When I was in high school I had a friend that had cancer. He was two years older then me but was very close. He was like family. He has been battling cancer since he was 7 years old. There were so many advocates for him. There were always people fighting to cure cancer. He always had people putting on fundraisers for him and his family. He was only suppose to live 2 years after he was diagnosed. He ended up living until he was 18 years old. During high school his one goal was to walk on graduation day. He achieved that goal. The school had it so he was the last one to receive his diploma. The whole entire audience gave him a standing ovation. Many of them crying because they knew it was his goal. In the fall of his senior year we did not think he was going to make it. He had tumors in 5 different spots of his body. He is a fighter and kicked those tumors out of him. After he graduated high school his next goal was to attend college. He achieved that goal. He attended college for one month until his cancer took a turn for the worse. He ended up not being able to fight the cancer anymore. He passed away on November. With him, his family, the doctors and many friends advocating for him has helped he live a very long life. More then any doctor told him he would live.
I have hosted fundraisers for other people. I would love to have a fundraiser for those in early childhood. I feel that is going to be my next step. To raise money for those programs who need the extra help.
Fundraising is a great way to raise awareness in Early Childhood. What type of fundraiser would you do in Early Childhood would it be for a specific center or something live Child Abuse Prevention? The loss of a friend that is a fighter is always hard but it is great that he had a you to rally on his behalf!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry for your loss, he was a true fighter.I am glad he had friends and family to support him in his life. I think that is great you held fundraisers before, that is one of my goals, but I do not even know how to start one in my community. A lot of families will appreciate it and I know you will have a great outcome and your fundraiser will be a successful one where you will raise enough money to buy supplies for early childhood programs.
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ReplyDeleteI am sorry for your lost.Your friend had many to speak out on behalf of him and his family and for that he was able to fight for a long time. Cancer is already difficult to handle, having someone advocate and help you in that difficult time make the stress of having this disease easier to handle.