I’m not a nurse, but I want to do what I can. I want to do everything I can to prevent cancer from taking these young lives. I was feeling hopeful, almost joyful.Īn estimated 10,450 new cases and 1,350 cancer deaths are expected to occur among children (ages 0-14) in 2014. But with one glimpse of the first child I saw there, another feeling washed over me. I guess I was just afraid to see so much pain. I was frozen at the door… did not want to walk inside. It just so happens that several years ago the TODAY Show sent me to a children’s cancer hospital for a series of stories. I can only imagine how tough it would be for a child – it’s such a grown-up disease. I am not sure what I would have done without it.Ĭancer is difficult to endure as an adult. Sounds funny but those notes and lyrics soothed me and helped heal me. I thank God that I have wonderful doctors, family, friends and faith that helped me through, but I also had something else - music. I needed a mastectomy –and reconstruction. You know how your life is perfect on Monday and then on Tuesday it all falls a part? That’s what happened to me seven years ago when a doctor called me and told me I had breast cancer. Here’s Hoda Kotb’s story on why she brought these two magical women together to create a song to help raise money for childhood cancer research. If this made you cry, or brought any emotion to your heart, think about donating to the cause. Make sure you have some Kleenexes on hand. If you haven’t seen this video yet, you have to see it.
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