Childhood Cancer, Families, Kids, Rally Blog, Rally Stories
My View Looking Forward Before cancer, I was never a morning person, but now I love waking up in my home with the entire family under one roof. Most nights, I wake up around 3 am in a panic. Did I dream up this terrible nightmare that my 4-year-old son had cancer and...
Childhood Cancer, Families, Kids, Rally Blog, Rally Stories, What Is
Discovering the Reality of Childhood Cancer Treatment On our diagnosis day, we were told that our four-year-old Gus had Ewing Sarcoma. What doctors didn’t know was the particular type or variant he had. Tumor Sequencing Tumor sequencing is vital, as some variants of...
Childhood Cancer, Families, Rally Blog, Rally Stories
Cleaning Out the Medicine Cabinet 17 BOTTLES A few weeks ago, I cleaned out the medicine cabinet. That doesn’t sound super exciting, I know, but I threw away 17 bottles of expired chemotherapy and cancer related medications. Last year, these bottles were strung out...
Childhood Cancer, Common Types, Rally Blog, Research
What is Ewing Sarcoma? Ewing Sarcoma Defined Ewing sarcoma is a cancerous bone tumor that affects children, adolescent and young adults—usually developing during puberty between the ages of 10 and 20 years old. Approximately 87% of Ewing sarcomas are in the long bone,...
Dean's Reflections, Rally Blog, Rally Stories, Research
Rally On for Osteosarcoma Research During this pandemic, my mantra has been “adjust and readjust.” I have shared that I learned this from the Rally families who never cease to amaze me with how often and quickly they adjust and readjust. Today, I stand in awe of...
