The Beagley's... & our fight with cancer!: Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation

Friday, December 23, 2011

Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation

Check out this amazing organization that serves children and families in Utah, Juab, San Pete, and Wasatch counties in Utah who have a child with cancer. My family is not involved with this organization but I think it is really special and want to spread the word about it just in case someone reading this message has the opportunity to serve, donate, or volunteer for this program. Check out their website at: http://childrenwithcancerchristmasfoundation.org/ it is truly amazing. The BYU basketball team is highly involved in this program. Their involvement in it kind of reminds me of the movie Forever Strong. If you have never experienced this touching movie, I highly recommend it.

"The Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation is a non-profit organization established to bring relief and joy to children and their families, affected by the travails of Cancer. Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation was founded on the idea of helping children in need. A child that is struggling with cancer is especially worthy of protection and care.

There are various organizations that do tremendous good providing support and financing for research and study to find a cure. Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation salutes their efforts, however the emotional needs of these children and their families are what the foundation is designed to help."

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Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is cancer of the sympathetic nervous system--a network of nerves that carries messages from the brain to all parts of the body. Primary neuroblastoma is a solid, malignant tumor that usually first appears as a mass in the abdomen (most often in the adrenal gland) or near the spine.

About 650 children are diagnosed with neuroblastoma each year in the United States. Two-thirds of children diagnosed with neuroblastom are 5 years old or younger.

(Educating The Child With Cancer: A Guide for Parents and Teachers, Second Edition, 2011, Edited by Ruth I Hoffman, MPH, page 5)

The Native American Legend of the Butterfly

As a gift to His human children, the Great Spirit created butterflies. He took black from the maiden's hair, yellow from the warm sun, and blues from the lake and sky. Once he gathered the most beautiful of colors, He made them into butterflies.

If you want a special wish to come true, whispher your heart's desire to a butterfly. Since butterflies make no sound, they cannot tell the wish to anyone but Him. Being so colorful, the butterflies will easily be seen as they fly to heaven. The wish will be taken by the wings of love to heaven to be granted.