After suffering a seizure while walking in New York City, Adrian Conoboy was diagnosed with Brain Cancer. While in the hospital receiving treatment,  he saw many kids who were being treated for Pediatric Cancer.  On today's podcast Adrian and his wife Roz will talk about that period of time which began in 2016 when Adrian was 35 years old and working as a Soccer Coach. Seeing these kids deeply affected Adrian and he and Roz started the Non-Profit WE CAN KICK IT for kids ages 6-18 who have in some way been impacted by cancer. This Non- Profit holds soccer clinics in the New York City area  and already has helped somewhere between 100-150 kids gain confidence and inspiration during their "New Normal".

After falling on her own several times and experiencing pain in her pinkie finger while playing the violin,  Prabal Chakrabarti and Venessa Ruget's  daughter Sajni was diagnosed with DIPG at the age of 7. Sajni tried to lead her best life possible for the next 19 months, as she spoke French fluently, rode horses, did karate, and wrote a letter to the White House about Climate Change. As Venessa put it, Sajni wanted to change the world. Sajni took over 100 trips to Boston Children's Hospital and took 10 trips to England as her parents tried to do whatever they could to help their beloved daughter. Unfortunately the viciousness of DIPG took over and she passed away on July 1st of 2017. 

Karla and Brian Veal became Foster Parents to Greyson 4 days after he was born. 13 months later Greyson was diagnosed with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and shortly after that, they decided to adopt him. On today's podcast Karla will talk about the journey that Greyson went through , starting with an almost year long remission but unfortunately ending in April of 2021 , as even Cart T Cell Therapy could not hold off the ravages of the cancer that had spread through his body. 
Karla will also talk about the very unique non profit that she and Brian started to honor the far too short life of their beloved Greyson.
Here is the website link to Gold For Grey Ministries which is the name of their Non-Profit.     https://goldforgrey.com/    

Jennifer Lorencovitz is the Senior Director of Programming and Brian Morello is the Co-Founder and Senior Project manager for the Non- Profit FAMILY REACH.  Jennifer and Brian will talk about their Non- Profit, which provides financial assistance and   counseling to families which are faced with a cancer diagnosis. Their Non- Profit has been existence for 26 years , has helped 60,000 families including 14,000 last year, and is now making strides in helping families and individuals that are are considered underserved.

Dr. Mariella Filbin was raised just outside of Vienna Austria, where she completed her academic road to becoming  a Neurooncologist. Thankfully for the Pediatric Brain Cancer Community in Boston, she came directly from Vienna and began her work at Dana Farber and Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Filbin is now one of the leading practitioners in her field and will talk about many issues and topics concerning Pediatric Brain Cancer on today's podcast. 

Sonya Kulkarni is an incredible young woman and already has produced a list of accomplishments that would make anyone twice her age more than proud. A senior at Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas, Sonya will talk about her amazing life so far which has including publishing 2 books, working as a Cancer Research Assistant at MD Anderson Hospital, starting a Non Profit to help Texas High School students excel on the Texas Educational Standards Exam, and become an important part of the Pediatric Cancer World through Curefest, which is an annual conference held each September in Washington D.C.  
Sonya has been recognized by Ms. Magazine, the New York Times, and The PBS News Hour for some of the work that she has done. There will be many more accomplishes from Sonya as she moves on with what will be a life full of helping others. 

Lara and Kevin Weberling's son Hans was diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma when he was 3 years old in 2006. On today's podcast Lara and Kevin will talk about the nearly 6 year battle that Hans fought against this form of Pediatric Cancer, before passing away in September of 2012 at the age of 9. 

Lara and Kevin went to hospitals in both Texas and California as they did everything possible to help Hans, who had multiple relapses during his  fight before his cancer progressed to its final stages in the summer of 2012. 

Lara and Kevin will also talk about what they have done to honor the life of Hans and what they hope to do for the cause of Pediatric Cancer and Neuroblastoma in the future. 

Angela Lee was playing basketball on her school team as a 13 year old in 1984 when she first noticed swelling near her neck. After her basketball coach told her that the swelling was not normal Angela  went to get it checked out and was immediately put into the hospital with an eventual diagnosis of Stage 2 Hodgkins Lymphoma. 

Her treatment included 50 radiation sessions and a conclusion from her oncologist that because of this treatment , Angela would have a number of late effects from her cancer battle. This correct statement has been proven out over the years  with Angela's battles with her thyroid, blockages in two carotid arteries, women's issues, and a recent Stage 1 Breast Cancer diagnosis.

Through it all Angela has survived quite nicely for the past 38 years, as she originally became her own patient advocate and took that to the next level and beyond as she is now a very active advocate for many patients in the Pediatric Cancer field . 

On today's podcast Dr. Lianna Marks will talk about her role as a Pediatric Cancer oncologist who specializes in Lymphoma at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University. She will specifically discuss the case of 17 year old Mia Gatanaga, a high school honors student  who was admitted there in the fall of 2021 after being diagnosed with Primary Mediastinal Large B Cell Lymphoma.

Dr. Marks will talk about Mia who was in the hospital for 4 months while in treatment, how she is doing today, and the bright future that she sees for this form of Pediatric Cancer as far as being able to help these patients lead lives that are full and productive.