Reaching Their Own Hope Street Kids joins the
Milestones
CureSearch family
A Childhood Survival Story
Hope Street Kids, a leading pediatric cancer organization
founded by former U.S. Congresswoman Deborah Pryce
Cancer entered my family’s life in April 2000, the end of
and Randy Walker has partnered
my seventh grade year at Ensworth Middle School, in
with CureSearch in the fi ght
Franklin, Tennessee. I had been experiencing signifi cant
against childhood cancer.
back pain for several months, and was diagnosed
with pre-cursor b cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoblastic
Until now, advances in
Lymphoma – stage III. Luckily, the tumor had grown into
childhood cancer have been
a nerve and this is why my back pain was so intense. If
dramatic – 40 years ago cure
it hadn’t grown into a nerve, we might not have found it
rates were less than 10%;
in time.
today, 78% overall are cured.
Recognizing that there is more
I began a chemotherapy protocol on April 21, 2000.
to be done, in 2008, Congress
My treatment lasted for two years, and during that
unanimously passed the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer
time I experienced a multitude of physical, mental and
Childhood Cancer Act sponsored by former Rep. Deborah
emotional side effects like so many cancer patients do.
Pryce and named in honor of her daughter who died from
I am so, so grateful to all of my doctors, nurses, family
neuroblastoma in 1999.
and friends, and so many others who helped me and
The bill was signed
prayed for me throughout my cancer battle.
into law in July 2008,
authorizing $150 million
I now serve as a Team Leader for CureSearch. As a
($30 million each year) to
childhood cancer survivor, I know the importance of
expand pediatric cancer
using my voice as much as possible to be heard. I
research, awareness and
am passionate about childhood cancer research and
to create the national
advocacy – and having gone through and survived the
childhood cancer research
disease, I feel it’s my duty to speak for those who’ve
registry.
sadly lost their fi ght. It’s not fair and it will never be
justifi ed for just one child to lose their life to this terrible
The Hope Street Kids
disease. I cannot say enough about CureSearch’s
program will continue
leaders and dedicated volunteers who help childhood
to enhance national
cancer survivors like me eliminate cancer.
pediatric cancer research
efforts and bring hope
Caroline S. Hale
to the current continuum
Project Coordinator, Pediatric Services Development
Former U.S. Congresswoman Deborah
of scientifi c research.
Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Pryce and Randy Walker
Combining Hope Street
Kids support of research
developments with those of the COG will lead to a broader
path of scientifi c progress for pediatric cancer.
Caroline Hale with sisters, Kathleen and Crockett,
sharing love and support, during treatment
Hope Street Kids Founders, former Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (top
left) and Randy Walker (top right) pose for a photo with the junior tennis
clinic participants at the Tenth Annual Swinging for Caroline Golf and
Tennis Invitational.
CureSearch Annual Report 2009
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