Turning Pain into Purpose: A Mother’s Fight for Pediatric Cancer Awareness 🎗️💛

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How would you respond to a parent's worst fear—a childhood cancer diagnosis? Today's guest, Bekah Hauert joins Act to Impact to share her daughter Addison’s inspiring survival story, the challenges of childhood cancer, and how she became an advocate through organizations like Voices Against Cancer, St. Baldrick’s, and her own Caring Voices initiative.

Through heartbreak and resilience, Bekah's story highlights the need for increased funding, research, and community support for families battling pediatric cancer. She also shares how small acts of kindness—like Comfort Care Sacks—can bring hope to families in crisis. This episode is a call to action for all of us to get involved and make a difference in the fight against childhood cancer.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

✅ The emotional journey of receiving a childhood cancer diagnosis and navigating treatment.
✅ How Addison’s unique symptoms led to a surprising cancer diagnosis.
✅ The challenges families face beyond treatment, including survivorship concerns.
✅ The role of faith, community, and advocacy in turning pain into purpose.
✅ How Comfort Care Sacks provide practical and emotional support to cancer families.
✅ Ways YOU can take action to support families and pediatric cancer research.

Ways to Take Action:

💛 Support Voices Against Cancer – Donate, volunteer, or participate in events. Visit www.voicesagainstcancer.org.
🎗 Create a Comfort Care Sack – Provide essential items for newly diagnosed families. Find out how at Voices Against Cancer.
📢 Raise Awareness – Share this episode and advocate for more pediatric cancer research funding.
🙌 Reach Out to Families – Offer support in small ways, like delivering meals, helping with household tasks, or simply being there.
💛 Are you inspired to take action? Take action and make an impact on a child affected by childhood cancer. Support the much-needed funding for childhood cancer by making a donation NOW to CCRF!

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Hosted by Brandi DeVries: Advocate, fundraiser, and Mrs. Minnesota International 2025.

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