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September is GOLDEN. Are you AWARE?

Are you aware that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month? Neither was I two years ago. I had no clue, until I was blindly thrown into this Cancer World with my son. And since that day that I heard the words no parent should ever hear, "Your child has cancer," I vowed to be a voice that is much needed for my son and all the other children fighting this disease.  Once you understand this world, you are saddened and very upset with the fact that childhood cancer gets not as much attention as other cancers and is vastly UNDERFUNDED. I don't know if it's the fact that people don't want to hear about kids getting cancer or the "it won't happen me to my family"..... but sadly it does. There was a day that I felt like that too and I will admit it. On March 12, 2012, my son didn't have cancer either. Still with each day since his diagnosis, I am more and more aware how UNRARE Childhood Cancer is. Each day I hear of new diagnosis', new faceb