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Our 10-y.o. daughter had terminal brain cancer the size of a walnut. Funding #ChildhoodBrainCancer research & appropriating #GabriellaMillerKidsFirstResearchAct

Washington, DC Sumali Aralık 2013
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Joe Baber
Joe Baber@JoeBaber1·
Aren't all cancers the same? No. According to the National Cancer Institute, "Cancer in children and young adults is different from cancer that develops later in life. Some of the unwanted side effects of cancer treatments cause more harm to children than they do to adults. This is because children’s bodies are still growing and developing, so cancer and its treatment are more likely to affect developing organs." We need funding devoted specifically to the needs of children and their delicate growing bodies. Here is an easy ask for every legislator in Congress. It's totally bipartisan, requires no additional government spending, and it does not take away from adult cancer research. Fill out this easy form and it will ask your representative and both senators to support The Give Kids A Chance Act. It has the potential to introduce more and better cancer drugs for kids and it’s desperately needed. congressweb.com/kvc/20/
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Joe Baber
Joe Baber@JoeBaber1·
Happy New Year! How appropriate that the 1st day of 2025 falls on #ChildhoodCancer Awareness Wednesday! Wear a gold ribbon today and spread awareness. May 2025 be the year for cures without late term side effects! It continues to be the number cause of death by disease. We need to change this! Stop calling it rare, call and make it a "Priority."
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smashingwalnuts@smashingwalnuts·
@CNNSOTU @DanaBashCNN @kidsfirstDRC Gabriella would be so incredibly proud to know that her legacy will continue to make a difference for children battling cancer and other diseases thru funding research to help discover cures.
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State of the Union@CNNSOTU·
After the Senate renewed the bipartisan Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, providing funding for pediatric cancer research, @DanaBashCNN reflects on the life and legacy of the bill’s namesake, 10-year-old advocate Gabriella Miller. @kidsfirstDRC @smashingwalnuts
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Rep. Jennifer Wexton
Rep. Jennifer Wexton@RepWexton·
Gabriella was a courageous fighter and an inspiring advocate. This bill will change lives in her memory. Thank you to all those who pushed to get this across the finish line, especially @SenTimKaine and the relentless efforts of Gabriella’s mom, Ellyn, and her family.
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smashingwalnuts@smashingwalnuts·
@RepWexton Happy to have worked with you to get our bill passed. Gabriella would be so proud!
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smashingwalnuts@smashingwalnuts·
@DSenFloor My family is incredibly happy and grateful for the passing of this bill that has our daughter’s name on it. Gabriella would be so proud to know that her legacy will continue to work towards finding cures for our children battling cancer
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smashingwalnuts@smashingwalnuts·
@samstein This is so incredibly heartbreaking to me, my family, the countless families/doctors/researchers that helped advocate for this bill, but, most importantly, for our daughter - Gabriella - that died from cancer at only 10 years old. 💔😭💔😭💔
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Sam Stein
Sam Stein@samstein·
Wanna talk about heart wrenching. Here is a leading pediatric cancer group TWO days ago celebrating the coming passage of the Gabriella Miller Kids act funding extension. It was just cut out of the CR after Elon/Trump demanded cuts
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Joe Baber
Joe Baber@JoeBaber1·
About 1 in 257 children and adolescents (aged 0-19) will be diagnosed with cancer before age 20,* yet the general attitude is that's "rare." It certainly is not rare, but investment in research for kids' cancers is "rare." @cac2org @HappyQuailPress @leezawilllshe @TCellALLMom
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Joe Baber@JoeBaber1·
INVEST IN RESEARCH that will reduce our dependency on chemotherapy to treat #ChildhoodCancer. Survivorship is increasing but so are those who have late effects from treatments. Today the lifespan of survivors is 57years while unaffected adults is 78 @cac2org @HappyQuailPress
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