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Seven Bridges Eye Care

Seven Bridges Eye Care holds a special place in Swifty’s heart. Dr. Doug Azzaro is the owner, optometrist and Michael’s best friend’s dad…some very important titles! From the beginning Dr. Doug has showcased Swifty at his store. He sells Swifty t-shirts, Swifty eyeglass cloths, and he displays our Annual Appeals for customers to peruse and…

posted on May 13, 2021
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Prevention Through Everyday Actions

Hi there! Mica and Bridget here to introduce our spring/summer series highlighting childhood cancer prevention research. This series really began when we were young kids, faced with the terminal illness of our cousin and twin brother. As you might imagine, being confronted with the devastating realities of childhood cancer impacted how we work and move…

posted on May 6, 2021
Childhood Cancer Prevention ● News
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Marker and Crannell

It’s not often you wake up to an email that starts with, “My business partner and I would like to donate to your foundation.”  But boy when it does, it’s incredible! That’s an email I received back in December and now, Marker & Crannell Attorneys at Law are the sponsors of Swifty’s website! It gets…

posted on April 12, 2021
Sponsors and Supporters
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Oligodendroglioma, what a long and ugly word

Cherise Fleming set out to make that word less ugly, less scary. Interviewed on television and featured in an inspiring article in Redbook Magazine, her fierce courage and strength told the story of what a tenacious fighter and a kind advocate she was for everyone battling this disease. Cherise was diagnosed at age 21. We…

posted on March 8, 2021
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Beads of Courage

Today is Mardi Gras… images of parades, King Cakes, wild parties and those ubiquitous beads are all around. For me, the Mardi Gras beads bring to mind another set of beads… Beads of Courage.  Until Mikey got sick, I had no idea Beads of Courage existed. But they do. And they mean so much to…

posted on February 15, 2021
Family Experiences ● Family Support ● From The Heart
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We Need YOUR Voice

Surveying Parents to Inform Physicians For years we looked to medical professionals to tell us what we needed to know to treat our son’s medulloblastoma. We trusted them and we followed their advice. Since 2013, we have been working with families who have lost their child to cancer and we’ve focused our attention on post-mortem…

posted on January 31, 2021
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January 2021 Reflections

It’s January 13th, exactly 2 months since we started this trial back in November, joking about it being a “Novel Approach” to start a fundraising campaign on Friday the 13th. However, there was nothing unlucky about it because we SURPASSED our goal, raising $272,977 dollars thanks to your generosity and support.  So the TNF Immunotherapy Trial…

posted on January 13, 2021
Annual Appeal ● From The Heart ● News
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Golfing For A Cause

The air is getting crisper, the days are getting shorter, leaves are changing color and that means…. boy’s golf and the District 203 Mikey Gustafson/Connor Hunt Match Play Cup! (Formerly called the Ryder Cup.) The Match Play has been a tradition since 2014 as a way for the NNHS golf team to honor the loss…

posted on September 30, 2020
From The Heart ● News
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Our Class of 2020

In the past, May always meant tulips, breaking out the lawn furniture and graduations. Covid-19 hasn’t stopped the tulips or kept us from sitting outside (albeit 6 feet apart), but for the Class of 2020 graduations have been cancelled or hopefully, only postponed. In the meantime, there is a lot of sadness, disappointment and uncertainty…

posted on April 29, 2020
Family Experiences ● From The Heart ● News ● Youth Board Member
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Light That Seeps Through a Broken Heart

I can’t tell you how often people are dumbfounded on how I can so enjoy working with a pediatric brain cancer foundation, especially one focused on post-mortem tissue donation. I guess they imagine the sadness and loss that these families endure and assume it permeates their lives and my work. That couldn’t be further from…

posted on April 14, 2020
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