September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Tomorrow night there will be a StandUp2Cancer special airing on ABC, NBC and CBS. On Coleman Larson's site (http://www.carepages.org/colemanscott) Peggy mentioned that "this year 12,500 children will be diagnosed with cancer. 1 in 5 will not grow up." On Julian Avery's site (Julian is one of those 1 in 5 statistics), Mimi requested urgent prayers for another victim of childhood cancer: www.caringbridge.org/visit/coleruotsala. Cole, like my niece Amelia, is from Wisconsin.
Tonight, in checking in on my niece, Amelia, who is a leukemia survivor, I discovered a news clip which aired in her area last night. The clip spotlights Amelia's Make-A-Wish Trip to Walt Disney World. You can view it by going here and selecting "Sick Kids Wish for a Trip to Disney World," from the Top Stories list. She is absolutely adorable. It was fun to see my bald baby brother (shaved in solidarity and to raise money) and his family featured on the news. For more information on Amelia's participation in the walk to raise funds, visit her page at www.caringbridge.org/visit/ameliagorton.
To give a glimpse of what the cancer world is like: Last night, Amelia was featured on the news. Today, she attended her friend's funeral and stared at the little white casket. I'm so glad Amelia survived, but I'm also proud that her family continues to stand in the gap with other families who are in the battle against cancer.
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What a terrible thing to deal with -- childhood cancer. It's unimaginable.
I'm so glad to hear Amelia is in remission and will hopefully never deal with this disease again.
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