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Giving back to those who give
Active Duty Navy SEAL Seeks Our Help The 4 year old daughter of an active duty Navy SEAL was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. A Foundation (Boot Campaign) which assists those in the military reached out for … Continue reading
Creating Hope
New Treatments & Better Drugs for Childhood Cancer In July, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Creating Hope Act for the purpose of incentivizing pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms and universities in seeking cures for what are known as Rare … Continue reading
Highs and Lows of Childhood Cancers
As a trial lawyer for 40 years until my retirement a few years back to form The Max Cure Foundation, I was involved in thousands of cases – some I won, some I lost and most were settled. I do … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Pediatric Cancer
Tagged Adenovirus, Aimee Hardy, Alexis Agin, bone marrow transplant, brincidofovir, Brooke Gladstone, Chimerix, Department of Ethics, DIPG, Duke University Medical Center, FlyAKite Foundation, Harvard Medical School, Jonathan Agin, Josh Hardy, Max Cure Foundation, Mays School of Business at Texas A & M, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Merck, National Public Radio (NPR), Novartis, NYU Langone Medical Center, Oren Becher, Richard Plotkin, St. Jude, Zachary Bernstein
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Survivorship in Childhood Cancer
I recently introduced my friend Tom, who fought in Vietnam in the late 1960’s, as a former Marine. Tom immediately interrupted me and said, “I am not a former Marine, I am a Marine – there are no former Marines.” … Continue reading
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
As a result of my involvement as one of several members of the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2) that played a significant role in saving the life of 7-year old Josh Hardy last March, I am continuing to receive the … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Pediatric Cancer, Uncategorized
Tagged #SAVEJOSH, Adenovirus, brincidofovir, Brooke Gladstone, CAC2, Chimerix, compassionate use, Erica Bailey, ethics, experimental drugs, Harvard Medical School, Josh Hardy, Ken Moch, Max Cure Foundation, Mays Business School, Novartis Pharmaceutical Company, NPR, Richard Plotkin, Texas A&M
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Priorities
Editor’s Note: This past weekend a large group of people assembled outside of the National Cancer Institute to rally for more research funds for childhood cancer. This was written by one on the people whose grandchild died of cancer. She was … Continue reading
Five year cure, …really?
Originally posted on Four-Square Clobbers Cancer:
Five-year relative survival rates describe the percentage of patients with cancer that are alive five years after their disease is diagnosed. Use of 5-year survival statistics is more useful in aggressive cancers that have a…
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A Pair of Shoes
Posted in Childhood Cancer, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Pediatric Cancer
Tagged loss of a child
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Henry & Me
Today I am pleased to share news about an important animated film, Henry & Me, that I hope you will agree, can raise much needed awareness of the needs of pediatric cancers and also help raise funds for multiple charities, … Continue reading
Life or Death Decisions
At the ripe old age of 69 I made a new friend, Kenneth Moch. At one time I considered him to be my # 1 enemy who I believed did not care if a 7-year-old boy, Josh Hardy, attempting to … Continue reading
Grandparents In Action 