After his son Pablo died from Bilateral Wilms Tumor 6 days after his 6th birthday in 2008, Jeff Castelaz decided to ride his bicycle from Florida to California to honor the memory of his son. That ride raised $250,000 which was the seed money used to start the Pablove Foundation. On today's podcast Kerstin Lynam who is the foundation's Chief Executive Officer, and Lauren Aufiero who is the Marketing Director will talk about this  foundation which  has dual missions of teaching photography to Pediatric Cancer patients and raising money to help underfunded cancers. Their primary objective of course is to help these kids who are so deserving of support.

In 1977,  Linda Park's son and Dana - Sue Crews' younger brother Luke was diagnosed with Histiocytosis X when he was 18 months old,  was told that he would not survive, and that the end would be quick and tragic. On today's podcast Linda and Dana-Sue will talk about Luke and how he recovered from his blood cancer diagnosis which is now known as Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and is thriving at the age of 47. They will also talk about the book that Linda wrote called BRAVE COURAGEOUS BOLD , LUKE AND HIS BIG BATTLE and the work that Dana- Sue has done for the cause of Pediatric Cancer which was inspired by Luke's fight, including starting the Bell Asteri Publishing company which publishes books concerning individual Pediatric Cancer stories. 

Both Deanna Fournier and Ana Valdez suffered from the blood cancer Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis but at very different stages in their lives. Deanna , now the Director of the Histiocytosis Association, was diagnosed when she was 6 years old and Ana was diagnosed 3 years after her symptoms began to appear during the final trimester of her pregnancy. 
Both Deanna and Ana will talk about their involvement as they help other people who have been diagnosed with a form of cancer that is not as well known as many other forms of this disease. 

After experiencing headaches and vomiting through much of the summer in 2019, Lori Evans took her then 12 year old son Noah to the doctor and eventually to a Neurologist, who ordered an MRI which showed that Noah had the Pediatric Brain Cancer Diffuse Midline Glioma. After chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Noah was enrolled in the Clinical Trial ONC 201 which eventually stopped working and in January of 2021, Noah passed away after a gallant battle against this terrible disease.
Lori will talk about her beloved son and about the Noah Brave Foundation, which helps families both monetarily and emotionally who are going through a similar situation to what the Evans family experienced.

Zach Cook's younger brother Caleb was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia during the beginning of his kindergarten year in 2013. On today's podcast Zach will talk about the past 10 years which have been a rollercoaster ride which Zach has negotiated successfully as he is getting ready for his freshman year in college. He will talk about the help that he gave to Caleb and his family , his own difficulties that he has had to overcome, and the help that he has given and is giving to  many others who are fighting their own Pediatric Cancer battles or dealing with other issues. 

Alexandra Paterson was named the Director of Brand Communications for the V Foundation in January of 2023. On today's podcast she will talk about this Foundation that was started in 1993 by former North Carolina State Basketball Coach Jim Valvano and ESPN during Jim's cancer battle.  The V Foundation has awarded more than 300 million dollars to cover nearly 1200 research grants in the past 30 years and, with the help of legendary College Basketball guru Dick Vitale, has also made a big impact for the cause of Pediatric Cancer.  

Michael Cramer was diagnosed with Hepatosplenic T Cell Lymphoma in July of 2020.  Michael and his mother Ashlee will discuss the very difficult nearly 2 year treatment protocol that he had to go through in which Michael finally  began to recover and feel better beginning in April of 2022. Through it all  Michael and Ashlee started a podcast called Michael And Mom Talk Cancer, and used their social media platform to talk about his  cancer and to help others, including creating and publishing Rap Videos on You Tube. 

The Make a Wish Foundation is one of the most important and iconic organizations for children and adolescents who are undergoing treatment for a variety of diseases, with many of them battling Pediatric Cancer. On todays podcast Julie Abel and Amy Carroll from Make A Wish will talk about the innerworkings of an organization that is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and is about to grant its 10,000th wish to a deserving child or adolescent.  Courtney and her son Colby will discuss the more than 800 day treatment regiment that Colby has completed for Pediatric Lymphoma and what the Make a Wish Foundation has meant to them. 

On today's podcast Julie Frampton will give great information on Melanoma , which is the most deadly form of skin cancer. Julie was diagnosed with Melanoma 12 years ago when she was 34 years old, had another diagnosis of it 2 years later but has had had No Evidence of Disease since. 
What is not as well known is the fact that this form of cancer can and does effect both children and adolescents. Julie will give a detailed tutorial on the dangers of Melanoma for the youngest population, and how she has been a strong advocate in trying to spread the word about what needs to be done to deal with a form of cancer which she believes there is no real cure for. 

For the past 35 years the RELAY FOR LIFE, a fundraiser that has raised more than 6.5 billion dollars for cancer research put on by the American Cancer Society has played a major role in the fight against cancer. On today's podcast Elenna Peroni a senior at Algonquin Regional High School in Northboro , Massachusetts will talk about this event which she organized in her high school, and that giving back to others plays such an important role in her life.