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Archive for May, 2007

May 19, 2007

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

My dear friend John London and his wife Catherine lost their daughter today. Penelope was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in October, 2003 and pioneered many treatments. Her parents funded the University of Vermont nifurtimox trial which will prove to have the best response rate for relapsed neuroblastoma kids when all is said-and-done. John did more to […]

May 15, 2007

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Making Hay While the Sun Shines Sammy has been feeling great and this past week and a half off chemo, he has been running around doing normal kid stuff. I can’t remember when I’ve seen him with this much energy. This past weekend we decided to get out of Dodge and we pricelined a hotel […]

May 3, 2007

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

The Family with TEAMSAM   The kickoff for Coins for a Cure went really well on Tuesday. The whole Swami’s team rode their bikes to the school and the kids thought it was so cool. Gary Emerson, Mrs Emerson’s husband (he’s to my left in the picture)told the kids that they are renaming their team […]

May 1, 2007

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

This article about the Londons and their fight to save Penelope is on the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal: Saying No to Penelope – WSJ article about neuroblastoma PAGE ONE Saying No to Penelope Father Seeks Experimental Cancer Drug,But a Biotech Firm Says Risk Is Too High By GEETA ANAND May 1, 2007 […]