Sunday, September 12, 2010

Good evening.

We have had a relatively busy weekend. We had fun at the Childhood Cancer Awareness day in Reno. David got a T-shirt that says 'September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month' on the front with a gold ribbon. It was great to see people support our children with cancer. We didn't eat pancakes, but I heard they were good. They were Mickey Mouse pancakes~~very cute. Then today we went to Reno, again, to meet some of our Osteo family members. Kim, Darrin, and Ty, it was wonderful to finally meet you guys. We had a great time, it was just too short! We would love to go camping with you guys sometime. It was great that the kids texted for hours after you left!! Crazy kids! Then we stayed in Reno for a little bit and went to a place called 'Fresh Berry' that has frozen yogurt with 3 free toppings! I love the sugar-free vanilla topped with blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries. Ummm, yummy! Then we came home and did some housework. Then I made tacos for dinner, and here we are. It was a good weekend.

Here are some more Childhood Cancer Facts:

Several childhood cancers continue to have a very poor prognosis, including: brain stem tumors, metastatic sarcomas (that's what David has), relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Each day, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer

One in 330 children will develop cancer by age 20

Although cure rates are steadily increasing, 35% of children will die

Cancer remains the number one disease killer of children; more than genetic anomalies, cystic fibrosis, and AIDS combined

The overall incidence rate for childhood cancers has increased significantly by almost 33% during the period 1975 to 2001

On average a treatment for childhood cancer diagnosis is two years

Cancer treatment can cause serious side effects that may last a lifetime

Research on the emotional impact of childhood cancer finds that parents and siblings report even greater longterm emotional impacts than the diagnosed child

These statistics are unacceptable to me!! We need more awareness and funding! Please write to your congressman, senator, even the President to get more research dollars sent to Childhood Cancer. The $30 million that was promised a long time ago has NOT been funded yet!! That is ridiculous!! There is NO excuse for that. Please do what you can to help. I hope you watched 'Stand up to Cancer' on Friday night. I just wish more exposure was given to childhood cancers. Maybe someday.......

Thanks for checking in. I hope you had a great weekend. Kim, Darrin, and Ty, we miss you guys!! I hope everyone has a good Monday. Take care and God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan