February 25, 2011 - Danielle Leach
When Danielle Leach lost her 5-year-old son Mason to brain cancer she turned grief into action. She founded The Mason Leach Superstar Fund to benefit Children’s National Medical Center, and to encourage and empower patients to recognize their inner strength and feel like a superstar. She is also the Director of Partnerships at Inspire, and organization where survivors and caregivers can find support. In addition to all of this advocacy for cancer patients, Danielle was recently asked to be a part of the 2011 class of 46 mommas, a group that raises awareness for childhood cancers, and that was featured on the last Stand Up 2 Cancer television event.
About Mel Majoros:
Mel Majoros, currently in remission, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. On a lucky break after her cancer surgery she was offered a job as a producer on a local talk sports show in Michigan where she advocates about cancer and other health related topics. During that time she started blogging and her blog www.Thecancerwarrior.blogspot.com has been named one of the top ten breast cancer blogs by blogs.com. She brings a unique perspective to being a survivor, always keeping a positive attitude and an athletes mentality for dealing with cancer and survivorship. Prior to working in radio Mel was a 10 year veteran of the television industry working on such shows as Walker, Texas Ranger and Crossing Jordan.
