Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! Kids with cancer have to give up so much of their lives while fighting cancer, many give up their lives. These children have to give up school, being at home, playing with their friends, riding bikes, swimming, and so much more.

In the United States, each weekday, on average, 46 families learn that their child has cancer. One out of five of those children, will die; that's over 3000 per year. Three out of five children diagnosed will suffer lifetime complications. Childhood cancer kills more children each year than heart disease, cystic fibrosis, diabetes and AIDS combined. In the past 25 years only one drug has been manufactured strictly for the children. Instead, adult meds are used and the dosages are adjusted, hoping not too much or not enough is given.

Childhood cancer can happen to any family, regardless of race, religion, economic background, etc. It strikes when you least expect it and can affect babies even as young as a few weeks old. These kids are forced to give up freedom of childhood, appetite, hair and so much more... and many lose their life. Are you willing to give up something you enjoy for one month?

I am challenging YOU, my friends and blog readers, to give up something for the ENTIRE month of September in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I am giving up all sodas for the month of September... What will YOU give up?

I'll be posting more later this month with ways that you can help raise awareness and help kids going through chemo now and in the future.