Monthly Archives: September 2013

Friends Don’t Let Friends Relay

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Team Captain

Editor’s note: Little has changed since Jonathan Agin penned this article for the Huffington Post in February, 2013.   There are many amazing charitable organizations focused upon cancer research and support. Most of us can rattle off the big ones … Continue reading →

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Never Ever Capitalize “cancer”

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Team Captain

Every Year in September during the Childhood Cancer Summit and CureFest I remember five years ago, meeting Carson’s mother and Max’s grandfather. Richard Plotkin, a retired lawyer, read a book written by Annette Leslie’s, then 17 year-old son, Carson. He was … Continue reading →

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Gold vs Pink

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Team Captain

“Knowing everything that I know about cancer, I would, in a heartbeat, take any kind of adult cancer—no matter how nasty and aggressive the disease and treatment—over any cancer diagnosis and any chemotherapy for either of my daughters, future grandchildren” … Continue reading →

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Dear American Cancer Society

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Team Captain

Dear American Cancer Society, Good evening. I have always been appreciative of the work and research that the American Cancer Society funds. While I have always researched the organizations I support, it was not until recently that I decided to … Continue reading →

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