“The Heart of Luminous”, by Luna Zin: Debut of an Author

Luna Zin joins us from her Utah home to discuss her first book, “The Heart of Luminous”, inspired by her research in the childhood cancer community, and by a special little boy in particular who lost his life to brain cancer. Luna takes us on a personal journey of discovery…

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Ellie Waters: Beating Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, Surviving Teen Life

Ellie Waters visits with us from the UK to give us an update on her progress, cancer-free, and also gives a clear picture of the realities of teen life, having survived cancer. Team Ellie’s blog is prolific and her helpful influence on other children and teens is significant. Ellie speaks…

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Update from the Alliance

Dear Friends, As we write, Alliance advocates around the country are working on the next crucial step to enacting legislation recently signed into law.  As many of you may well know. the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008, though signed into law, never had it allocations respected,…

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Chase Jones and the Biden Cancer Initiative

Chase Jones is a survivor of childhood brain cancer, founder of Vs. Cancer Foundation, and is organizing community leadership around the country for the September 21 Biden Cancer Summit. He discusses his own experience with brain cancer at 18 and its personal ramifications, including survivor guilt and how he overcame…

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Tamlin Hall (AUS) Beating BPDCN, and her Blog at BraveryBox

Tamlin Hall and her mum Kerrilee visit with us to share Tamlin’s story of surviving BPDCN, and the new network of hope and support that has grown from their experience with this rare but deadly disease. Tamlin’s writing, at 14, shows subtlety and power beyond her years, but more importantly…

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