I'm shaving my head with St. Baldrick's to raise money and help conquer kids' cancers! Every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer worldwide, and 1 in 5 of those in the U. S. will not survive. I refuse to accept this reality, so I’ve decided to fundraise for lifesaving research to find cures and better treatments for kids. Now I need your support! Your donation can fund research to help kids survive and thrive. Join me today and let's #DFYchildhoodCancers together. You have read the statistics but not my personal reason why. My grandmother used to help raise and donate money for childhood cancer hospitals and organizations, long before she lost her own battle with Pancreatic cancer. She was one of my inspirations growing up. My best friend. When I lost her, I lost not only my grandmother, my best friend, but hope, my faith, a sense of belonging. I left home, moved nearly a thousand miles away, not even sure what I was looking for exactly. In our native culture we shave our heads as a sign of mourning, but there can be other reasons. Seeing the loss from the tornados, it’s a hard reminder that life isn’t to be taken so lightly. But it’s also a blessing to see so many come together to help. I heard on the radio this advertisement, feeling in my heart it was the right thing to do... but reading through trying to “pick” a child to “highlight”... how do you do that? I worry about my elders. This seems almost acceptable. Of course I would. We are getting older and they are older than us. But friends, look at your dear sweet child. These children are them. These are families like us. I’m doing it, Not just for my grandmother. Not just for the families and children lost in the storm. But for these children and families, still here, still fighting. I “highlighted” a child who’s the same age as my youngest son. Who’s now home with a fever. He will heal quickly. Money can’t heal this child highlighted. But we can also pray for them. Aho Amen