Band of Parents is a grassroots, nonprofit organization that funds innovative research and clinical trials for neuroblastoma, helping increase the survival rate for this childhood cancer. We are a support network for the newly diagnosed and their families as they go through treatment. Our goal as parents is to fast track a cure using less toxic, targeted therapies.
Our son, Jacob Brody, was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma in June of 2019 at 5 years old. Jacob’s diagnosis came just 6 months after his father’s lung cancer diagnosis. Our family had two aggressive cancers in 6 months, but both dad and son are survivors. Jacob’s treatment involved 13 hours of surgery where his tumor was scraped off his aorta, chemotherapy, proton radiation, and immunotherapy over 2 years. The experience was the lowest point in our lives. Watching our food-loving, highly energetic 5-year-old turn into a thin, lethargic...
