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Let’s Get This Done

posted on March 31, 2019
    Advocacy ● Collaboration ● News ● Research
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Our good friend Nancy Goodman, founder and executive director of Kids v Cancer recently had a blog published by The Cancer Letter.  It was Nancy who guided us through Michael’s decision to donate his tissue for research. She continues to be an unstoppable proponent for advancing pediatric cancer research.

Excerpt from The Cancer Letter Blog:
It was a thrilling moment for me when, sitting on my living room couch, listening to the State of the Union address, I heard the president say:

“Many childhood cancers have not seen new therapies in decades. My budget will ask the Congress for $500 million over the next 10 years to fund this critical life-saving research.”

The next day was even better, when I read a Politico article reporting Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s retort:

“$500 million over 10 years—are you kidding me? . . . Who gave him that figure? It’s like the cost of his protection of his Mar-a-Lago or something.”

Fantastic. At last, we, parents who have lost our children to cancer, are getting real political attention for our kids. My son, Jacob, died of a pediatric cancer when he was 10 years old.

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Copyright (c) 2018 The Cancer Letter Inc.

 

Ginny McLean
Our guest blogs are posted by our Communications Director, Ginny McLean. To contact one of our guest bloggers please email info@swiftyfoundation.org. Ginny has an expertise in fundraising, social marketing and non-profit communications. She is working with Swifty, helping us take our message to the next level. She is leading our efforts to streamline and strategically focus our efforts. You will see Ginny representing Swifty at events, conferences and collaborating with our partner foundations and hospital teams.

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