Justin Miller on the Stand Up To Cancer Red Carpet [VIDEO]
By Lori Miller, mother to Justin, St. Baldrick’s Foundation 2012 Ambassador Kid and Childhood Cancer Fighting Ninja
First and foremost, I want to thank the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer for allowing us to represent the collaboration of these two organizations on the Stand Up To Cancer Broadcast last Friday evening. We were proud to represent our beautiful ANGEL friends, our fellow cancer fighters, and those who will be following us in the future. We need cures now and the time is now, especially during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, to stand up and tell the world about childhood cancer.
Climb for Five: Mount Elbrus
In late 2009, Patrick McCarrick, long-time St. Baldrick’s volunteer and shavee, decided to do something that would inspire people to join him in the fight to conquer childhood cancers. He established Climb for Five (C45) – a team with a mission to summit the highest peaks on each of the continents while raising funds and awareness for life-saving childhood cancer research. Since then, the C45 Team has climbed Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro in 2010 and Washington state’s Mount Rainier in 2011.
Results from Justin’s MIBG Therapy: The Cancer is Gone!
Photo by Rachel Kemble Photography
Written by Lori Miller whose son, Justin, recently underwent an up-and-coming therapy to fight childhood cancer for the fifth time. Justin is a St. Baldrick’s Foundation 2012 Ambassador Kid.
Sit down for this one…are you sitting? The cancer is gone! None, zero, zip…gone! I am still slightly surprised, definitely pleasantly surprised, but still reeling in the adrenaline of the news. We are beyond thrilled!
When the doctor called to give us the scan results, he said there was good news and bad news. The good news: there was no sign of cancer on the MIBG scan, the MRI and the CT scans – none. They were all pleasantly surprised. The bad news: they didn’t have a plan for Justin. Since there is no cancer present, he can’t do another round of MIBG therapy and without active cancer he is excluded from other studies as well.
Justin Starts MIBG Therapy Today [VIDEO]
As many of you know, Justin, St. Baldrick’s Foundation 2012 Ambassador Kid, is battling childhood cancer for the fifth time. His family has decided to move forward with MIBG therapy, an up-and-coming treatment for advanced-stage neuroblastoma. He started this therapy today at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
MIBG is a form of radiation therapy that is safer than traditional radiation because it can deliver the radiation directly to the tumor. This means that all other healthy tissues in his body will receive minimal exposure.
Justin’s MIBG Therapy
Follow Justin’s four-day experience with MIBG therapy, an up-and-coming treatment for advanced-stage neuroblastoma. This therapy involves radiation and requires Justin to stay in a lead-lined room, alone, until his radioactive levels have lowered. Justin is battling childhood cancer for the fifth time and is a St. Baldrick’s Foundation 2012 Ambassador Kid. The updates below have been provided by Justin’s mother, Lori.
“HERO”
Kelly and her brother, Justin. Rachel Kemble Photography
A story written by Kelly shortly before her brother, Justin, a St. Baldrick’s 2012 Ambassador, was diagnosed with childhood cancer for the fifth time.
Justin’s Childhood Cancer Has Relapsed
Ashleigh Miller Photography
Justin is one of five St. Baldrick’s Foundation 2012 Ambassador Kids.
“It’s true… Justin has relapsed again. Cancer #5! On Thursday, March 29, we found new disease in his bone marrow. His bone marrow has been clean for five years, no activity at all. It’s frankly unbelievable and not a step in the right direction.
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