September 1 – 30 September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month and to help raise funds for pediatric cancer research as well as to provide direct help to pediatric cancer patients and their families, Hugs for Brady is hosting a 5K, a $5,000 fundraiser that is! Throughout the month of September via everydayhero, a peer-to-peer fundraising site, Hugs for Brady is working to raise $5,000 which will then be matched by an anonymous donor dollar for dollar donated, up to $5,000. That’s double the donations! Get motivated and help us raise much-needed funding that MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES… [Read More]
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Let’s Spread Awareness This Fall
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and we need your help as we continue to make strides in the battle against pediatric cancer. When you see the suffering a child goes through in the pediatric oncology unit of a hospital, it isn’t a sight you will ever forget. To us, every child who is currently or has fought a battle with cancer is a hero and we will work tirelessly to help end pediatric cancer for good, but we need your help. Every year, over 13,500 children are diagnosed with cancer in the US. Our moral compass has directed us… [Read More]
Wear Your Support This September
September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness month. The Hugs for Brady Foundation is always impressed and thrilled to hear about people taking a stand against childhood cancer through their own fundraising efforts. Longtime Hugs for Brady supporter Johnny Volpe has started his own fundraiser and will be donating all proceeds to the Hugs For Brady Foundation! Limited quantities are available of the childhood cancer awareness pins and dog tags. If interested in donating, please contact Johnny’s mother Carla through her Facebook page or by emailing her at Carlamary221@yahoo.com. Even if Johnny sells out of his pins and dog tags, any donation would be… [Read More]
A Story of a Young Man with a Devastating Illness
By Linda Forbes (Mother of Brian) Our son Brian had the most infectious smile and sense of humor. He loved sports and was an avid fan of game shows and all sorts of trivia. He loved his fiancé, Kerri and his family and friends more than anything. Brian was born with a birth disorder called neurofibromatosis. This meant that tumors could develop on any nerve ending in his body. When we first discovered that Brian had this disorder, we could not truly grasp the magnitude of this health issue. As parents of a child with a genetic disorder, our guilt was… [Read More]
Jump-starting Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
A huge thank you to Delanie Meszaros (age 5), Makensie Meszaros (age 5), Abigail Brywka (age 6), and Lily Brywka (age 9) who raised over $170.00 for Childhood Cancer Awareness. Way to go girls!
New Jersey Mayors are proclaiming September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Dear Mayor Kelaher, I have worked at Barnabas Behavioral Health since 1999 as an RN; first as a floor nurse then in an administrative role. I have worked closely with both Deanna Sperling and Peggy Mazza. I am writing you with an immensely important request…to please make an official proclamation to declare September as Toms River’s official Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. My son, Caeden, who is now 3 years old was diagnosed with an extremely rare type of pediatric cancer of the liver (hepatoblastoma) at the age of 17 months. He underwent surgery to remove most of the left lobe… [Read More]