Today, June 28, 2012 the United States Supreme Court upheld the Health Care Reform Law from 2010. This is a huge victory for President Obama and his team, as well as for supporters of health care reform. For many people, the law is confusing and many are not aware of how it will impact them. Below is a link to a video that explains health care reform in an understandable way.http://...
Having been involved with the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation and the brain tumor community for a number of years, a common theme that I see over and over again is the notion of giving back. It comes from parents and caregivers, relatives and friends and course from the survivors themselves. Of course, having a brain tumor is not something many people would think of as...
On June 4th, I was asked by the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation to represent them at the first annual Alliance for Childhood Cancer Lobby Days. The Alliance represents more than twenty national patient advocacy groups and professional medical and scientific organizationswho have come together for the purpose of bringing pediatric cancer to the attention of our elected...
As I near the end of my internship at the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation, I am consumed with memories of my time at CBTF and hope that I have helped the organization in some way work towards their goal of improving the treatment and life style for children who have been diagnosed with brain or spinal cord tumors, as well as their families, who have to deal with such a heart wrenching...
It seems like there’s always a new study coming out about what toxins or chemicals may or may not be in the products we use, the food we eat and in the air surrounding us. I personally am very interested in what a lot of these studies and pro-health and environmental organizations have to say but it can be very overwhelming. There is so much around us that is out of our control...
