Help and Hope Happen Here
This Podcast is going to be about Pediatric Cancer and the need to keep the awareness of this terrible disease in the public eye. My plan is to be able to interview a wide spectrum of people who all have a passion and a stake in finding a way to make the lives of these Pediatric Cancer Patients easier. I will interview oncologists, nurses, recovered patients, parents who have had to oversee their children's cancer fight, heads of Pediatric Cancer Foundations and Organizations , and others who would like to use this forum to advocate for these children.
Help and Hope Happen Here
Adrienne Bender will talk about the loss of her 2 children, MacKenzie who passed away from Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2018 and her son Kyler from substance abuse issues in 2023.
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Season 6
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Episode 481
Losing one child is terrible under any circumstances but losing 2 children, to different tragedies is more than anyone should ever be burdened with. Adrienne Bender will talk about the loss of her 15 year old daughter Mackenzie who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia after being diagnosed with this Pediatric Blood cancer when she was 8 years old in 2011, was in remission for 5 years, then relapsed and passed away in 2018. Adrienne will also talk about her son Kyler, who developed substance abuse problems beginning when he was 12 years old, fought his demons, and was on his way to what was thought to be a complete recovery before he got into a fight, took fentanyl, and passed away in 2023