"I'm shaving my head to raise 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.At the bottom of the page you'll see pictures of the two warriors I choose to honor this year.
Travis, who is 14 has an inoperable brain tumor. He is always smiling and has an amazing attitude. He's had to watch too many of his friends be taken because of this horrible illness.
Travis was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in August 2010. He began treatment in October 2012. He has endured surgeries, chemotherapy, endless sticks, scans, tests, exhaustion, pain, nausea, vomiting, weakness, headaches, eye pain, double vision, weight loss, hospitalizations, transfusions, port placement, feeding tube. Through it all, he rarely gets down and it's never long before that beautiful smile is back. He plans to be a pediatric neuro-
oncologist when he grows up. He says, "I'm not going to die, I have a destiny. God didn't put me here to take me away too soon. I have too much to do. No kid should go through this and I have to help make it stop." Those are brave words from a young man who has endured so much and continues to fight and to advocate for his fellow warriors. The second young man I'm honoring this year is Kristian Silva. He's six years old and the son of a proud member of our Armed Forces. He was in kindergarten when he was diagnosed with brain cancer and continues his fight today. If you'd like to know more about either of these young men, I'd be more than happy to share their FB pages with you.
And as always, I do this for a very special young man in
my life who is a survivor. He knows who he is.. and the joy in seeing him survive cannot be described. It's my dream to see all of these children survive.
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.