A Family's Journey Through Childhood Cancer
Premiering at the Mom 2.0 Summit in New Orleans on April 16, 2011, this video narrates the story of Denise Rager and her son Matthew and their family's journey through childhood cancer.
Matthew was diagnosed with a glioma brain tumor in 2007. After research, Denise and her husband Eric found the MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center and traveled with Matthew to Houston, Texas, to receive proton therapy treatment.
Today, Matthew is thriving and the Ragers are sharing their story to give other parents hope and the knowledge that they have a choice in cancer treatment.
Inspired by their experience in Houston, the Rager family also started the charity, Christ and Cancer. Through the charity, the family was able to purchase Mathew's Miracle House, which provides housing for families like theirs who need a place to stay while their child undergoes treatment in Houston.
As part of MD Anderson Cancer Center, the #1 cancer hospital, MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center is the world's leader in the research and treatment of childhood cancer with proton therapy, an advanced type of radiation that precisely targets tumors while sparing healthy tissue. This ability to precisely target tumors makes proton therapy ideal for treating children with cancer because their bodies are still growing and developing. MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center's dedicated pediatric team has one goal: Helping children overcome cancer so they can live healthier lives with fewer treatment-related side effects.
Learn more about our Proton Therapy Center: https://www.mdanderson.org/pat....ients-family/diagnos
Request an appointment at MD Anderson by calling 1-877-632-6789 or online at: https://my.mdanderson.org/Requ....estAppointment?cmpid
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