Melinda Colon Cox
“If we extend a child’s life at all, whether it’s one day, a few months, or a few years, that is a success. Celebrating milestones is important because it helps us keep our eyes on the progress that is continuing to be made”.
Category: CRF Blog
One Day
The world was a bluish-white, submerged under cascading waves of fluid light. It shimmered like a curtain fluttering in the wind, twisting and turning the fabric of space. Sights went in and out of view, barely even registering as separate objects. Lights sparkled into view, brief supernovas of energy that blinked out of existence within […]
Beyond The Tumor: David Turner Jr.
On April 16th, 2018 David Jr. came home from school saying that he had hit his head and he had a headache. Liz recalls that he was acting silly and holding his head to one side, which she thought may have been related to David Jr having torticollis as an infant. She took him to […]
CRF Board Member Aldo Marin
Does The Drawing For The
Cristian Rivera Foundation 2021 Raffle Project
Winners Are: 1st Prize:2 Premium Tickets to a NY Yankee Game (2022 Season) Carlos Colon (#4804) 2nd Prize:$200.00 Gift Card to Salsa Bembe Restaurant, Yonkers, NY Amanda Morales (#2442) 3rd Prize:$150 Gift Card to Thalassa Restaurant, Tribeca, NY Wilda Diaz (#3481)
Spring Recipes the Whole Family will Love
Spring has finally arrived and that means it’s time for fun, fresh spring recipes! Is your family tired of the same meals during quarantine? Looking for fresh recipes that’ll get your family excited for Spring? Here are some suggestions that’ll get everyone’s taste buds excited after a long, dreary winter. Some of these are great […]
Beyond the Tumor Update: Emily Hood
We first met Emily Hood a few months ago when we learned all about this passionate young lady. Emily was diagnosed with DIPG in February of 2019. She has tried a variety of treatments and most recently participated in the CAR T Cell trial at Seattle Children’s Hospital. I got the chance to follow up […]
Jarrad Seuferling
“I’m passionate about putting people together and helping their businesses or organizations grow. I really like uniting the right people together and helping build their goals.”
A Brief History of Oncology: DIPG vs Cancer
The earliest recorded form of cancer was breast cancer. According to historians studying the Edwin Smith Papyrus, a copy of an ancient Egyptian textbook on trauma surgery, there were eight mentions of breast cancer that were listed as being removed through an application of the “fire drill”. In the profile of the disease, the authors […]
Maggie Meehan
“Illness doesn’t discriminate. Whether it’s a child or an adult, we are trying to help people at the worst times of their lives.”
DIPG and Vaccination
The COVID-19 vaccine is here! In December, the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA. Pfizer and Moderna were the first two-dose vaccines to be approved and have been rolled out to every state in the US. These two vaccines are made with mRNA which means that they need to be refrigerated at extremely […]
