Great Way to Help Improve Cancer Treatment!

I have been a registered user on iGive for a couple of months and thought I should use this blog to let you know about this awesome group.

There is a group of parents whose children have been diagnosed with Neuroblastoma who have joined together to raise money to humanize a really effective treatment currently in use in New York. The main drawback of this treatment is that it is created using mouse genes, and humans develop a resistance to this and the treatment cannot continue. But it has been found to greatly improve success in NB kids. They only need $2 million to make this a human form of treatment and that will remove the risk of resistance, meaning more kids will be able to use the treatment. I am sure I am leaving out a bunch of details in this, but you can search for it on the Band Of Parents website.

When you register with iGive, every time you purchase something online from over 600 retailers they partner with, a donation will be made to your charity. I registered with iGive, and everytime I pull up ebay or bluefly or babiesrus, the list goes on and on...I get a little pop up window that says this retailer participates in the iGive program and it lists the percentage of your purchase they will donate. What an EASY way to raise money! But it takes many people registering with this program in order to be successful. Some donations are only 2 percent, so it takes a lot of folks (who are probably already shopping online).

Go to Band of Parents website or iGive for more information or to sign up. If you follow the iGive link on Band of Parents' site, it already has their charity information filled in for you. It is very simple and you might even forget about it after you sign up, but if you ever just browse on a website and see the window, you will know that whatever you purchase will go to help save more children's lives!

With HOPE,
Tammy

Look! A New Post!!

Okay, so after another mom has expressed her concern over this blog, I am updating it! Happy, Melissa? ha!
There are several kids in the area who need some encouragement these days. I will give you the links and you can check out their websites to see what's been going on with them.
Jensen: Just had his tumor resection (removal) today and it is his 3rd birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENSEN!
Emma: Was in the hospital for a little while with a fever, but she is back on track with getting her chemo
Angel Stash: His mom and dad just moved to a new house, I know it was hard and she also organized a blood drive in his memory!

As for ChemoMoms, I have continued to take the baskets to the hospital. It seems there are more kids being diagnosed with this nightmare lately. Unfortunately we are out of storage space so they can only keep 3 baskets at a time. It is a little difficult to contact the social worker since she is so busy, so sometimes they might go have a period with no baskets, but hopefully that will get better.
Keep your eyes open for an upcoming Movie Night. There are a few DVDs out now that I think will be good for the kids, so we will probably be doing that soon. Also, I am already planning out the July 4th party. Unfortunately our family vacation begins on July 3, so I won't be able to be at the party, but I think the folks I have in mind will be able to handle the party this year. I am still going to set it all up, but just not be at the party itself.
I have 6 more bracelets to take to the hospital tomorrow. Hopefully they will sell quickly and I can turn that money into more bracelets and more baskets!
Don't think about this too hard, but it is time to start planning for SEPTEMBER - CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. I hope to get the ball rolling at the hospital in the next month or so - I REALLY want lots of Gold Ribbons around town in September.