David's Warriors

As David, at age 10, lay dying from neuroblastoma, he said, “You’ve got the list?”

The list of things that David would need completed in his absence. The list has become the driving force behind our family’s commitment to St. Baldrick’s.

David was invited to a St. Baldrick’s event and spoke about his cancer, how he embraced life and made a stadium full of people realize that life is good. The shaving began, and David looked at his mom and said, “You have to shave your head!” So she did, and it transformed her life.

Cancer was no longer winning – there was a way to fight back: raise money for research! This was one of David’s main initiatives, and he adored St. Baldrick’s! David, his sister Daisy, and his parents Tom and Susan waged a courageous battle. Unfortunately, on February 10, 2011, David died. But not without his family knowing his wishes. He wanted his family to use their hair to raise as much money to fund research. He knew he was dying because researchers were not funded well enough to unlock the answers to this disease.