Neighbor Annette Leslie knows how pediatric cancer can take a toll, and she’s made it her mission to help others. Her son Carson was 17 in 2009 when he told her after three years of treatment, “Mama, make sure...
When Carson was a kid, his backpack was always Under Armour. So in 2016, CLF launched an Under Armour Backpack Project (UA-BP) where we provide UA backpacks to teen cancer patients full of items for extended hospital stays.
via Representative Michael McCaul The Golden Toast is a time that I am able to toast those who are the reason we have accomplished so much: the advocates and the pediatric cancer survivors. Together we have made a lot...
The Carson Leslie Foundation (CLF) founded the Annual GOLDEN TOAST in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the accomplishments of the bipartisan Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus. Last night, September 13, 2018 in Washington, D.C. at the Library of Congress, with over...
Annette, like any mother, had hopes and dreams for her son. She watched those hopes and dreams change over time from; sleeping through the night, to remembering his homework, to getting a date to the prom, to getting well,...
By: Charles Moore According to the Texas-based non-profit organization the Carson Leslie Foundation, each year around 16,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S., and one in every 285 Americans develops cancer before the age of twenty. The American Cancer...
Though nearly seven years have passed since Preston Hollow resident and Covenant School student Carson Leslie died of brain cancer at the age of 17, his selfless spirit and courageous attitude live on through the work of the Carson...
It is one of the worst news for any parent to hear – “your child has cancer.” And the unfortunate fact is this devastating disease claims too many children every year. I want to make sure every child has...
In six years CPRIT has accelerated cancer research to get answers faster, pushed promising drugs into clinical trials faster and reduced the risk of cancer through prevention and education.
