Personal Story

Brian Moore is fifteen years old, a student at Anderson High SchoolSchool in Anderson Township, and a cancer survivor. He was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in December 2000. Suddenly confronted with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Brian didn't know what to expect. But that's where Children's Hospital came in. The doctors and staff became a part of his cure, explaining to him what to expect every step of the way, and always there to reassure and assist him. He finished his chemotherapy in December 2001. While the Ewing's Sarcoma has remained in remission, a new tumor was found in July 2004 in his upper right arm.  This tumor was diagnosed as a different type of bone cancer called osteosarcoma.  The tumor was removed during a twelve hour surgery in September 2004 which involved major reconstruction in his upper right arm and shoulder area.  He completed his chemotherapy in July 2005 and is currently in remission.

Brian and his family would like to thank you for helping to raise awareness and funds for the continued research for a cure for pediatric cancer.

Why This Type of Fund Raising is Important

This type of fundraising is very important to the hospital and the research labs for several reasons. First, less than 20% of research grant applications to the National Institute of Health and less than 10% to the American Cancer Society ever get approved -- there just isn't enough money to go around. Then, for those that are approved, many of the grants do not allow funds to be used for basic lab equipment that is necessary for the research. In addition, the doctors who perform this research are the same individuals who provide the wonderful treatment that is available at Children's Hospital. Consequently, in order for the hospital to continue to attract the most skilled physicians, they need to have a high level of research dollars available. By holding these types of events, we not only help further the research efforts, we also help provide a higher level of treatment for our community's children