| Children's Photo Pages We hope you will take a moment to view the new children's photo page. The page contains pictures of our children in an effort to share with you the beautiful tender lives we are fighting so desperately to save. |
| Everyone has a defining moment in life. A moment when you know, without any question, just what life is about. For the Band of Parents that defining moment was hearing the words that our children have a rare and deadly form of cancer. Our lives now are about finding a cure for our precious children who are battling neuroblastoma. Lack of money bars the way, and time is running out for many of these kids. Today hope lies with private institutions, generous donors, and dedicated researchers, who have made it their mission to discover safer, more effective treatments and a cure. We as the parents of children diagnosed with this relentless cancer are reaching out in hopes that you will help us. Won’t you please support the research so urgently needed to give all the kids fighting neuroblastoma today, and those who will be so unfairly chosen to fight tomorrow, the hope all children deserve? |
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| Austin Melgar January 26, 2001 - April 24th, 2008 |
Austin Melgar was an energetic and loving boy who lived
life to the fullest in the short time he was given. Austin was
a light of joy to his family and an inspiration to friends,
neighbors, teachers, fellow students, and even strangers.
He was mature beyond his years, displaying an
understanding of God that adults can only marvel at, yet he
still loved to steal your nose and pour cold water on your
feet in the shower. Tearing up the soccer field, splashing in
the family pool, and hanging out with his cousins were all
activities Austin was passionate about. The world will be a
much sadder place without Austin and he will be deeply
missed by his parents, his brother and three sisters, and
all those whose lives have been touched by Austin's
bravery and spirit. The heavens gain an angel and a family
loses yet another innocent, adoring, and beautiful child to a
cancer that shows no honor or mercy. Please pray for the
Melgar family during their time of unimaginable sorrow.
life to the fullest in the short time he was given. Austin was
a light of joy to his family and an inspiration to friends,
neighbors, teachers, fellow students, and even strangers.
He was mature beyond his years, displaying an
understanding of God that adults can only marvel at, yet he
still loved to steal your nose and pour cold water on your
feet in the shower. Tearing up the soccer field, splashing in
the family pool, and hanging out with his cousins were all
activities Austin was passionate about. The world will be a
much sadder place without Austin and he will be deeply
missed by his parents, his brother and three sisters, and
all those whose lives have been touched by Austin's
bravery and spirit. The heavens gain an angel and a family
loses yet another innocent, adoring, and beautiful child to a
cancer that shows no honor or mercy. Please pray for the
Melgar family during their time of unimaginable sorrow.
Diagnosed with neuroblastoma at just 2 years of age,
Courtney Saunders fought the disease with courage, faith
and grace, never questioning why she had to endure so
many difficult treatments and suffer so many
disappointments as the disease robbed her of the chance
to just be a kid. Courtney loved Hannah Montana, Disney
and her family, especially her devoted sister Halie. She
was a true child of God who showed all who knew her how
to be humble, loving, accepting and trusting. Although
Courtney became an angel just 8 days before her 7th
birthday, her spirit lives on through the many people whose
lives she touched. Please keep Courtney’s family—her
father Paul, mom Sherry and big sister Halie—in your
thoughts and prayers as they carry on with their sister and
daughter in their hearts, rather than in their arms.
Courtney Saunders fought the disease with courage, faith
and grace, never questioning why she had to endure so
many difficult treatments and suffer so many
disappointments as the disease robbed her of the chance
to just be a kid. Courtney loved Hannah Montana, Disney
and her family, especially her devoted sister Halie. She
was a true child of God who showed all who knew her how
to be humble, loving, accepting and trusting. Although
Courtney became an angel just 8 days before her 7th
birthday, her spirit lives on through the many people whose
lives she touched. Please keep Courtney’s family—her
father Paul, mom Sherry and big sister Halie—in your
thoughts and prayers as they carry on with their sister and
daughter in their hearts, rather than in their arms.
| Courtney Marie Saunders May 12, 2001 – May 4, 2008 |