Ruby and her parents, Dr. Jonathan Kaufman and Christine, along with Dr. Sam Volchenboum, talk about Ruby's successful battle against Rhabdomyosarcoma Artwork

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.

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Help and Hope Happen Here

Ruby and her parents, Dr. Jonathan Kaufman and Christine, along with Dr. Sam Volchenboum, talk about Ruby's successful battle against Rhabdomyosarcoma

February 01, 2021 • Mark Levine • Season 1 • Episode 36

10 year old Ruby Kaufman was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma in 2015. After one year of grueling treatment , Ruby decided that she wanted to help other kids who were diagnosed with some type of cancer so she created a fundraiser called Ruby's Dance Till You Drop. That fundraiser raised $72,000. Eventually, through the efforts of Ruby's family, the Rally Foundation, and Dr. Sam Volchenboum, a grant was awarded with the money that Ruby raised from her fundraiser to help with research in the fight against this cancer. This initial grant proved successful, and now millions of dollars in grant money has been received because of the success of the first grant, and has been used to create one of the largest Data Research Systems to help in the overall fight against Pediatric Cancer. This story is a great win for everyone involved.