I bet you had no idea, huh. Me neither. After all, this kind of thing happens to other people’s families. Not mine. Neuro-what? Cancer? Kids can get cancer? You mean something other than Leukemia? But wait, kids don’t die of cancer. Right?
- Cancer cuts short the lives of more children under the age of 20 than any other disease;
- 1 child out of 5 who is diagnosed with cancer dies;
- 3 out of 5 children suffer from long-term or late side effects;
- Every school day, 46 young people, or two classrooms of students, are diagnosed with cancer in this country;
- There are now more than 270,000 childhood cancer survivors in the United States, and this number is growing rapidly.
Read here about the awesome mom and daughter team that helped start this initiative. We will have the privilege of celebrating Kennedy’s End of Chemo at the upcoming Miracle Party. We can’t wait to meet this posse of amazing cancer survivors and their families and to remember their friends that fought the good fight.
We will stand together, pray together until there is a cure. Don’t forget.
Thank you for bringing awareness to us. I went to the website, saw the video and read the bios. It’s heart wrenching, but I was glad to see success stories as well. I’d like to do what I can to help.
So happy little Tuesdays home. Thanks for taking the time out and posting.
xo
lisa
Wow, its amazing how only the station in Denver has aired this. In fact, if you visit http://www.cancer.org the site of the American Cancer Society, its not even in their cancer awareness calendar! I hope by this time next year this will not be the case. I know I will never forget, Tuesday has impacted us all so much and we will continue to pray for her and for a cure! Big hugs Tuesday and fam, hoping your enjoying your much anticipated and prayed for homecoming!
OMG so funny, I was just typing a post about it … found out at 5 minutes for mum and had popped across here to direct people to you LOL.
Big hugs to you honey and to miss Tuesday … the most beautiful and bravest little girl.
I just had to come back and tell you one more time that I love you and I love Tuesday and you are all in my thoughts and prayers every single day hon.
I’m so glad she’s home where she belongs.
Big hugs again … to your whole family. xoxo
I will be thinking of you all next Saturday! Hope you are enjoying having all of your children sleep under on roof again!
I had just read about this on a blog that I read who’s daughter just finished her treatments and is now cancer free!!!!
I am just THRILLED that your family is all together now and just know that Tuesday is going to make a full recovery. She is such a blessed little girl.
Thank you for letting us all know about this. I will do whatever I can to help with the fight to find a cure!!
I just think you are wonderful and just love you guys and think about, and pray for, you EVERY single day.
I hope the homecoming is going fantastic! I am so happy our little Tuesday is finally home!!
Christy
Thank you so much for posting this! I had no idea.. hadn't seen it or heard it anywhere. I'm so glad that Tuesday is home & doing so well! You are all in our thoughts & prayers every day. Take care & enjoy your little fighter!
i didn’t know all that either! Cancer isn’t fair…. ever. I sure hope they find a way to beat it!
Jess,
So happy you guys are at home. Love the pic of Tuesday, she looks beautiful. Hope the first day of clinic went well for you guys. I am thinking of you often.
love,
angela
I think this is wonderful! It’s sad that there isn’t more money spent on childhood cancer research. It’s almost embarassing to compare the amount of money the govt spends on “other things” instead of spending more money searching for a cure. Thank you for making us all more away of childhood cancer!
Still praying for Tuesday every tuesday!
Your family is in my prayers!
Brenda
P.S. i’m going to forward this to my friend who has a daughter who just finished up her treatment not to long ago!
I hope the awareness continues to grow, so there can be even more funding, research, and of course prayers!!
Thanks for letting us know about this!
I thought about kids getting anything but luekemia. And to think of a child I know getting cancer? No way. I think it is important to make people aware. Great start JK.
Glad to see you are spreading the word. Our prayers go out to Tuesday and your family.