Stories & profiles of compelling people impacted by all degrees of blindness and disability. Plus, Reid explores his own experiences in his unique way pairing his words with music and sound design.
More children are diagnosed with Retinoblastoma or eye cancer between the months of December and March. The reason; the holiday season is the time of year when more pictures are taken and seen. The white glow seen in a child’s eye can be an indication of the eye cancer. This video from World Eye Cancer Hope is a quick message to help educate the public. All we need is your help to spread the word. Thanks to WEChope’s Abby White and Super Producer Marlett for all their work putting this together. The photos in the video are of real children and families impacted by Retinoblastoma.
During the month of September while I was fully focused on #PennyPushUps2015; the Reid Family’s Fundraiser and Awareness Campaign supporting children with eye cancer, a related story almost slipped past my radar. I received an email about the story of a USC Long Snapper who was blind. The sender suggested I should feature this individual on Gatewave Radio.
I moved the email to my Gatewave folder and made a mental note to research the story further once I could focus more, i.e. after September.
Well, it just so happens that this young man is a retinoblastoma survivor himself.
Check out this latest story for Gatewave Radio featuring Jake Olson.
I included a little something extra for the Reid My Mind Radio version so make sure you listen through.
You know we had to report back…And not just via a post and a $ Amount!
One final shout out to all those who shared their stories, donors and those of you who showed your support through sharing the posts. You all are official members of the PennyPushUps Team.
I encourage you to go on over to World Eye Cancer Hope’s FB Page https://www.facebook.com/wechope/
First, there was my Mid-Month Monolog; now my first remix. Let’s make that a ReidMix! Today we’re taking a look back at just some of the valuable lessons learned during the past 30 days.
This is the final day to support. If you haven’t already, go on over to www.pennypushups.org and hit that donate button! We are only asking for $30 or whatever you can give. I finished my part; 3,000 push-ups.
Telling young RB survivor Celeste’s story required getting help from her mom. The result, multiple stories of facing challenge, real advice for overcoming self-consciousness and proof that good can blossom from the bad.