Meet the Mighty Braden Hofen!
A little about Braden from his Mom...Braden Hofen, is 6 years old and battling relapsing, Stage 4, neuroblastoma. It's a rare childhood cancer that affects one in 10 million children. There is no known cure once neuroblastoma relapses. Braden was originally diagnosed in December 2007 and was given a 30% chance for survival. He has endured 6 high dose rounds of chemotherapy, an autologous bone marrow transplant, radiation therapy, and follow up therapies. Braden was declared to be in remission in May 2009, but as the family was trying to qualify for another treatment trial, they found that his cancer had relapsed on August 11, 2009. He currently has less than a 10% chance of survival and is undergoing experimental treatments at Children's Mercy Hospital in KC and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Braden’s family began a CaringBridge site a few days after his original diagnosis. They continue to update the site to date. The blog can be found at www.caringbridge.org/visit/bradenh. The family has HOPE for a miracle. They would love to have your thoughts and prayers for a miracle for their son.
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How Braden has touched my life in a such a short time...
When I heard about Braden and his mother Deliece and their fight against cancer I had an overwhelming feeling to help them. I read about Bradens fight against neuroblastoma, looked at his many photographs and contacted his mother (who battles breast cancer) asking if we could host a special fundraiser for him. She said "Yes" and everyone went to work to create the perfect t-shirt for Braden. Thanks to Deliece's long time friend, Amy, Braden's Work For A Cure T-Shirt was created!
When I received the t-shirt design I was moved to tears.
Eight words that mean so much to so many families battling pediatric cancer.
It's time we work for a cure!
Braden’s Work For A Cure T-Shirts are $25 and are available in sizes newborn - XXL. Little Diva Tutus will donate $10 for each T-Shirt sold directly to Braden’s family to help pay for his medical expenses. Little Diva Tutus will not put a time line on t-shirt sales. As long as you want them, we’ll provide them!
Thank you for supporting Braden's T-Shirt Fundraiser!
Money Raised:
October 2010: $170.00
November 2010: $50.00
Please note that Braden's T-Shirts are created as they are ordered take 5-10 business days to complete and ship.
If you are a Facebook user, please "Like" these pages: http://www.facebook.com/#!/Oprah4KidsCancer & http://www.facebook.com/DavidCookBradenHofen?ref=mf&v=wall
Pages inspired by Braden and Deliece Hofen. Please show your support!
*IMPORTANT ORDERING INFORMATION*
IF ORDERING MORE THAN ONE (1) T-SHIRT PLEASE BE SURE TO CHANGE THE QUANTITY TO THE NUMBER OF T-SHIRTS YOU'RE ORDERING!
Thank you!
