The Coveney Kids

Carolyn's film No Choice received the Jury Award for the film with the greatest social impact at the Pendragwn Youth Film Festival in Washington, DC.



In January 2003, at age four-and-a-half, Carolyn was diagnosed with stage IV high-risk neuroblastoma. She was treated on the N8 protocol at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Carolyn is an 11 year Event Free Survivor.


Click below to watch Evan & Carolyn's public service announcement for Inova Blood Donor Services.





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Journal

Monday, May 2, 2011 7:27 AM CDT

Dear Friends,

It’s Spring again, and that means it’s time for me to head to New York City for the Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer in Central Park. The Kids Walk raises money for pediatric cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – the hospital that treats more kids with cancer (including me!) than anyplace else in the world!

Kids with cancer need your help now more than ever because the budget Congress passed last month cuts funding for pediatric cancer research by nearly 10 percent – even though the National Cancer Institute’s latest statistics show that childhood cancer diagnoses are increasing!

Childhood cancer kills more kids than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, congenital abnormalities and AIDS combined. The cancers kids get are different from the ones adults get, but because there aren’t a lot of kids that get cancer, there isn’t very much money for research into childhood cancer causes and cures. Most drugs used on kids today were developed for adults 20 to 30 years ago. But kids are different from adults – they need treatments that will kill the cancer, without harming their developing bodies, so the ones that are cured can lead healthy and productive lives.

This is my 5th year participating in the Kids Walk in memory of my friend Ryan Connolly. Ryan and I were buddies when we were both fighting stage 4 neuroblastoma at Sloan-Kettering. Now I participate in the walk every year with Ryan’s Mom, Dad and little sister to help the doctors at Sloan find cures for more kids.

Please help me help other kids with cancer by supporting me in this year’s Kids Walk. In these tough economic times, your donation is needed more than ever – no amount is too small! It's easy to donate – just go to my fundraising page to make a secure donation!

Thanks so much for your support – together I know we can make a difference for kids with cancer!

Love,
Carolyn

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Ave.
New York, NY 10021
212-639-5948 (PDH)

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