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Patrick Chance and Brennan Simkins

Patrick's and Brennan's Story

True friends share each other’s joy and pain, and that couldn’t be truer than in the world of childhood cancer. However, when lifelong friends share the heartbreak of each having their middle son diagnosed with childhood cancer, sharing each other’s fears, heartache, and triumphs take on a magnified meaning. This is the story of two families touched by equally daunting childhood cancers and our shared fight to save our boys, and to be a part of the effort to find the CURE.

Press On to CURE Childhood Cancer provides desperately needed funding for research relating to neuroblastoma and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Press On was created by Erin and Stephen Chance after their three-year-old son, Patrick, was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma in June, 2006. The Press On mission was expanded to include AML in 2009 when Tara and Turner Simkins joined forces with the Chances as a result of their son Brennan’s diagnosis with AML on the eve of his seventh birthday.

Patrick completed 34 months of treatment in March of 2009 and relapsed in June, 2009. Three months after this difficult news Brennan relapsed in September, 2009 and again in September, 2010. Both boys are now waging a battle with far fewer and far riskier options. Beating neuroblastoma and AML requires funding for more research and for expensive and risky clinical trials.

The Chances and Simkins have shared a friendship for practically their entire adult lives. The brutal coincidence of their sons’ battles with these diseases underscores their firm belief that the ongoing experience “in the trenches” with these kids offers a providential opportunity to help raise money that can be directed to therapies and trials that can make a difference now. From this perspective, their lives will always be changed for the better, aided by true friendship, and faith to Press On through any circumstances for a CURE.

The Chances and Simkins have often summoned the will to “press on” (Philippians 3:12-16) during the most difficult days of their war on cancer. You can help all the innocent children fighting neuroblastoma and AML by making a donation to help Press On meet our fundraising goal during CURE’s Kids Conquer Childhood Cancer One Day at a Time.

Comment	Donation
Drs. Hal and Rebecca Hobbs 12/29/2011	$500.00
Albert Pickett 12/13/2011	$250.00
The Eischeid Family The Stuckey, Walters, Stuckey-Putnam Families 12/8/2011	$250.00
The Eischeid Family Friedman, Kuyk, Stracke, Goldman, Elliott, Molten 12/8/2011	$250.00
The Eischeid Family from the Simkins, Eagan, Goldstein & Walldorf 12/8/2011	$500.00
Episcopal Day School 11/7/2011	$1,754.10^*
Whippoorwill Photography Event 10/31/2011	$300.00^*
Press On Kiawah 10/28/2011	$1,395.00^*
Ann and Angelo Bruno Foundation 10/27/2011	$2,000.00^*
David and Katherine Colgan Family Fdn. 10/27/2011	$1,000.00^*
Lisa Hill Photography 10/27/2011	$500.00^*
Greene's Fine Foods Foods 10/24/2011	$150.00^*
Haygood Preschool 10/24/2011	$950.00^*
IAH Acquisition, Inc. 10/24/2011	$100.00^*
Grady High School DECA 10/24/2011	$102.00^*
Hull Barrett, P.C. 10/20/2011	$420.00^*
Vidalia Heritage Academy, Inc. 10/20/2011	$117.98^*
Bayside Insurance Group 10/20/2011	$100.00^*
Stromsoe Insurance Agency, Inc. 10/20/2011	$100.00^*
Mallory Agency 10/20/2011	$100.00^*
McNellis & Company, Inc. 10/20/2011	$200.00^*
Carroll Insurance Group 10/20/2011	$200.00^*
Polvino Family 10/12/2011	$250.00
Ryan and Liz Wood 10/11/2011	$25.00
James Alfriend In honor of Roy Simkins 10/11/2011	$100.00^*
Patsy Ripley 10/11/2011	$100.00^*
Keeley Jurgovan 10/11/2011	$65.00^*
The Toy Box 10/11/2011	$231.80^*
St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School 10/11/2011	$1,313.03^*
SOHO 10/10/2011	$6,729.90^*
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Baird 10/9/2011	$100.00
Karen, Baker, Caroline and Kate Hubbard 10/9/2011	$150.00
Angela Stinnett Praying humbly, and believing. Godspeed! 10/8/2011	$400.00
Hide-ees, Better than Bloomers 10/7/2011	$188.00^*
Elizabeth Boswell, MD 10/7/2011	$100.00^*
Nan Lavin 10/7/2011	$35.00^*
A.W. McArthur 10/7/2011	$100.00^*
Charleston Day School with love from the CDS family... 10/6/2011	$1,150.00
Shoes at Surrey 10/5/2011	$250.00^*
Thomas Wyatt 10/5/2011	$2,000.00^*
Jeffrey Gorelick 10/5/2011	$100.00^*
Melvin Weathersbee 10/5/2011	$100.00^*
Freedman May we find a cure! 10/3/2011	$100.00
Michael Boorman 10/3/2011	$100.00
Will, Jocelyn, Abby, Chloe & Ellie Challas Sending prayers of healing your way! 10/3/2011	$50.00
Elam Family Has Waddy been elected Mayor yet? 10/3/2011	$100.00
Mary Ellen and Paul Zielinski We are members of Brennan's church 10/2/2011	$100.00^*
Steve and Judy Hall 10/1/2011	$100.00
Jane, Hank and Janie Leonard Believe believe believe! Much love to all. 10/1/2011	$35.00
Ben,Jennifer, Scott, and Audrey DeShetler We are in this together. With Love. 10/1/2011	$100.00

Comment

Donation

Drs. Hal and Rebecca Hobbs
12/29/2011

$500.00

Albert Pickett
12/13/2011

$250.00

The Eischeid Family The Stuckey, Walters, Stuckey-Putnam Families
12/8/2011

$250.00

The Eischeid Family Friedman, Kuyk, Stracke, Goldman, Elliott, Molten
12/8/2011

$250.00

The Eischeid Family from the Simkins, Eagan, Goldstein & Walldorf
12/8/2011

$500.00

Episcopal Day School
11/7/2011

$1,754.10^*

Whippoorwill Photography Event
10/31/2011

$300.00^*

Press On Kiawah
10/28/2011

$1,395.00^*

Ann and Angelo Bruno Foundation
10/27/2011

$2,000.00^*

David and Katherine Colgan Family Fdn.
10/27/2011

$1,000.00^*

Lisa Hill Photography
10/27/2011

$500.00^*

Greene's Fine Foods Foods
10/24/2011

$150.00^*

Haygood Preschool
10/24/2011

$950.00^*

IAH Acquisition, Inc.
10/24/2011

$100.00^*

Grady High School DECA
10/24/2011

$102.00^*

Hull Barrett, P.C.
10/20/2011

$420.00^*

Vidalia Heritage Academy, Inc.
10/20/2011

$117.98^*

Bayside Insurance Group
10/20/2011

$100.00^*

Stromsoe Insurance Agency, Inc.
10/20/2011

$100.00^*

Mallory Agency
10/20/2011

$100.00^*

McNellis & Company, Inc.
10/20/2011

$200.00^*

Carroll Insurance Group
10/20/2011

$200.00^*

Polvino Family
10/12/2011

$250.00

Ryan and Liz Wood
10/11/2011

$25.00

James Alfriend In honor of Roy Simkins
10/11/2011

$100.00^*

Patsy Ripley
10/11/2011

$100.00^*

Keeley Jurgovan
10/11/2011

$65.00^*

The Toy Box
10/11/2011

$231.80^*

St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School
10/11/2011

$1,313.03^*

SOHO
10/10/2011

$6,729.90^*

Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Baird
10/9/2011

$100.00

Karen, Baker, Caroline and Kate Hubbard
10/9/2011

$150.00

Angela Stinnett Praying humbly, and believing. Godspeed!
10/8/2011

$400.00

Hide-ees, Better than Bloomers
10/7/2011

$188.00^*

Elizabeth Boswell, MD
10/7/2011

$100.00^*

Nan Lavin
10/7/2011

$35.00^*

A.W. McArthur
10/7/2011

$100.00^*

Charleston Day School with love from the CDS family...
10/6/2011

$1,150.00

Shoes at Surrey
10/5/2011

$250.00^*

Thomas Wyatt
10/5/2011

$2,000.00^*

Jeffrey Gorelick
10/5/2011

$100.00^*

Melvin Weathersbee
10/5/2011

$100.00^*

Freedman May we find a cure!
10/3/2011

$100.00

Michael Boorman
10/3/2011

$100.00

Will, Jocelyn, Abby, Chloe & Ellie Challas Sending prayers of healing your way!
10/3/2011

$50.00

Elam Family Has Waddy been elected Mayor yet?
10/3/2011

$100.00

Mary Ellen and Paul Zielinski We are members of Brennan's church
10/2/2011

$100.00^*

Steve and Judy Hall
10/1/2011

$100.00

Jane, Hank and Janie Leonard Believe believe believe! Much love to all.
10/1/2011

$35.00

Ben,Jennifer, Scott, and Audrey DeShetler We are in this together. With Love.
10/1/2011

$100.00

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