How This Father Raised $15k For Children’s Cancer
How This Father Raised $15k For Children’s Cancer
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Scott and Angela Uhland were as sad and afraid as any parents when their three-year-old Lucia was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Two years of treatment left her healthy and starting school with her peers.
Scott always hoped to find a way to give back to the team of people who treated Lucia. He was especially fond of the caring people who structured fun experiences for her in the hospital during treatment. It made the whole experience tolerable. So tolerable, in fact, that her memories of the hospital include many positives, including, he admits, some of her favorite foods.
When Scott learned about Johnson & Johnson’s CaringCrowd global health crowdfunding platform, he realized he’d found the way he could give back. Scott is a PhD scientist at J&J. He decided to raise money for the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases at the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, specifically targeting their programs supporting fun for cancer patients.
Preliminary Interview with Scott Uhland, the Volunteer of Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases at the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
The following is a brief pre-interview that provides context for the recorded interview you may watch or listen to at the top of this article.
Crowdfunding page: https://www.caringcrowd.org/bring-smile-children-fighting-their-lives
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Cancer care often requires the lengthiest hospitalizations and the most intensive interventions. In many cases, patients must remain isolated for up to a month.
Missing birthday parties, Halloween parades and many other holiday festivities can be heart breaking and significantly dampen a child’s spirit and resolve to comply with the rigors of cancer treatments. The emotional burden also has far reaching consequences to the loving families who support them.
Having experienced first-hand the need to alter or eliminate normal childhood activities for my daughter while she was under cancer treatment, I was very grateful for the access to activities and events that supplemented her life during hospital stays.
The Child Life and Integrative Therapies at LPCH comprises Child Life Specialists, Art Therapists, Music Therapists, Family Resource Library Specialists, Hospital Teachers, Education Specialists, Neuropsychologists, and Recreation Therapists. They provide crucial relief from the pressures of treatment and offer a range of services to treat the whole child, not just his/her disease.
With an eye toward the special challenges of cancer treatment, the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer Packard Children’s plans to establish a new effort dedicated solely to cancer patients and their families. This will increase the number of hours patients in the cancer unit are able to spend enjoying purely fun and creative endeavors, as well as provide opportunities specifically designed for patients who are in isolation or otherwise unable to join in standard activities.
For those patients who are able to join in group activities, new regular events such as craft classes, movie nights, and themed group dinners will be organized. These social times will offer both children and parents more opportunities for simple fun, play, and childhood joy for the patients who need it the most.
More about Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases at the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford:
Twitter: @StanfordChild @caringcrowd @jnjnews
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stanfordchildrens/
Website: http://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/service/cancer-blood-diseases
At the Bass Center, our sole focus is on treating children with cancer and blood diseases such as anemia, hemophilia, and thalassemia, among other conditions. Our pediatric specialists and research scientists are known globally for finding groundbreaking treatments that include investigational drugs and stem cell transplantation. We also offer specialized multidisciplinary clinics where we provide both diagnostic evaluation and treatment for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancers and blood diseases.
For-profit or Nonprofit: 501(c)3 Nonprofit
Lucia and Scott Uhland with Ashton Slagel of Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health
Scott Uhland’s bio:
Scott Uhland is a Principal Scientist employed by Johnson & Johnson. Utilizing 15+ years of experience developing and innovating medical technologies, Dr. Uhland is currently leading oncology projects in support of Ethcion’s Advanced Innovation program. Prior to supporting Ethicon, Inc., Scott led the integration of devices for advanced technologies in support of Janssen Pharmaceutical’s Vaccines and Advanced Technology Platform(s). Dr. Uhland earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Scott is currently based in Fremont, CA.
Scott is married and is a father to 2 beautiful girls. On May 30, 2014, his youngest daughter, Lucia, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) at the age of 3. After enduring 25 months of chemotherapy-based treatment, Lucia is currently in complete remission due to her determination, advanced cancer treatment care and a large supporting cast. With this in mind, Scott’s mission is to continue to support those who are battling pediatric cancers. Their lives have touched his family’s, and he is committed to continue their fight. From continuing the clinical study Lucia was part of to improving cancer treatments, to raising funds to advance cures, education and support. He will strive to pass on all the support Lucia and his family received during their fight.
Preliminary Interview with John Brennick, the Co-Founder, CaringCrowd of Johnson & Johnson.
The following is a brief pre-interview that provides context for the recorded interview you may watch or listen to at the top of this article.
Crowdfunding page: http://caringcrowd.org
What is the purpose of your crowdfunding campaign?
CaringCrowd’s mission is to help fund projects that improve health and save lives.
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Website: http://caringcrowd.org
CaringCrowd(R) is a crowdfunding site 100% dedicated to global public health. Individuals who want to support public health can browse projects that need funding and make a pledge to help. Any 501(c)(3) non-profit can submit a project and funding goal for consideration on the platform. Then, submitted projects are reviewed by a team of advisors to ensure they fall within our definition of public health. This platform was created by Johnson & Johnson as a driver for collaboration on global public health, and as a new way to bring funding to organizations tackling key public health challenges on the ground.
For-profit or Nonprofit: For-profit
John Brennick
John Brennick’s bio:
Twitter: @JohnBrennick
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-brennick-208712/
John is a native of Boston and Germany and studied finance at Wharton and strategy at Yale. John brings to bear more than 25 years of entrepreneurial, non-profit and global healthcare industry experience. John is passionate about innovation and access to healthcare for everyone in the world.
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