Join BIG Love virtual fun run
BIG Love Cancer Care has had to quickly adapt fundraising due to the COVID 19 pandemic. They are in a critical time right now trying to help many cancer kids and their families who are quarantined at home. You can help out by joining their virtual fun run.
BIG Love Cancer Care has had to quickly adapt fundraising due to the COVID 19 pandemic. They are in a critical time right now trying to help many cancer kids and their families who are quarantined at home. You can help out by joining their virtual fun run.
Helping thousands cope with pediatric cancer is an effort of BIG Love
BIG Love Cancer Care helps thousands of families dealing with pediatric cancer every year with multiple programs, including fulfilling a wish list for families in the hospital.
BIG Love Cancer Care helps thousands of families dealing with pediatric cancer every year with multiple programs, including fulfilling a wish list for families in the hospital.
Cancer charity continues mission amid quarantine struggles
BIG Love Cancer Care was founded 13 years ago by the Phillips family to honor their daughter, Brooke. They help thousands of families dealing with pediatric cancer every year with multiple programs, including fulfilling a wish list for families in the hospital. The COVID 19 quarantine has impacted their efforts suddenly...preventing volunteers from entering the hospital and causing fundraisers to be cancelled. Every year BIG love cancer care holds several fundraisers to help serve thousands of families dealing with the struggle of pediatric cancer. Founder Cheney Phillips and Big Love Cancer Care had to quickly adapt, now bringing food and supplies directly to the homes of cancer patients. This weekend they are hosting a virtual fun run. Just sign up for the run online, and for a small donation you will receive a T-shirt and instructions how to participate https://biglovecancercare.org/virtual-run
BIG Love Cancer Care was founded 13 years ago by the Phillips family to honor their daughter, Brooke. They help thousands of families dealing with pediatric cancer every year with multiple programs, including fulfilling a wish list for families in the hospital. The COVID 19 quarantine has impacted their efforts suddenly...preventing volunteers from entering the hospital and causing fundraisers to be cancelled. Every year BIG love cancer care holds several fundraisers to help serve thousands of families dealing with the struggle of pediatric cancer. Founder Cheney Phillips and Big Love Cancer Care had to quickly adapt, now bringing food and supplies directly to the homes of cancer patients. This weekend they are hosting a virtual fun run. Just sign up for the run online, and for a small donation you will receive a T-shirt and instructions how to participate https://biglovecancercare.org/virtual-run
Texas sets date for Union Pacific to clean up Fifth Ward site
Union Pacific has now until August 31, 2020 to collect additional environmental data and come up with a cleanup plan. The railroad company will also be required to provide interim reports in the spring and summer, throughout their data-collection process.
Union Pacific has now until August 31, 2020 to collect additional environmental data and come up with a cleanup plan. The railroad company will also be required to provide interim reports in the spring and summer, throughout their data-collection process.
Union Pacific given deadline to provide cleanup plan for Fifth Ward site
State officials have now set a deadline for when Union Pacific must come up with a cleanup plan for a contaminated site in the Fifth Ward. This comes after state investigators discovered cancer clusters near a former creosote facility in the area last year.
State officials have now set a deadline for when Union Pacific must come up with a cleanup plan for a contaminated site in the Fifth Ward. This comes after state investigators discovered cancer clusters near a former creosote facility in the area last year.
Union Pacific given deadline to clean up Fifth Ward site
Houston's Fifth Ward has been hit with an unusually high rate of cancer and many believe Union Pacific's site in the neighborhood is to blame.
Houston's Fifth Ward has been hit with an unusually high rate of cancer and many believe Union Pacific's site in the neighborhood is to blame.
'Mom, be brave': Daughter leaves sweet message in snow for mother battling cancer
Michele Schambach received a message in the snow from her daughter while undergoing care at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Michele Schambach received a message in the snow from her daughter while undergoing care at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Raising awareness about child cancer
Melissa Wilson talks with Will and Natalie Decker, parents of twin boys who died of cancer.
Melissa Wilson talks with Will and Natalie Decker, parents of twin boys who died of cancer.
Houston fifth ward residents want answers on increased cancer cases
Houston's fifth ward is has an usually high rate of cancer and residents are looking for conclusive answers.
Houston's fifth ward is has an usually high rate of cancer and residents are looking for conclusive answers.
Shannen Doherty reveals stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis: 'It’s a bitter pill to swallow'
The “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum revealed Tuesday that her cancer has returned and is now stage four.
The “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum revealed Tuesday that her cancer has returned and is now stage four.
Mom helps infant daughter ring bell after beating brain cancer
Lily Borden was recently declared cancer-free after being born with a malignant brain tumor and got to ring the bell at a hospital in California.
Lily Borden was recently declared cancer-free after being born with a malignant brain tumor and got to ring the bell at a hospital in California.
Taco Bell makes 8-year-old with brain cancer honorary employee
There’s no minimum age requirement for having a dream.
There’s no minimum age requirement for having a dream.
Several Fifth Ward families have a cancer diagnosis; nearby rail yard blamed
The Houston Health Department conducted a survey and found that 43 percent of families in Fifth Ward has a cancer diagnosis.
The Houston Health Department conducted a survey and found that 43 percent of families in Fifth Ward has a cancer diagnosis.
Indiana couple has ICU wedding so bride's dying father can attend
An Indiana couple held their wedding ceremony at the hospital so the bride's dying father could be with them.
An Indiana couple held their wedding ceremony at the hospital so the bride's dying father could be with them.
Boy, 11, dies during Make-A-Wish trip to Mall of America
Mikey Choroszy died of terminal brain cancer while on a Make-A-Wish trip to the Mall of America.
Mikey Choroszy died of terminal brain cancer while on a Make-A-Wish trip to the Mall of America.
New study links marijuana use and testicular cancer
A new study shows marijuana and testicular cancer are linked. Researchers say men who smoke marijuana daily are 36 percent more likely to develop testicular cancer than men who don't use the drug.
A new study shows marijuana and testicular cancer are linked. Researchers say men who smoke marijuana daily are 36 percent more likely to develop testicular cancer than men who don't use the drug.
Debrief: Harris County looks into cancer cluster in Fifth Ward
Harris County will now begin investigating a rail yard site in the Fifth Ward after a cancer cluster was discovered there earlier this year. The measure was approved in Commissioners Court this week.
Harris County will now begin investigating a rail yard site in the Fifth Ward after a cancer cluster was discovered there earlier this year. The measure was approved in Commissioners Court this week.
Harris County looks into cancer cluster in Fifth Ward
Harris County Attorney's Office will now hire an expert to investigate which pollutants are to blame for the uptick. The property was bought over by Union Pacific, which means the railroad company will be the ones liable if prosecutors decide to take legal action.
Harris County Attorney's Office will now hire an expert to investigate which pollutants are to blame for the uptick. The property was bought over by Union Pacific, which means the railroad company will be the ones liable if prosecutors decide to take legal action.
Terminally ill young man, 20, selflessly dedicates final days to paying it forward
A young man who is the only person in the U.S. to reach stage four of an aggressive and rare form of brain cancer has dedicated his final days to helping others.
A young man who is the only person in the U.S. to reach stage four of an aggressive and rare form of brain cancer has dedicated his final days to helping others.
Study links hair dye and chemical straighteners to cancer
A recent study links the rise of one type of the disease with specific hair treatments.
A recent study links the rise of one type of the disease with specific hair treatments.