Nearly a decade ago, John Rivera turned the worst crisis a parent can face — the terminal cancer diagnosis of his young son — into a lifelong quest to help save other children’s lives.
Cristian Rivera Foundation 2016 November Newsletter November is always an exciting month for The Cristian Rivera Foundation. First, there is Thanksgiving and who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? We love being able to take the time out of our busy schedules and spend time with our family and friends to reflect on the past year and express […]
The Cristian Rivera Foundation has amazing news to share! This years’ Cristian Rivera Foundation’s Humanitarian Award recipient is Brandon Stanton. Brandon is the founder of the incredibly popular Humans of New York! Earlier this year, Brandon ran a story and a subsequent fundraising campaign to benefit Dr. Mark Souweidane. We were impressed with Brandon’s […]
We love great non-for-profit work, for the eighth year in a row, New York City-based not-for-profit 501(c)(3) The Cristian Rivera Foundation is gathering celebrities, supporters and donors to raise money toward a groundbreaking clinical trial aimed at curing Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).
Cristian Rivera Foundation October 2016 Newsletter It has been quite a while since our last newsletter, but we are back and better than ever! We hope everyone had a good October! We are looking forward to the rest of this beautiful fall and to working together in November to pull off the 8th Annual Cristian […]
In a new milestone in the fight against DIPG, Dr. Mark Souweidane this week performed a direct infusion of a cancer-fighting drug into the brain of a young patient — for the third time. The child was the first ever to receive three infusions, all at the highest dose level in the trial. The […]
Lisha is a patient of Dr. Mark Souweidane at Cornell Weill Medical Center and currently enrolled in OUR trial to find a treatment and eventual cure for D.I.P.G. On Wed, September 21st, 2016, we learned that the results from Lisha’s last MRI were stable with no growth! Lisha is living proof that the Cristian […]
Her bday was 9/14. Lisha is a Patient on our Trial and is doing AMAZING. We at CRF Love her 10! #CRF #CristianRiveraFoundation #DIPG #CureDIPG
Cristian, in a few Minutes it will be your 14th Bday. Instead of Celebrating with You, I am Preparing the next 24 hours in Your Honor. I will set up Your Trains, and Do all the Fun Things we used to do Together.
Today, 9/13/16, would’ve marked Cristian Rivera´s 14th birthday. The Cristian Rivera honors him by raising awareness to help rid the world of D.I.P.G. Every child should have an opportunity to grow and leave their mark on the world. Please help us by making a tax deductible donation and/or sharing this email with your friends, family […]
