Cancer Sucks; take action!


Lots of people lately are focused on raising awareness. 

I follow several blogs that post a 31 days series in October; and then each November I watch people post 30 days of thankfulness for Thanksgiving.

But one person I know posts in September...

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Why aren't we aware of childhood cancer the other 335 days a year? We should be if we aren't.


Molly Grantham is a local news anchor who has a heart for raising awareness for children battling cancer throughout the year, but in September she posts about a different child each day. Some of the kids she has gotten to know through different opportunities promoting various charities, some she has had a chance to meet for news stories. But each child is important to her. Each child has their own unique story and impact and circumstances.

Today the child she posted about is the nephew of a former co-worker. Elijah. Elijah has a very rare form of cancer called Epithelioid Sarcoma. You can read more about him on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/prayersforelijah/timeline.

Elijah
Cancer Sucks. I've seen too many children run out of time waiting for new treatments, experimental drugs, and research trials that aren't curing cancer. Not only did the children suffering lose, but so did their families and friends. The world loses when we can't save people from deadly diseases.

People like these amazing kids that the world lost:

Natalie 
Isabella
Ellie
Hope


We need to try harder. We need to fight harder. We need to advocate for those in our lives that need a voice. Whatever your cancer is today, I hope that you will not just raise awareness but take action for it.

Want to start now? Donate blood at your local blood bank, give to a children's oncology department, volunteer for a local foundation.

Check out these links:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Children's Cancer Research Fund
CureSearch
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Alex's Lemondae Stand
Cookies For Kids Cancer
Isabella Santos Foundation
American Red Cross

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