Monthly Archives: May 2013

Beyond disturbing…

Posted on May 31, 2013 by alyselancaster

Yesterday, several people stumbled on a blog post I had written several months ago about a boy named Reilly, whose childhood cancer “illness” turned out to be a hoax. At the request of several people who alerted me to the … Continue reading →

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Rest in peace, sweet Bella…

Posted on May 28, 2013 by alyselancaster

This afternoon, as the rains poured down in Miami, the Facebook post I’ve been dreading for weeks came across my iPhone screen. Bella Rodriguez Torres, the beautiful girl with the big, contagious smile, lost her battle today with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. … Continue reading →

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An absolutely disgusting disgrace…

Posted on May 27, 2013 by alyselancaster

One of the many children I follow on Facebook, Super Sammy–who’s bravely fighting neuroblastoma (https://www.facebook.com/SamuelJohnsonFoundation)–posted a disgusting letter written by Andrew Becker, Director of Media Relations at the American Cancer Society. In it, he essentially bashes the people trying to … Continue reading →

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Three more…

Posted on May 26, 2013 by alyselancaster

Nicholas Pedone, age 7. Stage 3 neuroblastoma. Thomas Sullivan, age 6. Medulloblastoma. Silas Edenfield, age 4. Hepatoblastoma. Three beautiful children. All three lost their lives today at the hands of the beast that is childhood cancer. Please pray for their … Continue reading →

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Live Like Bella…

Posted on May 20, 2013 by alyselancaster

Bella Rodriguez Torres is a 10-year-old girl in Miami, FL. She has been fighting Stage IV Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma since the age of four and a half. Recently, she was sent home on hospice care, as her treatment options have run … Continue reading →

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