Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease for children in America, the average age of a child diagnosed with cancer is eight years old, and 1 in 285 children will be diagnosed with cancer before their 20th birthday.
Source of information: www.acco.org
I designed these cards in honor of my friend’s daughter, Tatum, who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 6. She is a two-time cancer survivor, and an amazing thriving early twenty year old lady today. In 2007, after finishing treatment the first time, Tatum and her family started Tatum’s Bags of Fun that delivers backpacks to every child diagnosed with cancer in Indiana. Inside each bag is $350 worth of movies, books, dolls, crafts, stuffed animals, toys, and an electronic. To read more about Tatum’s mission, visit
www.tatumparkerproject.org.
