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Tracy Canter lost her mother to breast cancer two years ago. Once diagnosed with the deadly disease, her mother was required to drive 8 hours to Redlands, California every couple of weeks to receive the best available medicine as opposed to getting it in her home of Tucson. With little money left to travel and […]

Kathleen Thompson’s son Josh was diagnosed with ALS in 2007. After many promises from the FDA and much time spent working to get the necessary treatments, Josh was denied access to possibly life-saving medicine, crippling this young man’s ability to live. NY Times: Fighting for a Last Chance at Life Please share his story! [ssba]

Locky’s dad wasn’t one of the lucky ones. Nick Auden was just 41 when he died last year of melanoma. When he was diagnosed with the disease in 2011, the avid athlete and father of three was hopeful that a promising clinical trial for what he called a “wonder drug” might extend his life, but […]

“A little soreness is just a symptom of a dual sport athlete.” That was the thought that Diego Morris and his family had when the ten-year-old woke up with pain in his left leg and back in 2012. When the doctors diagnosed him, Diego’s family realized it was much worse. Osteosarcoma, a rare form of […]

“I like rehab,” Jordan told the Indiana House representatives. “I like being a fireman. And I like rescuing people.” But, Jordan’s parents had a very serious message to share: the right to try an experimental drug to save their son. “This is my son and he’s a real person that’s running around here like he […]