Josh knows that music is good for the soul. Therefore, he wanted to share his love of music with the kids at Camp Rainbow, a sleepover camp for children with cancer, by collecting and donating new or gently used musical instruments. "I wanted to be able...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published September 21, 2011
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Many people already are aware that ovarian cancer is difficult to detect early, and many know that the disease is more prevalent in Jewish women of Ashkenazic descent. However, few people are aware that ovarian...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published September 21, 2011
Ina Sachar did not need the month of September to roll around to remind her that this is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Instead, she needs September to begin her latest course of chemotherapy.For 19 years, Sachar has been fighting cancer of one kind...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published September 14, 2011
Talking with KSDK's Leisa Zigman about cancer and a cause "Hearing the words ‘you have cancer' was hard. Saying the words, ‘Mommy has cancer,' was the hardest part of this journey, so far," says Leisa Zigman, veteran investigative news reporter...
Join Hadassah for its 6th annual Walk On Sunshine, which raises money to find cures for brain tumors. The walk, which will take place Sunday, June 5 at Queeny Park (off Weidman Road) in Ballwin, is suitable for strollers and pets - and walkers of all...
BY HALEY ABRAMSON, EIGHTH GRADE, JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL
• Published May 11, 2011
For their bar and bat mitzvahs, many teens begin charity projects. These mitzvah projects are a great way for teens to help people in new and creative ways, be it raising money by selling autism awareness bracelets or donating movies to local hospitals.I,...
St. Louis Chapter Hadassah's 6th annual Walk on Sunshine event, raising research funds for and awareness about brain tumors, will once again feature T-shirts emblazoned with the names of loved ones touched by brain tumors. Although the walk is on Sunday,...
PURPLE IS TO PANCREATIC CANCER what red is to HIV and pink to breast cancer. How do I know that? I asked. The purple ribbon, unlike the others, is virtually unknown in spite of the fact that pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer...
WASHINGTON - A crucial question that doctors routinely ask patients left Rifky Atkin speechless. Diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer, Atkin was exploring treatment options when her surgeon asked, "Is there a family history of breast cancer in your...
