Mon. Jan. 13th
Wilmington Winter Classic
Thank you very much to the Wilmington Police & Fire Departments for another great Wilmington Winter Classic benefitting The B+ Foundation. As you can see in the picture, we had B+ Heroes on the ice for the ceremonial puck drop alongside players from both teams and the respective Chiefs of the WPD and WFD.
Back to School
With the holidays behind us, it's back to school and that means back to B+ Dance Marathons. Congratulations and thank you to Appoquinimink and Brandywine High Schools who both organized events last Friday night to help fight childhood cancer. Really looking forward to this Friday's Wilmington Friends/Tatnall/Tower Hill/Sanford B+ dance marathon. The snow a week or so ago kept me from visiting the kids at McVey Elementary School in Newark, DE so I'm looking forward to hanging with them on Thurs. morning. Speaking with elementary school kids is always a blast. If your school or office would like to do a B+ event, please contact me at Joe@livelikeandrew.org. Thanks.
Thank you also to the Gunning Bedford Middle School Student Council who donated the proceeds from their snack sale at a recent dance. There must have been some hungry students because they raised $590 from the snack sale alone. Thank you for being B+ Ambassadors.
Webinar for Parents of AYA With Cancer
In the cancer world, AYA means "Adolescents or Young Adults". If you, or someone you know, is the parent of an AYA with cancer, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is hosting a free webinar on Thurs. Jan. 23rd at 7pm ET. The program is titled "Unique Challenges of Parenting an Adolescent or Young Adult With Cancer". The speaker will be Dr. Lisa Schwartz, Pediatric Psychologist at CHOP.
According to CHOP, "in this webinar for parents of adolescents and young adults with cancer (on or off treatment), psychologist Lisa Schwartz, PhD, will discuss how to promote positive adjustment, while also addressing challenges such as:
Mood swings and intense emotions
Medical non-compliance
Social life, peers
Difficulty communicating
Fitting in, feeling different, appearance
Fear and anxiety
And more"
Click this link for registration or more information.
Featured Family of the Week
Danielle is a 14 year old being treated for embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. She was diagnosed in May, 2013 and, subsequently, it was discovered that she had a rare lung tumor as well. Initially, Danielle's cancer responded well to the chemotherapy, but unfortunately, tumor progression has occurred. As a result, Danielle had a hysterectomy and is now undergoing more intensive chemotherapy. And you may have thought you were having a hard day?
Danielle's family asked for assistance with illness-related expenses and, thanks to the B+ Nation, we were able to help out. Please keep Danielle and her family in your prayers.
Try to make it a great week!
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Ali & Andrew's Dad