Thoughts That Rock

Ep. 12: Melissa Wiggins | Highlight & Delete: Don't Spend Energy on Undeserving Stuff


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In this episode, we talk to MELISSA WIGGINS, the founder of an awesome non-profit called, Cannonball Kids' cancer Foundation, which funds innovative, accessible research for children fighting cancer with better treatments, quality of life and options for those told they have run out of options.

THOUGHT #1

Highlight & Delete - Don't Spend Energy on Stuff that Doesn't Deserve It.

THOUGHT#2

Hope Deals the Hardest Blows.

CONNECT:

  • Website: www.cannonballkidscancer.org
  • Instagram: www.instagram.com/cannonballkidscancer/
  • Instagram: www.instagram.com/mummabearwiggins_/
  • BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:

    • Madonna - www.madonna.com
    • Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - www.acco.org/childhood-cancer-awareness-month/
    • Almond Milk – www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond_milk
    • Richard Johnson - www.spectaclephoto.com/about-team/photographer-rich-johnson/
    • Dean Kamen - www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen (Segway Inventor)
    • Kelly King - www.linkedin.com/in/kellyking/ (CKC)
    • Karen Neely Revels - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-revels-b619a95/
    • Foy Vance - www.FoyVance.com
    • Neuroblastoma - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroblastoma
    • "No More Options" Campaign – www.cannonballkidscancer.org/nomoreoptions/
    • St Jude’s - www.stjude.org
    • Winter Garden, FL - www.cwgdn.com
    • Brene Brown – www.brenebrown.com/
    • Hot Yoga – www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_yoga
    • Aqua Net - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Net
    • Hard Rock International – HardRock.com
    • Thoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.com
    • Certified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.com
    • Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.com
    • Black Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You (Brant Menswar) - FindYourBlackSheep.com
    • Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.com
    • Cannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.org
    • Keppler Speakers - KepplerSpeakers.com
    • Big Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.com
    • Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.com
    • Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT Keel
    • MELISSA WIGGINS BIO:
      Cannonball Kids’ cancer Foundation was founded in 2014 with the mission to fund innovative, accessible research for children fighting cancer to provide better treatments and quality of life, and educate for change.

      Melissa and her husband, Michael Wiggins, founded Cannonball Kids' cancer Foundation on June 16, 2014 with a mission to eradicate kids' cancer.

      Melissa Wiggins is mum (mom) to Cannon, who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer when he was 20 months old. They were told he had a 50% chance of survival.

      During Cannon’s year and a half of treatments, Melissa saw the horrific effects first-hand. They watched Cannon suffer through surgeries and “diluted” chemical treatments meant for adults, which caused him loss of hearing and decay to all of his teeth. They watched their son bleed from the inside out and be dragged to death’s doorstep in their quest to save him. They know this tragic reality all too well. They know there has to be a better way. They know that no other child should have to suffer the same as their child.

      This experience motivated her to spend hundreds of hours researching and learning about the enormous lack of funding and research dedicated to pediatric cancer and effects, such as secondary cancers, that occur as a result of antiquated treatments.

      Out of their unwavering faith and commitment, they founded Cannonball Kids’ cancer. Out of their anger, they became determined to be a part of the solution. Out of their persistence, they know funding research will unlock the cure. Research Is the Key!

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