Meet Anastasia, a sweet 3 year old with aggressive optic nerve glioma. When Ana was just two years old, she was completely blind. Anastasia’s mom,…
Brain Tumors in Children
Brain tumors in children make up about 15% of pediatric cancers. They are the second most common cancer in children, after childhood leukemias. The most…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Grayson
Meet Grayson, a 10-year-old brain tumor and spinal cord tumor survivor! Read on for his inspiring, five-year battle and how he persevered. In October 2014,…
Posted in Childhood Cancer
Gold Ribbon Heroes: Tristen, Caison & Carter
Meet the Rush family warriors: Tristen, 6, Caison, 3, and Carter, 8 months old. Each of the boys have bravely fought retinoblastoma at a…
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Gold Ribbon Hero: Molly
Meet Molly, a 19-year-old currently battling stage 3 anaplastic ependymoma. This warrior is currently a freshman at the University of North Carolina Greensboro studying…
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Posted in Gold Ribbon Hero
Gold Ribbon Hero: Lilliana
Meet Lilliana, a survivor of Burkitt’s lymphoma! Lilli loves to draw and paint, and is currently looking at colleges to pursue a career as…
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Posted in Childhood Cancer, Gold Ribbon Hero
Posted in Childhood Cancer, Gold Ribbon Hero
Gold Ribbon Hero: Natalie
Meet Natalie, a 12 year old aspiring astronaut who wants to become the first…
Tagged with: ACCO, childhood cancer, Gold Ribbon Hero, Golden Ribbon Hero, pediatric oncology
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Posted in Childhood Cancer, Gold Ribbon Hero
Gold Ribbon Hero: Naomi
Meet Naomi, a kind-hearted little girl who loves unicorns and helping people. Naomi is currently on treatment battling Pinealoblastoma, a subtype of a brain tumor…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Sal
Meet Frank “Sal,” a 16-year-old sports enthusiast and Lumineers fan. At the age of 14, Sal was diagnosed with germ cell testicular cancer and is…
Council of State Governments Magazine “Capitol Ideas” features ACCO
As a new partner member of the Council of State Governments, ACCO’s #WhyNotKids State Advocacy Initiative is highlighted in an article in Capitol Ideas detailing…
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Posted in Awareness, Campaign, Childhood Cancer, News