I'm raising money for childhood cancer research! Did you know that kids' cancers are different from adult cancers? It's true. And childhood cancer research is extremely underfunded. So I decided to do something about it by raising money for cures. This is personal to me due to my 11 year old sons's recent diagnosis. 

An appointment with his pediatrician and CAT scan on November 6th found a mass at the base of his skull. A golf ball sized tumor was blocking the flow of spinal fluid to his brain. The tumor was effecting his balance and vision, hence the dizziness and the vomiting was spinal fluid that had built up in the night. Derek underwent surgery to remove a tumor from the base of his skull Wednesday Nov. 7th. The tumor was malignant. Derek has been diagnosed with Medulloblastoma. He is underwent 7 weeks of Proton radiation therapy and chemotherapy at Mayo Clinic is Rochester Minnesota. . Derek and his family lived the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester from first week of December to the middle of January with his parents rotating weeks to spend with their son while the other worked. Derek is responding well to treatment at this time. Derek begins a year of inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy starting February 15th. #fightDerekfight

Now I need your help! Will you make a donation? Every dollar makes a difference for the thousands of infants, children, teens, and young adults fighting childhood cancers.