Just a quick post to say that we have signed up for the Terry Fox Run this weekend. Click here to join our team or make a donation. The Terry Fox Run raises money for cancer research. This is the first time that we have participated in a fundraising walk as a family and we are looking forward to it.
We benefited firsthand from advances in cancer research. Children with Down syndrome are much more likely than typical kids to develop the type of leukemia (AML) that Malcolm had. In the past, kids like Malcolm were more likely to be killed from the treatment than cured by it as it was not widely recognized that children with Down syndrome have a unique sensitivity to certain chemotherapy drugs. Research has resulted in turning one of the worst prognoses into one of the best and research continues to try to replicate this result in typical children. Ongoing research may result in children like Malcolm, who have Down syndrome, benefiting typical kids who get this horrible disease. We encourage you to show your support.
Mary Ellen
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