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The Gift of Tomorrow

by Rally Mom June | May 4, 2020

By June Gossling The gift of tomorrow. This phrase echoes in my mind as I attempt to put thoughts to paper about this week’s Giving Tuesday Now. My husband, Michael, and I are often given the opportunity to share with others the story of our son, Grant, who battled neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer. The research grant that Rally is trying to fund today has special meaning to us. Just a few days ago we were able to share Grant’s story via Zoom with a team of researchers from...

Childhood Cancer Doesn’t Take a Break

by Rally Foundation | Mar 30, 2020

It’s frustrating. Really, really frustrating. For the most part our country is staying home, social distancing and self-isolating to stop the spread of COVID-19. Why is it frustrating? Because childhood cancer doesn’t take a break. It doesn’t stay home, practice social distancing or self-isolate. Nope, childhood cancer is still wreaking havoc. Just last week: Rally Kid Sara relapsed with leukemia for the third time. THIRD TIME. She has been admitted, gotten her port and begun a new treatment....

A Heartfelt Note of Thanks to Jurrell Casey of the Tennessee Titans

by Elaine Kay | Mar 19, 2020

Dear Jurrell, I first had the pleasure of meeting you at our inaugural Nashville Rally On the Runway event four years ago. We were following Rally Atlanta’s template for the fashion show event in order to create something similar and special, yet we faced one significant problem. In Atlanta, the Falcons were the escorts for the Rally Kid models and, at that time, we had no personal connection to our local Tennessee Titans. Fortunately, ‘luck’ was on our side. Wesley Johnson, an NFL player who...

A Letter from Rally Kid Peyton to Families Battling Cancer

by Rally Kid Peyton | Feb 25, 2020

Dear families experiencing childhood cancer and pediatric palliative care doctors, I am a Rally Kid and a first-year student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In my Biology 101 class, we just finished learning about cancer. Sitting in class as one who was diagnosed with cancer when I was teenager (ALL and AML as a sophomore in high school), it was hard to sit still in my seat and listen to my professor explain the traumatic effects of uncontrolled cell division without...

B.B. Summits Mt. Kilimanjaro and Raising $130,000!

by Rally Foundation | Feb 21, 2020

Congratulations are in order for Rally Advisory Board Member B.B. Abbott, who recently summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in order to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer. To date, B.B. has raised just over $130,000 through his efforts! After a week-long climb, B.B. was greeted with 30 MPH winds and freezing temperatures of -20 degrees. The cold, however, couldn’t stop B.B. from smiling as he placed two flags at the summit, one for each organization that he fundraised for: Rally Foundation for...

The Truth About Palliative Care—It’s Better Than You Might Think

by Rally Foundation | Feb 11, 2020

For many pediatric cancer patients and their families, palliative care is a beacon of comfort during the extreme discomfort of symptoms, side effects and the stress that goes along with their diagnosis. Because of this, we wanted to showcase the importance of pediatric palliative care and how it can make a difference in the lives of children fighting cancer. Last year, we talked to pediatric hematologist-oncologist Katharine Brock, MD, MS, who specializes in palliative medicine at Children’s...

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The Truth About Palliative Care—It’s Better Than You Might Think

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