Today, March 1st 2012 marks Chloe’s 12th birthday. There is not a doubt she would have been dressed like a princess enjoying chocolate chip cookies surrounded by her mom, Heidi, grandmother, Dee, brother Hunter and new barely a month-old baby sister Lexi. It was October 17th 2007 when Chloe became a DIPG angel and […]
The Cristian Rivera Foundation would like to wish all of our loved ones and supporters a Happy Valentine’s Day. DIPG has taught us how important it is to appreciate those we love, so let us all spend today with the ones we hold dearest to our hearts. Together we will work tirelessly so that […]
Charlotte Christian freshman Payton Walker was named the 2012 Miss Mecklenburg Outstanding Teen Jan. 21. The program is part of the Miss America scholarship pageant. Payton will spend the next year participating in community service in the area and will represent Mecklenburg County in the Miss North Carolina Outstanding Teen Pageant, to be held in […]
CASS CITY — The Cass City community and surrounding area are gathering Saturday (today) to show their ‘Love for Lexi.” A benefit dinner and auction is planned, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Cass City High School to benefit the family of Lexi Smith, a six-year-old diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. “We’re just very […]
This Testimony is Embargoed Until Thursday, February 2nd at 9:00 AM Please visit: http://waysandmeans.house.gov/committeesubmissions/ and submit your comment for the record. There are many of us out there who have suffered as the result of losing our child and then having a thief take our kids’ social security numbers. Please consider submitting a comment. FROM: Jonathan […]
Researchers studying a rare, lethal childhood tumor of the brainstem discovered that nearly 80 percent of the tumors have mutations in genes not previously tied to cancer. Early evidence suggests the alterations play a unique role in other aggressive pediatric brain tumors as well. The findings from the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Washington […]
This post is dedicated to the memory of Ben Sarrat Jr. for the movement he inspired. The formula for the first annual pig roast was simple: a few friends, a pig, and a keg. However, when Hogs for the Causefounders Becker Hall and Rene Louapre met Ben Sarrat, Jr., they were inspired to use their […]
On January 25, 2009, the world lost a smart, brave and all-around remarkable 6-year-old boy named Cristian Rivera as his two-year battle with DIPG came to an end. Three years later, we remember Cristian on the anniversary of the day he earned his wings and went to Heaven. Cristian is loved and missed dearly […]