Meet Carter

Cancer will touch each and every one of us in our lifetime.

 

I have recently become a member of the Love Hope Strength team by taking part in Pikes Peak Rocks. On July 31^st, I will join 200 musicians, cancer survivors and supporters for a symbolic musical trek to the 14,000ft summit of Colorado’s Pikes Peak. The money I raise will be used to support Love Hope Strength’s GET ON THE LIST campaign to locate more Bone marrow donors in the United States.

 

As many of you know I lost my son, Carter “Boo” Brotherton, to a rare genetic blood disorder called I-Cell disease in December of last year. “Boo” was a living example of Love! Hope! Strength! Although he didn’t have cancer, we learned first hand the trials and tribulations children with cancer go through when he underwent an experimental bone marrow transplant in January of 2008. We also learned how important bone marrow donors were to these kids who without a donor would be facing almost certain death, but with the right match would have an opportunity at a normal life cancer-free. In an effort to honor my “Boo” and other children with similar uphill battles, we have created Team Carter “Boo”. And almost fittingly we have our own Uphill battle of our own and we…they…need your help!

 

Please support me, and Love Hope Strength, by making a tax-deductible donation to help raise much needed funding to save lives around the world.

 

Please Visit  www.lovehopestrength.org/site/team-carter/ and here you can meet the hikers of Team Carter “Boo” as well as make a direct donation to our cause. Be it a $5 donation or $500 donation it all helps! Also as a bonus for every $50 donated to our cause you will be entered in a raffel for some awesome prizes including a signed autographed jersey of Colorado Avs player paul stastney!

 

The Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHS) raises funds and awareness for cancer centers around the world through music-related events and promotions. Specifically, LHS supplies much needed testing and treatment equipment to cancer centers, raises awareness of global cancer issues and registers people to international bone marrow registries to find matches for patients in need.

 

Every day people die of cancer because they did not have access to basic screening and treatment, could not find a bone marrow donor or they were not aware of the signs of cancer. In the last 3 years, The Love Hope Strength Foundation purchased the first mammography machine and radiation treatment machine for the country of Nepal, funded a mobile cancer unit in Peru, registered 5,000 people to the national marrow database resulting in 30 matches and broadcasted their events to over 11 million viewers on their website to raise awareness.  This was made possible, in part, through the support of people like you.  

 

Thank you in advance for joining me in the battle against cancer. Learn more about Pikes Peak Rocks and other LHS events at www.lovehopestrength.org. 

 

Warmest regards,

Daddy Fizz

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