Over the past two years my interest in childhood cancer has grown tremendously. As a result, I’ve been reading more first person accounts of the childhood cancer. I came across this article this morning from The Huffington Post and I would encourage you to read the full article here.
"I never thought I'd hear those words, 'Your daughter has cancer' ... and then one day I did," says Melissa Bradley, whose 4-year-old daughter, Belle, is currently in treatment.
The devastating reality is that a parent hears that news every three minutes.
And while childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in kids under 15, research remains underfunded -- currently, less than 4 percent of the National Cancer Institute's budget is allocated to research it.
As I have mentioned here and here, Latte Woman's 13-year old son has osteosarcoma (bone cancer). And while I have seen so much good pour out of the community on behalf of Mathias, I live each day with a pit in my stomach. I can't say it enough: This isn't fair. Mathias is a child; a kind and brave and wonderful and smart child. He will forever be a my super star. Sadly, though, he isn't the only childhood cancer warrior. There are so many.
This month is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Our once yearly, month-long
reminder to stand up to this disease. We have a responsibility to
continue to fight for our children. I'm doing a small part to learn as
much as I can about childhood cancer and spread awareness at each
opportunity.
Join the fight. We're all going gold, together.
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