Meet Cameron Jackson
Cameron was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma in Febuary of 2008. After his tumor resection surgery, he underwent six weeks of radiation therapy and four months of chemotherapy. After these treatments, they went back into our “normal” lives and Cameron progressed well getting back into school and the day-to-day of being an 8 year old boy.
However, Cameron’s latest MRI on March 19, 2010, has shown his cancer has returned, so they are starting on the second phase of his battle. Even in these dark days, they know God has richly blessed them by putting so many wonderful people in their path during this journey and they are so very thankful for them all.
On April, 24th there will be a fundraising walk in honor of Cameron by “Angels Among Us”.
Angels Among Us is a celebration of life, strength, courage and commitment. It has become a national event, with thousands coming from all across the country to volunteer, participate, and make a difference.
The event begins with a 5K run through the Duke campus, and then features a wonderful family fun walk through the beautiful Sarah P. Duke Gardens. It has a family-friendly focus with entertainment, food, raffle, souvenirs, activities and prizes for children, and a closing ceremony where the top ten fundraising teams receive an award, and the grand total for the event is announced.
The success of Angels Among Us has continued to grow each year with the help of many committed volunteers, Duke staff, and the teams made up of families and friends of those who have had brain or spinal tumors. At the first event in 1994, a total of $27,000 was raised. This year’s event raised over $1,410,540. Unbelievable!
Mountain Girl Silver has hand stamped 200 necklaces to be sold at the event in order to help with the financial crunch the Jackson family is incurring during this hard time…. I can’t necessarily fly out there and deliver dinner every night for a week,,, or even give LeAnn (Cameron’s mom) a hug… so this is my way of helping out… donating. To the Angels Among Us foundation and to the Duke Medical Center on behalf of Cameron and getting this icky cancer out of his young body so he can live a happy, healthy, long, cancer-free life like the rest of us!! You can read about his story at http://www.camjacksonupdate.blogspot.com
April 22nd, 2010 at 4:41 pm
awesome, awesome, hope and pray they raise tons of money for this event.