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RE: UPDATED! Thanks for Your Awesome Donations to The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit Event Hosted by The Bette - LyricaBlues Resident - 09-11-2015 04:42 PM
(09-07-2015 07:36 AM)PrettyPoizen Resident Wrote:As Promised! a Fabulous.
Multi-Day Event in October Hosted by The Better MouseTap & ScratchN Post on behalf of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
UPDATE! Donations and Pledges of Items are Now Open! All Cats Must have "PBTF" and Your Name on them before you Send them to me.
With Our support PBTF can continue to
- Provide education and emotional support services to families
- Fund important medical research to eliminate the challenges of childhood brain tumors
- Aid in early detection and treatment for kids fighting one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer
This is the basic itinerary of events. More information is available on my PBTF Charity Weg Page http://pbtf.convio.net/site/TR/Events/General?px=1347784&pg=personal&fr_id=1510 and links you might find useful
Breeders and Creators are welcomed to donate cats and items for the event when we begin to collect. I will keep this post updated so you will know. Please plan
on participating and telling your friends. Its really a wonderful cause. I have been fundraising for pediatric brain tumor events for over 10 yrs and always say, "Give til it hurts. And when it does hurt, just think to yourself 'if this token gift hurts, imagine how those kids and their families feel'" Check out their website and links if you have a moment and get an idea of how much your participation means.
Paws for a Cause KittyCat Auction Oct 14@11am
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ScratchN%20Post%20CatNip/30/126/26
Paws for a Cause KittyCat Accessories Sales 10/14 to 10/17 The Boardwalk
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ScratchN%20Post%20CatNip/30/126/26
Paws for a Cause Early Auction 10/15 10am
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/BiT%20of%20EVERYTHiNG/12/225/21
Paws for a Cause WrapUp on 10/17! We will party like Rock Stars at Club N
? Thank You For Your Amazing Donation! ?
Red (phoenixfire01) Valyrian KittyCats
Aubrey Grace Owner: Rainbow's End
Collaboration of Breeders
Scarlet V Carson aka HeavenlyArtemis
DarkDreams
The Zion - viperbite1
KayaDavis
DavisRay
Bellaleanna Co Owner The Kitty Zoo
Hershey's kitties
The DreamingButton
RE: UPDATED! Thanks for Your Awesome Donations to The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit Event Hosted by The Bette - LyricaBlues Resident - 09-13-2015 02:02 AM
A few people have asked me about brain tumors in children, how common is it? Can't they just be removed? What about "benign" brain tumors - Well as for the latter, I see nothing benign about benign, ie non metasticizing tumore...not a darned good thing has come it except that as more are affected, more become aware and a few become active in answering the other questions. How much can we do with little fundraisers like the one here on SL?. Here are the answers:
"13,500 children 19 and under diagnosed each year in the US.
36 children diagnosed each day.
175,058 children are diagnosed each year worldwide (age 0-14)"
"Funding Disparities
Despite these facts, childhood cancer research is vastly and consistently underfunded.
In 20 years the FDA has initially approved only two drugs for any childhood cancer – 1/2 of all chemotherapies used for children’s cancers are over 25 years old
Research and development for new drugs from pharmaceutical companies comprises 60% of funding for adult cancer drugs and close to zero for childhood cancers.
However, the NCI spends 96% of its budget on adult cancers and only 4% of its budget on children’s cancers.
In dollar terms, NCI’s funding for pediatric clinical trials is $26.4 million while funding for AIDS research is $254 million, and breast cancer is $584 million.
Pharmaceutical companies don’t commit resources to childhood cancer research because the adult cancer drug business is viewed as more profitable and less risky to them.
Accordingly, there is an estimated $30 million a year gap in childhood cancer research funding"
http://www.icareicure.org/get-informed/childhood-cancer-facts/
Why are individual funds and awareness raisers so important? Because we are more powerful in the long run that all the existing research efforts when it comes to pediatric brain tumors.
Pediatric & Adolescent Incidence (Ages 0-19 Years)
An estimated 4,620 new cases of primary malignant and non-malignant brain and CNS tumors are expected to be diagnosed in the US alone in 2015
http://www.cbtrus.org/factsheet/factsheet.html
Isn't it shocking that there are this many affected and so little attention and research for the kids? They didn't choose this - It chose them. The FDA and pharmaceutical companies are dropping the ball on this one. So it's our responsibility to champion the cause of children and show them that We Are Paying Attention. So we have fundraisers, we write letters...like the song says, "We Are The Champions". If not us, who will speak for these children and their families to devastated to speak for themselves?
RE: UPDATED 9/13: The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit Event - LyricaBlues Resident - 09-13-2015 08:33 PM
(09-07-2015 07:36 AM)PrettyPoizen Resident Wrote:As Promised! a Fabulous.
Multi-Day Event in October Hosted by The Better MouseTap & ScratchN Post on behalf of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
UPDATE! Donations and Pledges of Items are Now Open! All Cats Must have "PBTF" and Your Name on them before you Send them to me.
With Our support PBTF can continue to
- Provide education and emotional support services to families
- Fund important medical research to eliminate the challenges of childhood brain tumors
- Aid in early detection and treatment for kids fighting one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer
This is the basic itinerary of events. More information is available on my PBTF Charity Weg Page http://pbtf.convio.net/site/TR/Events/General?px=1347784&pg=personal&fr_id=1510 and links you might find useful
Breeders and Creators are welcomed to donate cats and items for the event when we begin to collect. I will keep this post updated so you will know. Please plan
on participating and telling your friends. Its really a wonderful cause. I have been fundraising for pediatric brain tumor events for over 10 yrs and always say, "Give til it hurts. And when it does hurt, just think to yourself 'if this token gift hurts, imagine how those kids and their families feel'" Check out their website and links if you have a moment and get an idea of how much your participation means.
Paws for a Cause KittyCat Auction Oct 14@11am
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ScratchN%20Post%20CatNip/30/126/26
Paws for a Cause KittyCat Accessories Sales 10/14 to 10/17 The Boardwalk
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ScratchN%20Post%20CatNip/30/126/26
Paws for a Cause Early Auction 10/15 10am
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Upper%20Wythburn/45/211/32
Paws for a Cause WrapUp on 10/17! We will party like Rock Stars at Club N
? Thank You For Your Amazing Donation! ?
Red (phoenixfire01) Valyrian KittyCats
Aubrey Grace Owner: Rainbow's End
Collaboration of Breeders
Scarlet V Carson aka HeavenlyArtemis
DarkDreams
The Zion - viperbite1
KayaDavis
DavisRay
Bellaleanna Co Owner The Kitty Zoo
Hershey's kitties
The DreamingButton
Demoness Mistwalker for her FP Teddy Bear- Owner: STHYMS (Stuff To Help You Make Stuff )
RE: UPDATED 9/15: Donation Thanks & Another Auction Added for The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit Event - LyricaBlues Resident - 09-15-2015 12:15 AM
![[Image: b52fa131-73d3-46c3-898d-3dd404f2b7d2_zps8m3otdfa.png]](http://s1260.photobucket.com/user/avalkyrieinflight/media/b52fa131-73d3-46c3-898d-3dd404f2b7d2_zps8m3otdfa.png.html)
FACT: "NCI spends 96% of its budget on adult cancers and only 4% of its budget on children’s cancers.
In dollar terms, NCI’s funding for pediatric clinical trials is $26.4 million while funding for AIDS research is $254 million, and breast cancer is $584 million. Pharmaceutical companies don’t commit resources to childhood cancer research because the adult cancer drug business is viewed as more profitable and less risky to them"
FACT: "13,500 children 19 and under diagnosed each year in the US.
36 children diagnosed each day.
175,058 children are diagnosed each year worldwide (age 0-14)"
FACT: "In 20 years the FDA has initially approved only two drugs for any childhood cancer – 1/2 of all chemotherapies used for children’s cancers are over 25 years old Research and development for new drugs from pharmaceutical companies comprises 60% of funding for adult cancer drugs and close to zero for childhood cancers.
http://www.icareicure.org/get-informed/childhood-cancer-facts/ "
Sobering statistics, aren't they?
Be the change you wish to see in the world. (Mahatma Gandhi)
RE: UPDATED 9/15: Donation Thanks & Another Auction Added for The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit Event - LyricaBlues Resident - 09-15-2015 01:16 PM
Wow what a response to this cause! I am really impressed!
RE: UPDATED 9/15: Donation Thanks & Another Auction Added for The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit Event - LyricaBlues Resident - 09-16-2015 05:51 PM
? Join Our Love Train! ?
RE: UPDATED 9/15: Donation Thanks & Another Auction Added for The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit Event - LyricaBlues Resident - 09-17-2015 03:52 PM
Didcha' Know...
there is a condition known as Prader Willis whose symptoms are an incessant feeling of hunger no matter what the affected person eats...It can be inherited but is often just one of many possible forms of damage after brain surgery http://abcnews.go.com/Health/kids-stop-eating-life-prader-willi-syndrome/story?id=24985106
This disorder makes it necessary for some to be removed from their homes and kept in group homes where all food is kept under lock and key. If not, they can literally each until they burst.
It occurred to me that we think of Brain Tumors are the only monster these kids must battle..So periodically I will put a "Didcha Know" message here to show you that this monster has many tentacles that threaten them.
RE: UPDATED 9/18: Donation Thanks & Another Auction Added for The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit Event - LyricaBlues Resident - 09-18-2015 02:46 AM
Didcha' Know...
there is a condition known as Prader Willis whose symptoms are an incessant feeling of hunger no matter what the affected person eats...It can be inherited but is often just one of many possible forms of damage after brain surgery http://abcnews.go.com/Health/kids-stop-eating-life-prader-willi-syndrome/story?id=24985106
This disorder makes it necessary for some to be removed from their homes and kept in group homes where all food is kept under lock and key. If not, they can literally each until they burst.
It occurred to me that we think of Brain Tumors are the only monster these kids must battle..So periodically I will put a "Didcha Know" message here to show you that this monster has many tentacles that threaten them.
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RE: UPDATED 10/3: Brain Tumor Facts and 3 Raffles @ 3 Sims!: The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit Event - LyricaBlues Resident - 10-03-2015 02:43 PM
bumpin it up for the Kids!