Brandy Cohen

Thank you for taking the time to consider supporting my effort for Endure to Cure.  This year, I will be challenging myself with a series of endurance events; I am starting with a sprint distance triathlon and challenging my limitations and finishing with a challenging hike in the Grand Canyon!  I am channeling my effort towards a higher purpose and I need your help in reaching my goals!  Several other Team Endure to Cure athletes and I are trying to raise $50,000 to fund a pediatric cancer survivorship study at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital in 2011.  The study will enable a clinical psychologist to research methods to reduce the long-term effects of harsh treatments on pediatric cancer patients.  Your donation will directly go towards funding a Masters or PhD-level clinical research psychologist’s salary for a year. The clinical psychologist will be the sole person involved in this study.

 

So why this is this study important?  Many people do not realize that 60% of pediatric cancer patients will suffer long term side effects, often times severe, after they have been deemed "survivors."  Post-survivorship is a very underfunded and under-examined area of study.  This study can have an immediate impact with patients the psychologist examines, and a long-term effect as more data can be used to put new post-survivorship treatment methods into place.  Please consider making a difference today!

 

Thank you so much for your help!

Brandy