My service learning group childhood cancer. We work with an organization called Frankie's Fight. One person in our group has a personal connection with the family that started it. It is for a little boy named Francis John Gebeline. On July 24, 2003 he was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive, malignant spinal tumor called a Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath tumor. The tumor wrapped around his spinal cord, and his windpipe. Frankie had a 40% survival over 5 years. Sadly in March 2007, he passed away. In honor of him, his friends and family started this organization to help raise awareness for childhood and his type of cancer.
To find out more about Frankie's Fight and other cancer resources go to
http://www.frankiesfight.org/
http://www.curesearch.org/
http://www.cancerindex.org/ccw/
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