Why am I shaving my head, and why should you care?

In honor of Maddison’s cousin, Averyanna, who has had an extremely difficult journey with cancer. Averyanna has fought so hard just to be alive. After 10 minutes without a pulse, due to sepsis from the tumor breaking down and causing infection, Averyanna came back to us. Since then she has been fighting for her life. She has to relearn most bodily functions and is still at Lurie’s Children’s Hospital. Maddison wants to raise money for childhood cancer and shave her head to show Averyanna that it is just hair and it will grow back eventually.  A GoFundMe for Averyanna was set up on her behalf.   https://gofund.me/a298b0ba

A challenge among friends 25 years ago has become the largest volunteer movement to Conquer Kids’ Cancer. This year, I’m joining thousands of others to shave my head to raise money for childhood cancer research!

Did you know, 1 in 5 kids diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. won’t survive? For those who do, more than 96% have severe or life-threatening conditions by the time they are 50.

Each shaved head, every dollar donated, creates a ripple effect of progress for kids with cancer.

Your gift will give kids and their families hope, supporting the best research across the country, through the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

Together, let’s give these kids the lifetime they deserve. Thank you for your support!