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Archive for February, 2012

What if I’m Not Taylor Swift?

With all of the excitement this past week about Taylor Swift asking eighteen year-old cancer patient, Kevin McGuire, to be her date for the ACM Awards, I hope that our excitement will lead us all to look inside ourselves and ask what we have, personally, to give. I mean, what if our mere presence does [...]

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Taylor Swift, Thank You for the Spoonful of Love

Dear Taylor, Since I heard the news about your response to the invitation to go with Kevin McGuire to his prom, I cannot stop smiling. It is truly stupendous that, rather than declining the invitation to his prom, you created your own invitation for Kevin to be your date for the ACM Awards! I want [...]

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Share Dreams and Wishes with Kevin and Owen

As thoughts of Kevin McGuire and his second battle with leukemia raced through my mind today, I also thought of Taylor Swift and her incredible act of kindness in asking Kevin to attend the ACM Awards as her date. I am still awestruck by how fast word spread through Facebook, and I want to thank each [...]

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Taylor Swift’s Surprise Response to Kevin McGuire

There is no end to what we can accomplish when we work toward a goal from our hearts. What Kevin McGuire’s sister imagined would never happen, took a highly favorable turn toward the Even-More-Than-Anyone-Can-Imagine. Thanks to everyone who supported the Facebook Page that Victoria McGuire created for her eighteen year-old brother, Kevin will have something [...]

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Dancing With Love for The Children

Dance, dance, and more dance filled my day today… you know how happy that makes me! We (Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo) are rehearsing for our Spring Gala Performance. Every time my body moves to music, I remember how I felt inside when I was physically unable to dance. It’s a memory that makes [...]

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Will Taylor Swift Say Yes to Kevin McGuire?

I learned of a courageous young man named Kevin McGuire today. Kevin was diagnosed with leukemia when he was thirteen. After winning the first battle, Kevin—now eighteen—has learned that he must battle cancer again. The full story– Having been diagnosed when I was thirteen, I cannot imagine what Kevin is feeling right now. I do [...]

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Way to Yell, Kick, Click and Scream– I am SO Stinkin’ Proud of You!

I want to get down on my knees and thank each and every one of you who yelled, kicked, clicked and screamed about the shortage of the drug methotrexate. According to PAC2, who I must continually thank for uniting us and educating us, “the methotrexate crisis is averted”! The childhood cancer community has come together [...]

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Penn State Dance Marathon and a Boy Named Kyle

Wow, wow, wow! The Penn State Dance Marathon (THON.org) has raised $10,686,924.83 for pediatric cancer research! THON.org is the largest student-run philanthropy on this Earth. The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon raises funds and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer. In 1973, a group of students held their very first dance marathon; the 39 [...]

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There Once Was a Blog About Childhood Cancer

Once upon a time– long, long ago, and in this very land we live in– there was a girl who wrote a daily blog to help raise awareness about childhood cancer. With a deep care in her heart for all children who have faced the battle, she sought to make a difference in our world [...]

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