Cancer, Clip for Kids, Norton Childrens Hospital

Emcee Jesse Ras gets head buzzed at Chili’s Clip for Kids

It’s not too late to support Chili’s Clip for Kids! If you missed the event, you can still help kids fighting cancer at Norton Children’s Hospital. Donate today at ClipForKids.org Help us meet our goal of $100,000. We’re almost there! Jesse Rasmussen values a great head of hair, but after becoming a father he realized…

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Cancer, Clip for Kids, Norton Childrens Hospital

Chili’s Clip for Kids 2017 Snapchat Rewind

It’s not too late to help Chili’sTM Clip for Kids If you missed the event, you can still help kids fighting cancer at Norton Children’s Hospital. Donate today at ClipforKids.org Help us meet our goal of $100,000 We’re almost there! For kids with cancer, losing their hair is just one part of their journey. On…

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Cancer, Clip for Kids

Meet the boy behind Bradley’s Beverage Bonanza

Bradley Roberts has a busy first week of summer vacation. After his kindergarten graduation at Coral Ridge Elementary, he’s gathering supplies and hosting Bradley’s Beverage Bonanza, an event to raise money for children fighting cancer. That’s normal for a 6-year-old, right? Bradley and his mom, Tracey, are avid listeners of Jesse & MJ, radio personalities…

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Cancer, Clip for Kids

Why I plan to shave my head for children fighting cancer

Sarah Pierce has big plans on May 21, 2017. That is the day she plans to shave her shoulder length hair at the Chili’s® Clip for Kids event. Pierce has been growing her out her hair while raising more than $20,000 in preparation of this moment. Pierce shares in her own words why she is…

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Cancer, Childrens Hospital Foundation, Clip for Kids

DJ Jesse set to shave if challenge is met

106.9 Morning Play personality fusses with hair in exclusive video; watch now

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Chili’s Clip for Kids kicks off

Chili’s Clip for Kids® started its month-long drive to gather participants and raise money with a communitywide kickoff on Monday, April 17, at the Chili’s Grill & Bar at 421 S. Hurstbourne Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky. The kickoff offered fun activities for the family. Aiden Johnson, a two-time pediatric cancer survivor who is serving as…

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Cancer, Hydrocephalus, Neurosciences, Patient Stories, Radiology

The ‘silver lining’ of cancer treatment

Feb. 27, 2007, is a date that will be engrained in my mind forever. It was the day I found out I had cancer. I had a brain tumor and hydrocephalus, and had to get surgery and start treatment right away. As a little kid I had no idea what these words meant or how…

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Cancer, Norton Childrens Hospital

Nurse recalls 40 years on the children’s cancer unit

It was the middle of the night when Leslie Peak and another nurse descended on a young toddler’s hospital room. They were on a mission at the request of her parents: change the baby’s diaper without waking her up. Reminiscent of a team of Navy Seals on a top-secret mission, Peak and her colleague cracked…

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Cancer

Finding the right words when a child has cancer

Knowing what to say when a child has cancer can be difficult. Even if you don’t know what to say — say something. What the family needs most is support. Sometimes a simple text message or email can make all the difference. We asked a mom who has been through it not once, but twice,…

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Cancer, Childrens Hospital Foundation, Norton Childrens Hospital, Teens

Teen cancer survivor gives back

Rebecca “Becca” Campbell couldn’t wait to celebrate her 13th birthday. She had big plans to celebrate. After all, she had just won the fight against stage 4 ovarian cancer. Becca’s birthday celebration quickly became less about her and more about how she could give back to other young people who are now battling for their…

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Cancer

Closing ‘cancer care gap’ for young adults

Kinsey Morrison’s dream job is Supreme Court justice or U.S. attorney general. Talk a bit with this 20-year-old Stanford University student who is majoring in international relations and looking ahead to law school, and you can easily see her in either role. By her 15th birthday, Morrison, a resident of Goshen, Kentucky, had survived three…

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