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Childhood Cancer… The Unspoken Beast
“I give thanks for the gift of expression– the words to open minds and hearts. May my words be not just words, but clear, untainted truth.”...
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Letters to and from Jessie Rees’s Daddy
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. ~Mother Teresa From Jessie Rees Foundation Facebook Page 1-24-2013 https://www.facebook.com/JessieReesFoundation “My...
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Jack Andraka, Hope for Early Diagnosis
“A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.” ~James Joyce Finding cancer in early stages is a key factor to a patient’s survival. Jack...
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World Cancer Day… “Clouds”… and Freedom
As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility....
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I Want to Make All of Them Full
Definition of “Full” Containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space This past Friday night, I had the honor of dancing at Wish Night for Make-A-Wish Tri-Counties. I had...
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What A Gift to the World
This is International Childhood Cancer Day, a day we can learn to expand our focus on childhood cancer to include not just children in our own country, but throughout the world. For me, the problems of...
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Beyond the Cure, Beyond those Dreams
The National Children’s Cancer Society “We serve as a financial, emotional, and educational resource for families that can’t make ends meet when their child is diagnosed with cancer. Since our...
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One Happy Bald Head
With less than a week to go until my Shave Day for St. Baldrick‘s and pediatric cancer research, I want to share my feelings when I discovered I was going to be bald… the first time… From Grace: A...
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Ben Franklin’s Doo and Cindy Lou Who
I remember talking with my mom about the impending loss of my hair when I was beginning cancer treatments. We both wondered how it would happen. I mean, would it all fall out at once? Would I...
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Hairless or With a Head Full of Hair
I have been unable to focus on much else this week, but my upcoming shave for St. Baldrick’s/Pediatric Cancer Research tomorrow at Oakland Children’s Hospital. Friends are asking if I am nervous, and...
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Delaney Clements, Kamryn Renfro, and a St. Baldrick’s Shave Challenge for...
Kamryn Renfro has taught our entire nation a lesson in friendship. Just 9 years-old, she shaved her head in solidarity for her friend, Delaney Clements, who is battling cancer. Like I wrote yesterday,...
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Mr. Jon Lester, Please Meet Mr. Tony Stoddard. Light Major League Baseball...
Red Sox Pitcher Jon Lester There was a story in the news last week that grabbed my attention because our family is what you call “a baseball family.” Melinda’s brothers played Little League ball, her...
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Guinness World Record Shave for St. Baldrick’s Foundation on the Today Show
David Alexander, Guinness Record-Holding Barber What a great day it is Today! Childhood cancer advocate and barber, David Alexander, teamed with St. Baldrick’s to break the record of the most heads...
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National Siblings Day — Alex’s Lemonade Stand and SuperSibs!
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Make-A-Wish Hope Tour Today, April 10th, is National Siblings Day. This annual celebration honors the relationships of brothers and sisters. Although Siblings Day is not...
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The Truth 365 Loves Taylor Swift
The Truth 365 is launching a campaign to invite Taylor Swift to be an official celebrity spokesperson for children with cancer. They have been communicating with Taylor’s “team” and believe she may...
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Suzanne Shelpman, A Bright Gold Spoke
Please keep Neuroblastoma Warrior Bryson in your thoughts and prayers! ~Suzanne Shelpman Suzanne Shelpman is one of Melinda’s Facebook friends. I notice Melinda and Suzanne have 233 “friends” in...
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Hyundai Hope on Wheels Has Just One Wish… #EndChildhoodCancer
**************************************************************************************************** “We Have Just One Wish… #EndChildhoodCancer “...
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Three Lessons about NYC from the Empire State Building’s Refusal to Light...
The capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest meaning and significance. ~ Pablo Casals ~ Since I live on the opposite side of the country from New York City, my impressions of the city...
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The Beginning of the End of Childhood Cancer
“Cole, you are doing something big, my son.” ~ Tony Stoddard Today is a day of gratitude. All I can think of is Tony Stoddard and his son, Cole. All I can think of are the children who have suffered...
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If Childhood Cancer was in Human Form…
Nurse Cyndi, the Blue Chemo Fairy The truths in my last post about what childhood cancer has in common with landing on the moon continue to circulate through my mind and heart. What speaks loudest to...
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