I'm shaving my head to raise money for childhood cancer research!
Since I've committed to doing this just this year, I ran into a couple who just had their now-6-year old girl just finish 54 weeks of chemo treatment for a rare brain tumor Stage 4 that had serpentined through her brain. Inoperable. The tumor is so rare, that they could not be admitted to St. Jude's. However, St. Jude's did provide a treatment plan for doctors at VCU to do... and thank God it has worked!!!
Now, highlighting what different challenges await kids who undergo treatment to their growing bodies -- with so many toxins put into their bodies to kill cancer cells, the chemo has affected her pituitary. The parents -- who have medical backgrounds -- will not do human growth hormone because there's no telling if it will re-fuel this rare and mysterious tumor the little girl has.
I got to see this girl playing around a room with other kids her age. You never would have known what she has been through.
THIS IS WHY I'M DOING THIS!!
Last Wednesday night, all of us at CSZ practice were introduced to Savannah... a little girl who is undergoing treatment in her battle against cancer. We had the honor of she and her family watching us workshop... and she and sister Campbell later on got up and participated in a rap game that's actually pretty difficult for us (heck, that's why we were workshopping it). I was in another workshop, but my understanding is they killed it.
Savannah's mom sent an e-mail to artistic director Dave Gau after that practice saying that was the best night ever since she left the hospital.
THIS IS WHY I'M DOING THIS!!!
Did you know that kids' cancers are different from adult cancers? It's true. And childhood cancer research is extremely underfunded. So I'm doing it again. I need to do something... so it's raising money for cures. Now I need your help! Will you make a donation? Every dollar makes a difference for the thousands of infants, children, teens, and young adults fighting childhood cancers. Every..... single.... dollar......
EVERY ONE OF THEM!!!!