Tuesdays for Tuesday

I wanted to start this Tuesday by telling you about another child who has been diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Nathaniel was diagnosed with a stage 3 neuroblastoma on Feb. 5, 2009 when he was fifteen months old.  He had stopped walking (and then sitting and crawling) over the days leading up to Feb. 5, and when they did an MRI of his spine they found the tumor which had wrapped around his spinal cord.  He had an emergency surgery on the 5^th to remove part of the tumor for biopsy and perform a laminectomy to relieve pressure on his spinal cord.   The neurosurgeon who did his surgery thought it would take him months to recover his motor skills but he has already started to roll, sit, kneel and crawl.  Nathaniel and his family need our prayers and support. He is another reason why we need to bring more awareness and funding towards neuroblastoma research.

You may have noticed a new icon on my blog called "For the love of Tuesday".  It is a blog created by my dear friend Alisha for fundraising efforts and news on how you can help our crusade to against neuroblastoma in Tuesday's name. Please take the time to check out this blog and subscribe to its feed. This is where we will be posting opportunities to help and many other things that fabulous people across the world are doing to help children with cancer. Alisha is also starting Pounds for Cancer. As motivation to  lose weight Alisha is going to donate $2.00 for every pound she loses to pediatric cancer research via the Tuesday Whitt Memorial Fund and encourages you to set your own goals and join her. It is a wonderful idea and great motivator. Click on the link below for details.

Also be sure to check out the new Tuesday apparel designs my friend Christy did in her Cafepress site here or on the link on the right hand side of my blog where it says to click and get your Tuesday stuff. . All profits go to Tuesday's fund. There are some cute things including mugs and journals. Come on, who doesn't need another mug? 

Finally, I am planning on having a fundraiser in the Orange County area  in the near future so those of you who live in Southern California stay tuned. I am hoping to have more details in the next week or two and I hope that together we can make it a success. 

Forever and always, dedicated to Tuesday.