This document discusses leukemia, a type of cancer that affects thousands of children each year in the United States. It primarily affects children between the ages of 3-15 and can drastically alter their lives. The disease involves an overproduction of abnormal, non-functioning blood cells which collect in the bone marrow and bloodstream. There are two forms, acute and chronic, with acute involving a more rapid overproduction of abnormal cells. Significant efforts have been made to research and cure leukemia through organizations like St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded by Danny Thomas in 1962 to support research for diseases that affect children. The hospital receives over $1 million in daily funding to support its facilities and treatment of over 5,000 patients at a time

1. St Jude’s “The Cause” by Edwin Clerval

2. Children with Leukemia There is a growing epidemic of pediatric cancer which is in desperate need of the attention of people. It is Leukemia. Based on statistical research over 30,000 united states citizens where diagnosed with Leukemia, and with the discovery of a cancer only prevalent in children's cases it is important to become protected and to have a combatant to this disease. This specific kind of Leukemia affects roughly 8,000 children yearly. Between the ages of 3-15 it is easy to say that livelihoods are drastically altered due to it.

3. w/ Leukemia cont’ The description of the disease is that there are growths of functionless (non-functioning) body cells which collect in the bone marrow of the host body. With children you can imagine the developmental problems that would occur. The body begins to produce routinely abnormal cells which create large problems with the functioning systems and begin to be found in the host blood stream as well as the bone marrow. While the abnormal cells are being produce instead of a healthy amount of strong red blood cells the host of the disease will soon need the attention of medical help.

4. w/ Leukemia con’t This disease is found in two forms, which are classified as Chronic or Acute. The Acute stage is described as being the cellular levels of the host person rapidly producing these abnormal cells. While the diseased cells are growing the white blood cells have a harder time balancing between them and the diseased cells and begin to lose the fight over health and sickness. While the cancer cells are in large numbers they have not reached the stage where any action on their par takes place. In the Chronic stages of the disease there are the same happening but it is the cancer cell having developed into is much more affect level.

5. Alert to Leukemia You can see that this cause Is one in which there would be heavy attention given and more than a large amount of support coming from interested people. Sufferers and the loved ones of sufferers can be seen doing all that they can to help the child they have a acquaintance with defeat the acute diagnosis. There are known cases where the disease is defeated and this brings out hope the others still with the disease which are still fighting it away. There is constant research going on about this particular disease as stated before and the only grace that the researchers have are donations from the people it is affecting. Further on in this presentation you will learn what it is you can do to in order to make a difference for this cause.

6. History of Disease Control Since the discovery of the disease doctors and researchers have worked on medicines and cures for this deadly disease. Also there have been centers which have be build specifically for the research of this condition to be full understood and to be placed under control. All of which have been funded through concerned party donations and through the tireless effort of the associates involved. For years researchers, using science at the most highest level have been found to fail at finding the quick cure to the problem in which the body generates these abnormal cells. Followers have not let this deter the movement towards there hoped for solution. People such as Danny Thomas who founded the St Jude’s Children's Hospital for Cancer Research (1962) were supported extremely by close ones and various organizations to fund this kind of project. This is how there are now very high statistics of people who have lived past this disease and are now living testaments to the goodness of charity.

7. The Thomas’ Legacy Danny Thomas in the 1950’s was a young entertaining man who didn’t have much money, or of anything for that matter. When he was offered a role in acting which paid well he began to follow his church upbringing and values by fundraising (an area at the time which was challenging). When he flourished as an entertainer and made it big he kept in mind the prayers he had given to the St Jude. Met with some businessmen about developing a center for his fundraisers which would be for the cause of defeating diseases which affect small and younger children. The centers where run by Danny and his wife Rose Marie. They made strides at generating as much money as they possibly could in order to give back to the blessings they had received from their faithful observance to traditional religion. Even after they have passed the helpfulness and care which they displayed by building up this center continues to go on being the area that sufferers can rely on.

8. Answers There are those who would like to be able to make a difference in this area so that as to have either made a donation or have given the best they could at a volunteering effort. In this presentation I will present what it is you would be able to do for this cause. By checking at your nearest Pottery Barn retailer you will be able to make a sizable donation at your convenience, and to look for an opportunity for volunteer or a career of your choice. When finding the Pottery Barn Location nearest to you look for the station dedicated to signing information cards labeled St. Jude’s Drive. Around the current time it is best for the holiday shoppers which have been waiting all year to take care of this particular cause and responsibility. Understand that it takes a daily funding of over 1 million dollars to keep the facilities up and running. A functional facility such as the children's hospital has charities in which are always open and they participate with many many many charitable companies.

9. Care Receivers The patients of the children’s hospital (the Children with the acute disease) are over the 5,000 in number at any present time. There are treatments ranging from Neuro-oncology, Bone Transplant clinics, and Psychology to Social Works, Rehabilitation Facilities and Child Life Services. There are Domestic affiliates of the Hospital which may be found at an address available to you. Be assured that with the efforts of the teams which have been compiled of professional researches and doctors that relief from this disease has been made available in many cases. The numbers behind the recovery turn around have peaked 90 percent of those receiving the treatment from the children's hospital. Advances in Radiation treatments and Chemotherapy have allowed new life to be had by the smaller children. The purpose at being to let in these sufferers to the general populations and giving them the fighting chance at a normal life.