September is Childhood Cancer month

9/4/2012

September is childhood cancer awareness month. The gold ribbon. I was unaware of the facts/statitistics, because I could not know. I never looked up any info online - ever. Now I know and it is horrifying. Sadly, as rare as childhood cancer is, 30 + children are diagnosed each day, and every day 7 will go to heaven.
I also found out that only about 4% of funds go toward pediatric cancer. ( Which is why we ask for donations to go to Dr. Kieran's because all of your donation goes toward helping the children.)
I share this because if we did not know all this, then I know many others don't know also.

2 Comments

Nicole

9/4/2012 03:57:02 am

You are so right to share this info... as hard as it is to tell and also hear. It is so easy to spend a couple of dollars for coffee ect... why not give even a few dollars ... if everyone did, it would all add up.

Denise

9/6/2012 04:06:02 am

I have a gold ribbon tied to my purse for just that reason. We see pink every where we go but not often a gold ribbon. I think people just don't know. Sadly we know to many families touched by childhood cancer. I can't think of a better cause to give to and knowing we do it in Alec's name makes it all the more special.

September is Childhood Cancer month

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