“If I go, if I lose my battle then I’m going to want other people to carry on this war.”
~Gabriella Miller
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Today, something extraordinary happened in the world of childhood cancer. President Obama signed the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act into law, with Gabriella’s family present. Gabriella was diagnosed with a brain tumor at nine years old, and became a fierce advocate for childhood cancer research before cancer stole her at ten years old. As you can see from her quote above, she now needs all of us to carry on the “war.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/obama-signs-cancer-research-bill-memory-girl-23182252
“This Act may be cited as the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act.
Termination of taxpayer financing of political party conventions; use of funds for pediatric research initiative”
The full text:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr2019/text
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“When you get cancer, you have to be all grown up and you don’t really get a childhood.”
~Gabriella Miller
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While I am feeling happy along with other childhood cancer advocates over what happened in Washington today, I cannot help but think of the Miller family. What did it feel like for them to be there for the signing today? How are they ever dealing with the grief over their loss of Gabriella? One of the things that strikes me most when I watch Gabriella’s videos is when she says, “If I die, I will be with my friends.” What an enormous burden these childhood cancer patients carry, not only fighting for their own lives, but emotionally fighting for their cancer-stricken friends as well.
If you have never “met” Gabriella, you absolutely must. Gabriella shows wisdom that comes only through suffering. The purity of her soul and her message will grab your insides and squeeze them until only love remains. Sweet Gabriella, may your mission continue. Your spirit lives. Your spirit will save the lives of many children in the future. To Gabriella’s family, thank you for raising a child with such tremendous insight, grace, and love. She has forever made an impact on my life. May she forever have an impact on our nation and our on our world.
Gabriella Miller’s words: Sugar, Protein, and the need for Constant Awareness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a7NZxNMpcA
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“My biggest fear is that a little child is going to die.”
~Gabriella Miller
Happy Dance for the signing today of Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act
Guest Blogger: Lee Marchiano
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