Long Beach pediatric cancer patients

Tykes on Trikes Helped Kick Off the Tour of Long Beach at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach

A crowd gathered in front of Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach to see tykes with cancer and serious blood disorders racing their trikes around the length of Miller Children’s circular driveway to help kick-off the 2012 Tour of Long Beach and BikeFest taking place in downtown Long Beach on Saturday, May 5. Proceeds from the [...]

Hundreds of Guests Watch Pediatric Patients at Miller Children’s “Break Down the Walls of Cancer”

More than a year in the making, Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach held a grand opening event for the new hematology/oncology unit. Pediatric cancer patients from the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center (JJCCC) donned boxing gloves to break down a “wall” of cancer. The temporary blockade had different forms of cancer and serious blood disorders [...]

Pediatric Cancer Patients Express Hopes and Dreams through Art at Beckstrand Foundation Art Show

Patients of the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach used paint, colored pencils, tissue paper, magazine collages and more to creatively express themselves through art.

School Children Shed Locks for Pediatric Cancer Research

Cubberley School in Long Beach is hosting its 10th annual head-shaving fundraiser for the Foundation today, Friday, March 18, 2011 from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m, where more than 75 “shavees” will bare all when they have their heads shaved to raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research. The children are participating in honor of [...]