underfunded Pediatric Cancers to help these kids who need it the most.
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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The mother- daughter combination of Linda Park and Dana-Sue Crews will talk about their son and brother Luke who was diagnosed with Hystiocytosis X in 1977 and told that the outcome would be fatal. Luke is now 47 years old and doing very well.
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Deanna Fournier and Ana Valdez will discuss their battles against the blood cancer Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, with Deanna being diagnosed at age 6 and Ana diagnosed 3 years after her symptoms began near the end of her pregnancy
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Lori Evans will talk about her beloved son Noah who was diagnosed with the Pediatric Brain Cancer Diffuse Midline Glioma in 2019 at the age of 12, and passed away after a gallant fight in January of 2021.
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Zach Cook will talk about his role as sibling and older brother to Caleb, how he helped his younger brother during his successful 3 1/2 year fight against Leukemia, and how he plans to keep helping others for many years to come.
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Alexandra Paterson , who is the Director of Brand Communications for the V Foundation will talk about the over 300 million dollars it has awarded in Cancer research grants and also the Foundation's concentration on Pediatric Cancer.
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Ashlee Cramer and her son Michael will discuss Michael's very difficult battle with Hepatosplenic T Cell Lymphoma which began in July of 2020, and what they have done through their own podcast and social media to help so many others.
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May 29, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Julie Abel and Amy Carroll along with Courtney Horvath and her 11 year old son Colby will talk about the Make A Wish Foundation, which brings so much joy to children and adolescents who are undergoing treatment for Pediatric Cancer
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May 24, 2023 |
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Julie Frampton was diagnosed with Melanoma when she was 34 years old. She will talk about that experience which happened 12 years ago, and the fact that Melanoma can be a problem for children and adolescents as well.
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May 22, 2023 |
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Elenna Peroni is a senior at Algonquin Regional High School in Northboro, Massaschusetts. On today's podcast Elenna will talk about her organizing the American Cancer Society's RELAY FOR LIFE in her high school this past May and how much giving back means
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May 18, 2023 |
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Courtney Mount will talk about her daughter Millie who passed away from Neuroblastoma after both chemotherapy and immunotherapy did not work for her, and she will also talk about her book entitled Millie Finds Her Miracle.
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May 15, 2023 |
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Kelli Ritschel Boehle will talk about her son Nick who passed away from Synovial Sarcoma in 2012, and the Foundation that she started to grant wishes to the 18-24 age group of cancer patients in similar fashion to the Make A Wish Foundtaion.
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May 11, 2023 |
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On today's podcast, Leeanne West will discuss her role as the President of the International Children's Advisory Network. This non-profit helps empower children, adolescents, and young adults to make their own health care decisions.
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May 08, 2023 |
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Brandi Lee Sawyer will talk about her son Finn who passed away from Rhabdomayosarcoma in December of 2018 just before his 4th birthday, and all of the pediatric cancer advocacy work that she has been involved in since his passing.
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Dr. Adam Durbin who previously worked at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and now works at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, will talk about his focus on 3 solid tumor cancers, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, and Rhabdomayosarcoma on today's podcast.
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Jen Costa will talk about her career which has involved Pediatric Oncology Nursing at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, and the new nursing focus which she been working on over the last 2 years.
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Dr. Elias Sayour will talk about his concentration on the most aggressive forms of Pediatric Brain cancer and his hope that Immunotherapy will become a more and more prominent tool to help these patients
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Lori Earl will talk about her daughter Esther who became an internet sensation during her battle with Thyroid Cancer which unfortunately ended with her passing on August 25th of 2010 at the age of 16
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Joe Thompson will talk about his current battle with DIPG, the positive attitude that he has had throughout his diagnosis which took place in March of 2022, and his desire to now serve others.
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Stephanie Yost will talk about being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2013 when she was 14 years old, the difficult treatment that she went through, and her decision to become a Child Life Specialist.
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Emma Blaser will talk about her advocacy role as a sibling for her younger sister Ava, who was diagnosed with Stage 5 Bilateral Wilms Tumor when she was 3 years old in 2011, relapsed when she was 10, and has now been cancer free for more then 4 years.
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Michael and June Gossling will talk about their son Grant, who fought a heroic 22 month battle against Stage 4 Neuroblastoma before his passing on March 28th of 2016.
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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On today's podcast, Terry Cechin will talk about his daughter Desi who passed away from Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma at the age of 6 in 2016. Terry will be joined by Jessica McWhirter and they will discuss Desi and the Desi Strong Foundation.
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Nicole de Lara Puente will talk about Bella Rodriguez-Torres who passed away from Rhabmayosarcoma in March of 2013, and the Live Like Bella Foundation, which Nicole has been the CEO of since 2017.
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Debbie Ross will talk about her 40 year career as the Housing Director of the Ronald McDonald House in Albany, New York. Debbie is the longest serving Housing Director in the history of this home away from home
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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John and Shannon Sorensen will talk about their son Gabe who is doing well despite his diagnosis of the Pediatric Brain Cancer Pineal Parenchymal Tumor Of Intermediate Differentation in January of 2021.
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Keith Desserich will talk about his daughter Elena who was another unfortunate victim of DIPG, and will discuss his THE CURE STARTS NOW Foundation, which he plans to run as long as it takes to cure ALL cancers.
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Megan Fonte will talk about her 6 year old son Jake who passed away from ALL in 2008. After that, Megan organized a grief group for parents who had also lost a child to cancer. This group now has over 1600 members.
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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On today's podcast Jennifer Amundsen will talk about her role as Executive Director of the Children's Oncology Camping Association, and Ryan Campbell will talk about his role as the Director of Happiness is Camping.
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Dr. Lauren Powlovich will talk about her role as the Associate Chief Medical Officer for the Non-Profit Focused Ultrasound Foundation, which uses Therapeutic Technology as a basis for helping its patients.
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Jenny Olson will talk about her son Will who was born 2 months early and weighed 2 pounds, and was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hepatoblastoma when he was 2 years old. Will has now been cancer free for over 12 years .
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Lisa Hill will talk about her iconic daughter Lauren who achieved her goal of scoring one basket as a freshman member of her college basketball team, while dealing with a worsening condition of DIPG. Lauren's journey electrified the world.
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Steve Wosahla is the CEO of the Non- Profit Children's Cancer Cause. On today's podcast Steve will talk about the many successes they have had working with the government on policies that have greatly improved the lives of Pediatric Cancer patients.
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Max Manyak is a Senior at Notre Dame and Captain of the Lacrosse Team. He will talk about his amazing PEDIATRIC PEP TALK Non-Profit, which focuses on Student Athletes creating videos for Pediatric Cancer patients to put a smile on their faces.
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Hailey Adams began her advocacy work for the cause of Pediatric Cancer when she was 6 years old. Now 17 and a High School senior, Hailey will talk about that work and her current status as Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen on today's podcast.
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Rachael Walkup will talk about her role in the Non-Profit LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY RETREAT which invites families facing a Pediatric Cancer situation to come to a seaside setting for a week to have as much fun as possible.
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Jessica LaBella will talk about her daughter Anna, who was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in July of 2019 and spent much of the next 3 years giving to others, before she passed away on August of 2022 at the age of 12
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Melissa Fleming will talk about her son Brock who fell and hit his head while walking the dog, suffered a severe concussion and a short time later, was diagnosed with DIPG
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Jackie Walker will talk about the Non-Profit Lucy's Love Bus, which focuses on bringing Integrative Therapies to Pediatric Cancer patients. This non-profit was started by Lucy Grogan, who passed away from Leukemia when she was 12 years old.
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Dr. Elaine Ostrander will talk about her Canine Genome Project and the similarities between dogs and humans when it comes to being diagnosed with cancer. Each specie can suffer from the same cancers and can be given the same treatment protocols.
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Hannah Adams survived her Wilms Tumor cancer battle when she was 5 1/2 years old. Now a sophomore at the University of Alabama and the reigning Miss Birmingham, Hannah will talk about her amazing advocacy work for the cause of Pediatric Cancer.
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Paoola Sefair is a two time cancer survivor and now has No Evidence of Disease. In 2022 she started an informational cancer App called MY CARE CREW so cancer patients can communicate with one another.
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Ian Lock will talk about his battle with Osteosarcoma which began in 2010, his Pediatric Cancer advocacy work which started in high school, and his current focus which is to get his PHD in Molecular Cancer Biology from Duke University.
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Lisa and Mac Tichenor will talk about their son Willie who passed away from Osteosarcoma in 2006. They will also talk about their Quad W Foundation and the Osteosaroma Institute which they started to honor Willie and help Osteosarcoma patients.
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Christina Myers and Kevin Reardon will talk about their daughter Olivia, who was born 10 1/2 weeks prematurely, had heart surgery when she was a month old, and is now going through treatment for Stage 4 Aveolar Rhabdomayosarcoma.
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Dr. Caitlyn Barrett has been at the forefront of many positive innovations and changes that have helped kids who have battled some form of Pediatric Cancer, and will talk about the various roles that she has been involved with on today's podcast.
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Roz and Adrian Conoboy started their Non- Profit WE CAN KICK IT which helps kids ages 6-18 who have been affected by cancer. Adrian is a soccer coach who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2016 after suffering a seizure while walking in New York City.
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Prabal Chakrabarti and Venessa Ruget will talk about their beloved daughter Sajni who passed away after a 19 month fight against DIPG in July of 2017. Sajni had a desire to change the world , even though she was only 8 years old.
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Karla and Brian Veal adopted their son Greyson shortly after he was diagnosed with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2018. Karla will talk about their beloved son on today's podcast and will detail a heartbreaking end to Greyson's far too short life
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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On today's podcast Jennifer Lorencovitz and Brian Morello will talk about their Non-Profit FAMILY REACH, which provides financial assistance and direction for families which are facing a cancer diagnosis.
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Dr. Mariella Filbin, who is a leading Neurooncologist at Dana Farber and Boston Children's Hospital will talk about the specific Pediatric Brain Cancers she works on, including DIPG which is the deadliest form of this terrible disease.
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Sonya Kulkarni is a senior at Bellaire High School in Houston Texas. On today's podcast she will talk about her many accomplishments that she has had at such a young age, and her desired career goal of becoming a Pediatric Oncologist
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Dr. Lianna Marks
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Lara and Kevin Weberling will talk about their beloved son Hans who passed away after a nearly 6 year battle with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma in September of 2012 when he was 9 years old.
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Angela Lee was first diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkins Lymphoma when she was 13 years old in 1984. Angela will talk about this and her advocacy work that she has been doing for many years on today's podcast
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Dr. Lianna Marks is an oncologist who specializes in Lymphoma at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University. She will talk about that form of Pediatric Cancer and the treatment that she oversaw for 17 year old Mia Gatanaga.
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Austin Atteberry will talk about his SING ME A STORY Foundation which invites songwriters to listen to stories from kids who have Pediatric Cancer or other maladies, and then write and produce songs based on these stories.
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Steven Branfman will talk about his son Jared who passed away in 2005 after fighting a 2 year battle with Spinal Cancer. Since then, the Branfman family has raised over 6 million dollars for Pediatric Cancer research.
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Brian and Angie Perry will talk about their son Ethan who passed away after a battle against T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma on March 25 0f 2021 when he was just 12 years old. Ethan's cancer was a rare offshoot of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma.
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Kathy Derr, the co- founder of the Non- Profit A KID AGAIN, and Susan Gilbert whose family became members of this Non-Profit in November of 2020, will talk about the wonderful work that this organization has done as it has helped more than 200,000 people.
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Laura Bray will talk about the critical Pediatric Cancer drug shortages that take place far too many times when kids are undergoing their cancer treatments. Laura will discuss her Angels For Change Non-Profit, which is helping to reduce this problem.
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Dr. Archie Bleyer will talk about his 10 years as the Chair of the Children's Cancer group in the 1990's and his subsequent advocacy for the many Adolescents and Young Adults in the age group of 18-39 that are diagnosed with cancer.
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Tiffany McConathy's daughter Nora passed away from a Brain and Spinal Cord tumor called ETMR when she was 14 months old in February of 2022. Tiffany will also discuss how Covid negatively impacted Nora at the end of her far too short life.
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Oscar Ortiz will talk about his beloved son Sebastian who passed away from Rhadomayosarcoma after a difficult 14 month fight against this form of Pediatric Cancer in December of 2016.
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Marc Girolimetti's daughter Ava was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and became one of the 1st patients at Boston Children's Hospital to receive Cart T Cell Therapy. Ava has now been cancer free for 32 months.
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Susan and Gregory Jacobson will talk about Gregory's battle with Rhabdomayosarcoma which started when he was a senior in high school in 2015, his relapse in 2017, and the great news that his scans have been clear for the past 5 years.
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Michael Pruitt will talk about his son Rylan who passed away from the very rare Pediatric Brain Cancer Medullomayoblastoma in March of this year when he was 6 years old. Michael will talk about Rylan's heroic fight on today's podcast.
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Emma Lipnicky will talk about her daughter Olivia who passed away from a form of Pediatric Brain Cancer when she was 8 years old in November of 2019. Olivia was also the inspiration behind the Non- Profit Liv Like A Unicorn.
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Michael Miller will talk about his daughter Amy's successful fight against Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, as well as the non-profit Curesearch, of which he is a board member of.
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Jeff Dannick and Joellen Broubalow will talk about the Horizon Day Camp, located in Northern Virginia, which offers a 6 week summer program for Pediatric Cancer patients to experience joy, instead of focusing on their cancer ordeals.
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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On today's podcast we will hear expert tutorials from 3 doctors and 2 sets of parents who will talk about Hepatoblastoma, which is the most common form of Pediatric Liver Cancer.
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Tara Simkins will talk about her son Brennan who survived 4 Bone Marrow Transplant in 18 months, after being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Brennan is now 21 years old, in college, and living his best life possible.
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Deana Cavan will talk about her son Everett who passed away from a Rhabdoid Liver Tumor that had spread to his lungs, just 5 days before he turned 10 months old in 2015. Deana will also discuss her Retreat Based non-profit Retts Roost.
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Anita Rodriguez will talk about her son Eric who had an Optic Glioma diagnosed when he was 15 years old and eventually passed away from Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Anita will also talk about the upcoming Jimmy Fund Walk which will honor Eric's life.
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Erin Stern, who received her Masters in Cancer Biology from Harvard University, will talk about the summer camp that she founded called Camp Casco, which welcomes Pediatric Cancer patients to spend one week where they can forget about their cancer battles
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Leslee Hacker will talk about her daughter Lauren and her difficult battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Fortunately Lauren has been cancer free for 6 years. Leslee will also discuss her very successful non-profit Lolo's Angels..
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Melissa Wilson is a News Anchor and Medical Reporter on Fox 26 in Houston and will talk about her career and about her 15 year old son Caleb, who is a long term survivor of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Adam La Reau and Dianne Lynch will talk about their non-profit One Summit, which pair Navy Seal members with Pediatric Cancer patients, to help these kids learn life skills to help them with their cancer battles.
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Bri Hoffman will talk about her son Jack who was diagnosed with a form of Pediatric Brain Cancer when he was 5 1/2 years old in 2011, and that now he is almost 17 years old, a junior in high school , and living as good of a life as possible.
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Dr. Rachel Orgel is a 3 time Pediatric Cancer survivor who has been free of cancer for the past 18 years. On today's podcast Rachel will talk about her cancer battles, and will also discuss her life today as a teacher and recent author.
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Dr. Todd Druley, who is a Pediatric Oncologist and Physician Scientist will talk about many topics concerning Pediatric Cancer on today's podcast, including one of his specialties which is Molecular Genomics.
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Summer Germann , who lost her younger brother Mac to Leukemia when he was 10 years old, will talk about her BRAVE GOWNS Non Profit, in which she designs brand new hospital gowns which have been worn by 500,000 Pediatric Cancer patients all over the world
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Trish Siefer and Ray Pavlik will talk about an incredible weekend fundraiser called KICKS FOR CANCER, in which High School students participate in a 3 day multitude of events to raise money in the fight against Ovarian Cancer
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Dana Norrod, the Operations Manager for the Non Profit Nellies Champions For Kids, will discuss her nearly 10 year old son Corbin's successful battle against Stage 3 Neuroblastoma, which he was diagnosed with when he was 6 months old.
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Dr. Lisa Diller, a very well known Pediatric Cancer Oncologist at Dana Farber and Boston Children's Hospital will discuss Neuroblastoma, the importance of genetic testing for very young children, and long term survivorship on today's podcast.
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Jon and Jenn Wall will talk about their son Zach who was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in January of 2021. Zach's cancer had already metastasized into his lungs at a very early stage and he passed away on November 5th of last year.
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Elizabeth Allen survived her battle with Medulloblastoma which she was diagnosed with in 2004 and is now a graduate student at Tufts University. She will discuss the importance of the seldom talked about subject of nutrition for Pediatric Cancer patients
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Sharon Snyder is the founder of the Kisses For Kyle Foundation, which honors the memory of her 2 year old son Kyle who passed away after an 8 month fight against High Risk T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Hayley and Justin Dickens lost their 4 year old daughter Kallie to Pediatric Brain Cancer on May 7th, exactly 2 months before we recorded this podcast. As you will hear, they relay Kallie's journey with incredible class, grace, and dignity.
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Hanna Jorgenson was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma as a high school sophomore and had her right leg, hip, and half of her pelvis amputated. 12 years later, she is happily married, works full time, and contributes to the cause of Pediatric Cancer.
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Jim Sexton lost his son Michael to Neuroblastoma in 1993 . Jim's response to that was to start the Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Society non profit in 1994 along with his wife Dori to help make lives better for future patients of this Pediatric Cancer.
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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In January of 1993 Kathleen Casey's son Barrett (Bear) passed away after a 5 1/2 year battle with Wilms Tumor. Kathleen will talk about her beloved son and the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation that she has been running for the past 29 years.
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Marian Newell and Samantha Spina will talk about Jesse Spina, Marian's son and Samantha's brother, who was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma when he was 11 years old, relapsed, and passed away from Leukemia when he was 14.
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Laura Rapa will talk about her daughter McCoy who was diagnosed with High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when she was 4 years old. McCoy is now 7, has completed her treatment and has been able to lead her life that is so full of promise.
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Anna Day was 9 years old when her 9 month old sister Isabella was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma in 2012. On today's podcast, Anna will discuss her Anna's Bake Sale Foundation which she started in honor of Isabella.
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Shawn Mahoney will talk about his daughter Layla who was diagnosed on August 1st of 2021 with a rare strain of a High Grade Anaplastic Supertentorial Ependymoma, which is a form of Pediatric Brain Cancer..
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Jen Caruso is the founder of the Pediatric Cancer SWIRLS AROUND THE WORLD FOUNDATION, which she started in honor and memory of her cousin Matthew, who passed away from Ewings Sarcoma when he was 19 years old in 2013.
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Misty Hughes will talk about her diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which she recived just before her 9th birthday, and how her recovery led her to want to help and serve others, which she has been doing for most of the past 40 years.
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Alexandra Neenan is going for her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, and on today's podcast she will discuss how she hopes to use her education to help Pediatric Cancer patients and their families negotiate the difficult path of this most unfair disease.
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Leia Hunt will talk about her early fight with Retinoblastoma, what she went through during her early and teenage years, and her non profit LEIA'S KIDS which she started when she was 18 to help Pediatric Cancer patients and their families.
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Kelly and Tony Trent will talk about their son Tyler who became a legend while attending Purdue University during his battle with Osteosarcoma. Tyler's story is one of courage, inspiration, and unfortunately heartbreak .
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Mandy Spielvogle Powell and Steve Passagno will discuss their well known non-profit the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer, which has developed many innovative programs to make lives easier for Pediatric Cancer patients and their families.
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Lily Pevoto is the Executive Director of THON for 2023. This Dance Marathon held at Penn State is the largest Student Run Philanthropy in the world, raising over 200 million dollars to help in the fight against Pediatric Cancer.
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Lorna Day will talk about her son Sam who passed away after a long and difficult battle with Ewing's Sarcoma in 2016, and the Foundation she set up in his honor to fund research for the most difficult forms of Pediatric Cancer.
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Rich Nardiello, who has become a major activist and advocate for Pediatric Cancer patients over the past 5 years, will talk about his non profit PopPops Kustom Kars on today's podcast.
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Jimmy Canton is the CEO of the Hole in The Wall Gang Camp which was started by the legendary actor Paul Newman. Jimmy will talk about this camp which has helped so many kids who are undergoing treatment for pediatric cancer and other illnesses.
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Kylee McGrane started her non profit A MOMENT OF MAGIC after dressing up as a princess and visiting a pediatric cancer patient at a Long Island Hospital. This non profit is now in 350 hospitals and has helped 110,000 kids across the United States.
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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David Hagan lost his son Ben to Leukemia in the mid 1990's. During that time period David joined the non profit WHY ME to help him cope with his son's disease. This connection became so important, that David became its Executive Director.
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May 30, 2022 |
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Jaclyn and Denis Murphy will talk about Jaclyn's successful fight against Medulloblastoma, and how a gesture from the Women's Lacrosse team from Northwestern led to the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation and its Adopt A Child program.
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May 26, 2022 |
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Terry Calvin will talk about his daughter Claire who was diagnosed with DIPG at the age of 6 during the beginning of the Pandemic. Terry will talk about Claire, what she has overcome, and how she is doing 23 months past her original diagnosis.
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May 23, 2022 |
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Laurie Strongin will talk about her son Henry who passed away from the blood disorder Fanconi Anemia, the work that she did to lobby for passage of Stem Cell legislation, and her Hope For Henry Foundation which has helped so many Pediatric Cancer patients
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May 19, 2022 |
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Katie Holcomb will talk about her brother Ryan's battle with Osteosarcoma, her own battle as a sibling during this period, and the non profit Ryan's Case For Smiles on today's podcast.
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May 16, 2022 |
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Shari Ann Almeida will talk about her daughter Dakota who was diagnosed with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when she was 6 months old, and how she now looks at life from a completely different perspective 3 years later.
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May 12, 2022 |
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Madison Quinn was 13 years old when she saw a story about a girl who had been diagnosed with cancer. Madison will discuss how seeing this motivated her to get totally involved in the fight against Pediatric Cancer.
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May 09, 2022 |
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Tim O'Connell built a spectacular 7000 square foot home for Pediatric Cancer patients and their families to enjoy for one week each year. Tim will talk about Tommy's Place, which has been described as Disney like, minus the rides
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May 05, 2022 |
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Ashley Haseotes will talk about her innovative and highly successful non profit ONE MISSION which she started after seeing her son Nicholas hospitalized for 188 days during his Leukemia battle. The good news is that he is now a teenager and thriving.
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May 02, 2022 |
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Dana-Sue and Bill Crews had siblings who were diagnosed with cancer when they themselves were 7. They will discuss that, Bill's adult cancer, and the publishing company they started for young authors to write about their cancer journey's
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Michael Shpigelmacher, the Founder and CEO of Bionaut Labs will discuss an engineered tool, that shows GREAT PROMISE in trying to solve the major problem of DIPG, the deadliest form of Pediatric Brain Cancer.
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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In today's Podcast Shara Moskowitz will talk about her daughter Avery who eventually was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, and has somehow managed to defeat nearly all of the too many obstacles that have been thrown her way.
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Annie Bartosz will talk about her twin brother Jack who passed away from Neuroblastoma in 2012, her father John who passed away from cancer in 2016, and the amazing advocacy work that she does for Pediatric Cancer, which began when she was 11 years old.
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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On today's Podcast Susan Giusto and Dr. Scott Coven will discuss the problem of Delayed Diagnosis, which happens when a child's Pediatrician takes too long to order the proper tests which can lead to a Pediatric Cancer diagnosis.
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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4 time Pediatric Brain Cancer survivor Stephanie Peters will talk about the time period from 1997 through 2002 when she was diagnosed with Ependymoma 4 times, and how she has managed to survive and live as normal a life as possible 20 years later.
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Scanxiety is a well known part of the Pediatric Cancer experience. Rozaria Kozar, who lost her son Brody to Rhabdomayosarcoma in 2015 will talk about this topic, which is a featured part of her highly rated Living With Scanxiety Podcast.
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Eliane and Gary Markoff lost their daughter Rachel Molly to Pediatric Brain cancer in 1992 and to honor her memory, they started the Art In Giving Non Profit, which they will talk about on today's Podcast.
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Jeri Wilson, The Executive Director of the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation will discuss the fundraiser Dribble For a Cure on today's Podcast. This annual event takes place on the campuses of St. John's University and UCLA.
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Sarah Bartosz , now the Executive Director at Beat Childhood Cancer, will talk about losing her son Jack and her husband John within the last 10 years to Neuroblastoma in Jack's case, and the after affects of a Young Adults Cancer in John's case.
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Theresa Beech, A Space Engineer at Nasa, will discuss how her expertise in collecting and analyzing data, has helped to identify problems and come up with answers to the difficult bone cancer Osteosarcoma, which cost her son his life in 2016.
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Danielle Leach lost her son Mason to Medulloblastoma in October of 2007. Since that time Danielle has become one of the most well known and passionate advocates for the cause of both Pediatric Cancer in general and specializing in Pediatric Brain Cancer.
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Lisa Ward will talk about her amazing son Jace, who was diagnosed with DIPG when he was 20 years old, and spent the next 25 months trying to advocate for the younger kids who were dealt the same hand that Jace had fought to overcome.
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Licensed Therapist and the head of Family Chemotherapy, Adriana Lewin will discuss the many problems that parents have to cope with after their child is diagnosed with any form of Pediatric Cancer, as her son did when he was 3 years old.
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Sydney Sherwood is a Singer, Songwriter, and Pediatric Cancer Advocate who will talk about her younger brother Billy, who happens to be her best friend and is thriving after a most difficult battle against Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma.
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Dana Giordano was diagnosed with cancer in one of her ovaries when she was 14 years old. She will talk about that and her running career in which she was an All American and qualified for the Olympic Track Trials in 2020.
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Jenny and Mark Mosier's son Michael passed away from DIPG when he was 6 years old in 2015. Jenny will talk abut her son, and also discuss the Chad Tough Defeat DIPG Foundation which has raised millions for this form of Pediatric Brain Cancer.
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Patti and Al Gustafson will talk about their son Michael who lost his battle with Medulloblastoma when he was 15 years old. They will be joined by Dr. Angela Waanders who will talk about the importance of post mortem brain tumor donations.
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Angie Willis will talk about her daughter Sara, who passed away in 2018 when she was 18 years old from a Bifocal Pure Germinoma, and the non profit Sara's Acts of Kindness which Angie started in memory of her beloved daughter.
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Pediatric Cancer Survivor Eric Newman will talk about his Roc Solid Foundation, which builds play sets for children undergoing cancer treatment, and also provides these children with Ready Bags as they enter hospitals to begin their treatment protocols.
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Nick Giallourakis is the President and Co Founder of the non- profit Elephants and Tea. On today's podcast, Nick will discuss his non profit which focuses on the adolescent and young adult population and their cancer battles.
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Dr. Michael Jensen of Seattle Children's Hospital is one of the leading authorities on Cart T Cell Therapy. On today's podcast Dr. Jensen will talk about this therapy, that is critical to the future of Pediatric Cancer.
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Carolyn Breinich, a Pediatric Cancer survivor, advocate, and author, will talk about her difficult fight against her 1994 diagnosis of Leukemia. Carolyn has had setbacks along her journey, but is now in a position where she loves life.
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Dena Sherwood will talk about her soon to be 15 year old son's Billy battle and recovery from Neuroblastoma, and such important Pediatric Cancer staples as the Truth 365 and Curefest, which she co- founded through her Arms Wide Open Foundation.
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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20 year old college sophomore Cole Eicher will discuss his diagnosis of Medulloblastoma when he was a 12 year old 6th grader, and the amazing advocacy work he has done for pediatric cancer since that time.
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Colleen Kisel will talk about her son Martin who is a long term Pediatric Cancer survivor, as well as her Pediatric Oncology TREASURE CHEST FOUNDATION, which donates toys to cancer patients throughout the country.
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Scott Kramer will talk about his daughter Maddie, who passed away from an Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor when she was 3 years old, the 2 books that he wrote after her passing, and the non profit that he and his wife Pammy started in her honor.
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Juanita Prada will talk about the difficulties that she has had to overcome as a Pediatric cancer survivor, and the advocacy group BEHOLD BEGOLD that she started as a result of what she has gone through..
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Patrick Lacey will talk about the amazing experience that he had and what he and others achieved, after being told that his son Will would not be cured from his battle with Neuroblastoma when he was 2 years old.
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Pediatric Cancer survivor Jason Nickoloff will talk about his teenage battle with Hodgkins Disease, his work with the American Cancer Society, and the C2C Relay that he co founded in 2015
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Pediatric Cancer Advocate Stan Robbins will talk about his advocacy work for patients and their families, despite having no personal experience with family members or friends who have gone through their individual battles with Pediatric Cancer
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Sara-Jane Walsh will talk about the musical videos that she creates and the stories that she encourages parents to tell online through her HERE'S HOPE PROJECT, which gives a voice to those that deserve to be heard.
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Joey Felder, a first year Medical Student at Emory University, will talk about his brother Ben who passed away from Rhabdomayosarcoma when he was 5 years old and when Joey was 7. Joey will discuss how Ben has inspired him throughout his life.
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Canadian Children's author Susan Ross will talk about her books, which put smiles on the faces of kids from the ages of 3-8, including 1 book which relates to the issue of children losing their hair during treatment for Pediatric Cancer.
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Professor Claire Wakefield will discuss the many initiatives that she has led down in Australia in the wide reaching and very important topic of psychosocial issues that play such a major role in the lives of Pediatric Cancer patients and their families
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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On today's Podcast Talia Tallman will talk about her book THE SECRET CLUB, Inside the World of a Pediatric Cancer family. This book focuses on how she and her husband Logan dealt with their son Escher's battle with Spindle Cell Rhabdomayosarcoma.
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Pediatric Cancer Patient Advocate Scott Kirian will talk about some of the Pediatric Cancer patients and their parents that he has provided support to over the past several years as they fight their cancer battles.
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Cindi Bonner is the Director of the Rally Foundation in Pensacola Florida, and she will be joined by Rally Mom Anamarie Mixson to talk about this great Foundation on today's Podcast
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Tracy Ryan will talk about her daughter Sophie who was diagnosed with an Optic Pathway Glioma Brain Tumor when she was 8 1/2 months old, and how Cannabis has played a major role in her recovery.
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Brian Gourley and Dwight Witherspoon will talk about CUREWHEEL, the business that Brian and his wife Erin started to help parents find the correct landing spot for their children who have been diagnosed with cancer.
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Emma Pajak shows No Evidence of Disease, 3 years after being diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma when she was just 6 weeks old. Jessica will talk about Emma's battle and also about what she has done to give back to Pediatric Cancer causes.
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Ellyn Miller will talk about her daughter Gabriella who passed away from DIPG in 2013, and the advocacy work that Gabriella started and Ellyn has continued for Pediatric Cancer patients.
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Mark Weiss started his non profit COMIC BOOKS FOR KIDS in 2017 to help brighten the days for Pediatric Cancer patients undergoing treatment. This non profit is now the largest Comic Book charity in the country.
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Courtney Durante will talk about her daughter Lilli whose cancer battle inspired her to start COSTUMES FOR COURAGE, which in one year has distributed 250 costumes to kids in 41 states and 6 countries who are battling cancer.
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Melissa Scott will discuss the Pediatric Cancer Non Profit COOL KIDS CAMPAIGN, and the support it has received from Board Members and former star athletes Ken Singleton and Dan Jansen, as well as former Olympic Icon Mike Eruzione.
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Nancy Goodman will talk about her Non Profit KIDS V CANCER, which she started just 1 day after her son Jacob passed away from Medulloblastoma in 2009. Nancy will also speak about her successful initiatives that have been adopted on Capitol Hill
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Cole Stabnick and Luke Reynolds will discuss an event which they started as High School seniors, to honor a classmate who was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. This idea eventually became a very successful non profit called BALL 4 A CURE
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Emily Hein will talk about her advocacy work over the past year for the cause of Pediatric Cancer. A long time volunteer for different causes, Emily decided to concentrate solely on helping these kids and their families in their highest time of need.
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Jayne Vinson will talk about her grandson Jayden's shocking diagnosis of colon cancer at the age of 11, and his passing away from it at the age of 13 in July of this year.
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Dr. Tabitha Cooney will talk about her roles as a Pediatric Neurooncologist and as the Director of the Pediatric Neuro Oncology Survivorship Program at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Jenna Brown will talk about her daughter Sydney's diagnosis of Neuroblastoma in the spring of 2020 of which she is now in remission, and her non profit LOVE SMILES, which Jenna created in honor of Sydney
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Regina Karchner had to wait 2 years, from ages 14 to 16 to get a correct diagnosis of a Pedi atric Brain Tumor. Thankfully Regina fully recovered and is now the West Region Social Work Coordinator for the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Derek Zinser will talk about how the passing of his father in January of 2009 motivated him to become and advocate in Pediatric Cancer, beginning with his Mascots For a Cure Non Profit, and now with his soon to be published book Sir Roland's Big Adventure
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Lauren Bendesky will talk about her diagnosis and recovery from Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, her role with the St. Baldrick's Foundation, and her career plans involving Oncology as she is now a Medical Student.
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Bonnie Collins will talk about her daughter Maya who passed away from Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2017 at the age of 14, and both the non profit and for profit ventures that were started with her beloved daughter as a guiding principle.
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Elaine Kay will talk about her son James and his successful battle against a rare Pediatric Cancer as well as discussing her role as the Director of the Rally Nashville Foundation
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Joe Bullock will talk about his Colon Cancer diagnosis at the age of 50 and how he is now helping children, adolescents, and their families deal with this same form of cancer, which is very rare for people so young.
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Meredith Gaffney will talk about her role as a sibling to her younger sister Madeline, who fought a successful battle with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in 2009.
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Olivia Tomoff, whose brother Ryan has been through 5 cancer battles and whose mother Terri was a guest on this show, will talk about her role as a sibling as Ryan's cancer fights began when she was 4 years old in 1996.
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Mary Ann Massolio will talk about her son Jay who passed away at the age of 9 from Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, and will talk about the 1 Voice Academy, the first school in the nation to be designed and opened for Pediatric Cancer Patients
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Dr. Shani Fox will talk about leaving a successful position in the business world to concentrate on her real passion, which turned out to be as a Cancer Survivorship Expert, and a Life Mastery Coach.
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Kelly Goddard will talk about her daughter Riley's successful fight against the Brain Cancer Glioblastoma, which normally does not happen to 10 month old infants, and her role as the Health Navigator for the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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On today's Podcast, the amazing Ali Hornung will talk about all that she has accomplished in the fight against Pediatric Cancer, and she is just entering her senior year in college.
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Sarah Milberg will talk about her roles as the Co Chair of the Alliance For Childhood Cancer and as the Director of Government Relations for the St.Baldrick's Foundation.
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Gretchen Witt will talk about the passing of her son Liam from Neuroblastoma in 2011 and the non profit Cookies For Kids Cancer that she and her husband Larry started in 2008.
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Terri Tomoff will talk about her son Ryan's 5 cancer battles, which began when he was diagnosed with leukemia as a 2 year old in 1996. Now 25 years after his original pediatric cancer diagnosis, Ryan is doing well healthwise.
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Rachel McCallum survived a battle with brain cancer when she was in kindergarten, and will talk about the many difficulties that she has had in the past 28 years, trying to negotiate the difficult path of long term "survivorship"
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Tamara Miles who lives in Sydney Australia, will talk about her son Bryson who is 5 years removed from his diagnosis of Medulloblastoma, and her son Ryder who is 3 1/2 years old, and has already undergone 18 brain surgeries.
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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13 Year old Sadie Keller will talk about her amazing advocacy role in the fight against Pediatric Cancer beginning with her diagnosis of Leukemia when she was 7 years old. Sadie is a true icon in the Pediatric Cancer community.
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Ricardo Garcia is the co founder of the Biotech Company called Oncoheroes Biosciences. This company focuses exclusively on coming up with brand new drugs to help modernize treatments for Pediatric Cancer patients.
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Tatum Fettig will talk about her daughter Teagan's battle with Medulloblastoma and her ongoing recovery, as well as discussing the first nationwide non profit APP that helps parents of pediatric cancer patients communicate with each other.
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Beth Serafin will talk about her daughter Heather who passed away from The Pediatric Brain Cancer DIPG at the age of 17 in 2015, and the legacy and inspiration that she left to everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her.
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Debbie Wagers will talk about her career as a Child Life Specialist, including 1 major innovation that she started and one that she collaborated on, that are now staples in many hospitals in the United States and in some hospitals around the world.
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Arianna and Nicole Raso are first cousins and have both battled Pediatric Cancer. They will talk about what they have been through and how they have "given back" to others in today's podcast.
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Kayla Funk will talk about her diagnosis of Neuroblastoma when she was 18, her 15 months of standard treatment, and the naturopathic doctor that put her on a totally different regiment that helped save her life.
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Dr. Katharine Brock will talk about her role as the Director of the Supportive Care Clinic at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center in Atlanta. This center has one of the highest populations of Pediatric Cancer patients in the country.
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Annette Leslie will talk about her son Carson's battle with Medulloblastoma, the book he wrote to help other patients which was published just 6 days before he passed away, and the Carson Leslie Foundation
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Roger Holzberg spent most of his career as the Creative Director for Walt Disney Imagineering until his own cancer diagnosis at the age of 50. Roger then switched his creative talents from entertainment to help Pediatric Cancer patients.
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Laura Eicher will talk about her son Cole's successful battle against Medulloblastoma, his amazing Pediatric Cancer volunteer activity at such a young age, and the Gold Together Initiative which both Laura and Cole play such a big role in.
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Amy Sapien will talk about her son Landen's current battle with Leukemia and her battle with Breast Cancer, which was diagnosed just 9 months after Landen began his 3 1/2 year treatment protocol.
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Julie Guillot will talk about her son Zach's" harrowing" treatment during his battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and her amazing advocacy work that she has done for others since he passed away
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Kezia Fitzgerald will talk about losing her daughter to Neuroblastoma when she was 18 months old and the protective wear she eventually created for both pediatric cancer patients and caregivers who worked with many other patients during Covid.
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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In part 2 of my interviews with Jr. Board members of MIB Agents, I will speak with Ally Tamayose and Delaney Sweet, who were diagnosed with Osteosarcoma as they were entering their teenage years.
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Kara Skrubis, Maeve Smart, and Mia Sandino will talk about their battles with Osteosarcoma, and their roles as Jr. Board Members of the Non Profit MIB Agents in today's Podcast.
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Vicki Bunke will talk about her amazing daughter Grace who passed away from Osteosarcoma in March 0f 2018, but not before leaving a lasting legacy of courage and resilience..
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Jonathan Agin lost his daughter Alexis to DIPG after a 33 month battle with this deadly form of Pediatric Brain Cancer. Since then, he has become a major advocate in trying to help these kids who are diagnosed with this terrible disease.
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Shelley LoRusso will talk about her daughter Olivia's difficult battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and the Olivia Hope Foundation that she started in Olivia's honor and memory.
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Anna Thompson will talk about her son Lake and his battle with Leukemia, plus the non profit which was started by her and two other families who lost their daughters to this same disease only months apart.
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Kristena Kitchen will talk about her daughter Bryanna and her valiant fight against leukemia before her passing in 2016.
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Ann Graham will talk about her battle with Osteosarcoma which she was diagnosed with at the very rare age of 43, and her MIB Agents non profit which is doing what it can to help kids who have been diagnosed with this form of pediatric cancer
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Dr. Lori Wiener will discuss how she helped to develop the first evidence based psychosocial standards of care for children and their families, plus her many innovations to help children understand their own cancer battles.
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Kristin Connor will talk about her role as Executive Director of the CURE Childhood Cancer Foundation and how fortune smiled on her and her family after her son Brandon was officially diagnosed with Neuroblastoma just 30 days after he was born.
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May 31, 2021 |
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Suzanne Gwynn will talk about her 8 year effort to try and build a home away from home for Pediatric Cancer patients and their families to go to during the last days of their child's lives.
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May 27, 2021 |
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Jordan Herrle will talk about her 2 bouts with Pediatric Cancer, the first as a 9 year old and the second when she was 11. Now 28, Jordan will speak about her experiences at Camp Ukandu and how those experiences restored her childhood.
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May 24, 2021 |
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Dr. Jessika Boles will talk about her research as a Child Life Specialist which shows that Pediatric Cancer patients need to be involved and engaged when it comes to the knowledge of their individual cancer battles
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May 20, 2021 |
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Laura Sobiech will talk about her son Zach who passed away from Osteosarcoma just after his 18th birthday, and the amazing legacy that Zach created which will live on for many years to come.
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May 17, 2021 |
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Dr. Anne Kazak is a very well known and highly accomplished Pediatric Psycho Oncology professional and she will discuss her thoughts and findings about the Psychosocial aspects of Pediatric Cancer on today's Podcast
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May 13, 2021 |
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Dr. Gilles Vassal is considered to be the foremost Pediatric Oncologist in Europe and will discuss his many roles in this Pediatric Cancer fight in today's Podcast.
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May 10, 2021 |
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Gaby Miller talks about Opening up a Physical Therapy Clinic during the Pandemic , so she could exclusively work with Oncology Patients as part of their cancer treatment in her role as a Physiotherapist.
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May 06, 2021 |
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Esther Morales will talk about her son Fernando and his difficult 3 1/2 year battle with Ewing's Sarcoma and the wonderful legacy that he left behind of resilience, courage, and hope.
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May 03, 2021 |
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Chelsea Wagner was well on her way to becoming a very successful competitive dancer when she was struck down by a very rare bone cancer called Adamantinoma at the age of 15.
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May 01, 2021 |
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Joe McDonough lost his son Andrew to Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2007 at the age of 14. Joe will talk about the B Positive Foundation that he started in honor and memory of Andrew, which has helped thousands of Pediatric Cancer patients.
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Lorraine Tallman will talk about her daughter Amanda who passed away from Acute Lymphoblasic Leukemia in 2012, but not before Amanda had an idea to help future Pediatric Cancer patients.
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Tracy Councill will talk about her Art Therapy program, which has helped thousands of pediatric cancer patients and their families over the past 30 years.
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Bailey Kasten, who is the Chief Operating Officer for the Association of Child Life Professionals and Kelly Wagner, who is a certified Child Life Specialist, will discuss the importance of Child Life Professionals in caring for Pediatric Cancer patients.
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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21 year old Natalie Smith is now a senior at Georgetown University, and she and her mother Dene will talk about Natalie's 2 battles with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and the Friends For Life Guild that Dene started to help Pediatric Cancer Patients.
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Vickie Buenger lost her daughter Erin to Neuroblastoma at the age of 12 in 2009. She talks about her daughter and the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer as Vickie is the President of this organization
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Mindy Dykes will talk about her son Connor, who was diagnosed with an adult fist sized brain tumor when he was 6 weeks old. Now Connor is 14 years old and is the oldest living survivor of a congenital glioblastoma.
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Mary Beth Collins is an advocate for the subject of Pediatric Cancer Survivorship, since her 24 year old son Joshua, has dealt with many side effects from his 22 year battle with Neuroblastoma.
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Janet Demeter is the Founder of a DIPG Advocacy Group which is trying to work with Congress to keep the awareness of Pediatric Brain Cancer in the spotlight after she lost her son Jack to this disease just before his 4th birthday
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Jen Andruzzi talks about the Joe Andruzzi Foundation, which she and Joe started in 2008 after the 3 time Super Bowl winner with the Patriots was diagnosed with cancer in 2007
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Dr. Mark Kieran , the Director of Pediatric Neuro Oncology at Dana Farber from 1997-2018, talks about Pediatric Brain Tumors.
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Mariah Forster Olson was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma when she was a year old in 1980 . Since that time, she has had 47 surgeries, 100 medical conditions, and on a good day , her pain level is a 6
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Jan Ross is the Director of The Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber Running Programs
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Vicki and Peter Brown will talk about their son Mattie who passed away at the age of 7 from Osteosarcoma. They share Mattie's journey along with starting their Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation, which focuses on the psychosocial part of pediatric cancer.
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Alan Osit lost his son Jacob to Neuroblastoma in 2007 and has run a golf tournament named Golf Fore The Kids to honor his son's memory and to help other Pediatric Cancer patients with their own cancer battles.
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Barbara Anderson is an Ambassador for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, an organization that helped her son Jude recover from his fight against Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Ginger Diamond is a leading activist and advocate for pediatric cancer patients and is involved with a number of foundations and organizations that are central to these kids who need so much help.
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Meagan Farmer and Nathaniel Robin talk about the topic of Genetics, a subject that has become increasingly important in this pediatric cancer fight.
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Debbie Christianson talks about her son Jack, who was born with Down's Syndrome and has also battled Leukemia for the last 10 years.
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Jen Marchetti talks about her ride in the 2015 Pan Mass Challenge to honor a friends cancer stricken son, while she was battling her own illness that could have caused a heart attack or a stroke during her 88 mile bicycle ride.
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Justine Darmanian is the Director of the Kids Ride program, which is part of the Pan Mass Challenge.
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Mandy, Nick, and Mateo Goldman talk about Mateo's battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which has included a bone marrow transplant and graft vs. host disease.
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Ruby and her parents, Dr. Jonathan Kaufman and Christine, along with Dr. Sam Volchenboum, talk about Ruby's successful battle against Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Brittany Ross, "The Miracle Kid" talks about her battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, which took place 20 years ago, after she was originally given three weeks to live.
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Amy McCallum is the Director of the Jimmy Fund Golf Program, which is the largest golf charity program in the country.
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Tara Daniels is a three time survivor of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, which she was first diagnosed with in 2012 at the age of 16. She is still going strong at the age of 27
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Michael and Robby Surprenant talk about Robby's 7 year battle with a Gastrointestinal Tumor, a type of cancer that is usually found in men who are around 60 years of age. Robby was 11 years old when he was first diagnosed.
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Dr. Doug Hawkins is the Group Chair of the Children's Oncology Group, which is an international organization which focuses exclusively on cancer research in the United States, Canada, and in places around the world.
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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John Berardi is the Director of the Jimmy Fund's Little League Baseball program, which allows boys and girls to play baseball or softball during the summer, while at the same time raising money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Dr. William Evans was the Director and Chief Executive Officer for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, from 2004-2014.
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Lisa Cleary will discuss her son Nick's difficult battle with high risk Neuroblastoma which he was diagnosed with when he was 22 months old. Today Nick is an active 7 year old second grade student.
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Dean Crowe started the Rally Foundation in response to a friends request to help after her son was diagnosed with his second brain tumor in 2005. This foundation has now given out 20 million dollars in grants for Pediatric Cancer research.
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Ruth Hoffman- The Chief Executive Officer of the American Childhood Cancer Organization
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Kathleen Ruddy - The Chief Executive Officer of the St. Baldrick's Foundation
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Leanne Masten- The Mother of 4 year old Addi who has 270,000 followers on Facebook
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Zack Blackburn- The Director of the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Jeanine McManus- A Procedural Nurse at Children's Hospital in Boston
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Michael Dotto- First diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease at age 16, Michael has battled through a number of side effects and illnesses from his first cancer battle, and is still fighting some 44 years after his original diagnosis
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Bob Horan- "Tuesday Bob" was a long time much beloved volunteer who spent his Tuesday evenings visiting with Pediatric Cancer Patients at Children's Hospital.
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Liz Scott- The Co Founder of the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Casey Wall- a Nurse Practitioner at Children's Hospital who works with Pediatric Cancer patients
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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David Shulman- A Pediatric Oncologist at Dana Farber and Children's Hospital
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Jill MacDonald- A Triage Nurse for Pediatric Cancer patients at Children's Hospital
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Lisa Scherber- The Director of Family and Patient Programs at the Jimmy Fund
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Nicole Lamontagne- A Social Worker for Pediatric Cancer patients at Dana Farber and Children's Hospital.
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Kari Mchugh- The Executive Director of the Dunkin Joy in Childhood Foundation
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Comeau Family- Ryan and his mother Ginger discuss Ryan's successful fight against Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, which he was diagnosed with just after his freshman year in high school
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Dan Shaughnessy- The nationally very well known sports columnist and author from the Boston Globe
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Katie Janeway- A Pediatric Oncologist at Dana Farber and Children's Hospital
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Mark Myers- The Director of Communications for an Atlanta based organization called Cure Childhood Cancer
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Tracey Glynn- The Faculty Advisor for the Class of 2019 at Newburyport High School
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Eric Grund- The Owner of a Non Profit called Recycled Computers For Cancer
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Jeff Morris- Father of 3 year old Ella who has survived a very rare form of Childhood Leukemia
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Charlie Capalbo- A survivor of 2 different forms of Pediatric Cancer which were diagnosed within 18 months of each other
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Colleen Cormier - The former Dean of Students at Norwood High School
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Erica Murphy- The mother of Emma who was diagnosed with a Wilms Tumor at the age of 6 years old
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Allison O'Neill- A Pediatric Oncologist at Dana Farber and Children's Hospital
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Jul 10, 2020 |