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Thank You Friends!!

October 13, 2016 Fundraiser, Mistletoe Clinical Trial, Nutrition Therapy Comments Off on Thank You Friends!!

Dear Friends,

Thank you for coming to our first Cook & Kiss Cancer Goodbye Fundraiser!  Because of you, we raised $20,000 and nearly met our goal of $25,000!  We are so very grateful for your support!  We work with patients each day that depend on the financial assistance we offer and the support of our patient advocates and staff.

The night of the cooking class we received this email and wanted to share it with you.

“From the bottom of our hearts, my husband and I would like to thank you for your graciousness and guidance toward the Namaste Health Center. As I wind down my last week here (and although very tired but satisfied and grateful) I realize how very different my life would be had I not found Believe Big and this path. God is so good and I’ve learned a lot about healing in many areas. Thank you so much for the grant you have given us. Your work is blessed and we will continue to pray for Believe Big’s endeavors moving forward.”

As Jimmy shared, generous donors like you enable Believe Big to do BIG things!  Currently, we are very low on wellness grant funds and we are $68,000 away from fully funding the mistletoe clinical trial with the Johns Hopkins Hospital that is due to begin THIS December!  Both of these are critical needs for us to continue to provide hope, help, and healing to patients and their families.

We are standing at a ground breaking moment in the medical world and it’s exciting to see this all beginning in Baltimore.  As we approach the end of the year and the holiday season, please keep Believe Big in mind for your end of year giving!

Believing Big!
Ivelisse

PS- If you would like to view all photos from the evening please check out our photo album HERE.

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Are You Good With Numbers?

July 22, 2016 Jobs Comments Off on Are You Good With Numbers?
Are You Good With Numbers?  
Looking for a Part-time Financial Administrator to join us!
Believe Big is looking for an outgoing, driven individual who would be responsible for maintaining financial, accounting, administrative and personnel services. We are looking for someone who has a heart for cancer patients, is health conscious and is a glass half-full person.
To find out more, click HERE!
Interested in applying?  Please submit a one-page cover letter and a resume via email to ipage@believebig.org.
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Enjoy this story of HOPE about Joanna overcoming Melanoma!

July 22, 2016 Story of Hope Comments Off on Enjoy this story of HOPE about Joanna overcoming Melanoma!
Enjoy this story of HOPE about Joanna overcoming Melanoma!
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDpyeNWV_oY
Joanna Dennstaedt Overcomes Melanoma.
Joanna Dennstaedt shares her story of overcoming Melanoma using a combined approach to treatment.
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Stay Safe this Summer While in the Sun! Fight Cancer

June 20, 2016 Uncategorized Comments Off on Stay Safe this Summer While in the Sun! Fight Cancer
Stay Safe this Summer While in the Sun!
Quick Tips About Sun Protection.
When you’re outside this summer remember to protect your skin from harmful UV-A and UV-B sun-rays. To reduce the harmful effects wear clothes to shield your skin, find or make shade (go inside, bring an umbrella, or put on a hat), plan to go inside during the peak sun hours, check the UV index each day, wear sunglasses to protect your eyes, and wear sunscreen to protect any exposed skin!
There are many sunscreen products available, however not all are created equal! We recommend using the Environmental Working Group’s website (www.EWG.org) to research the best products or to find out how YOUR favorite sunscreen rates.
One of our favorite sunscreen products here at Believe Big is Coola.  Coola has a low EWG rating of 1-3!
When choosing which SPF sunscreen to use be mindful that anything above SPF50 offers only marginally better sun protection. Some companies will try to boost the price without significantly boosting the effective skin protection. And of course make sure the product you use protects against UV-A and UV-B rays!
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New Apparel Has Arrived! Believe Big – Fight Cancer

June 20, 2016 Uncategorized Comments Off on New Apparel Has Arrived! Believe Big – Fight Cancer
New Apparel Has Arrived!
Fun new options for Spring and Summer
We have our new Spring and Summer apparel in-store! Check out our new women’s white athletic hoodie pull over tops, men’s grey athletic shirts, infant onesies, and grey or yellow hats! Our apparel features a NEW fresh and fun take on our logo!
Come by the Believe Big office at 4821 Butler Road, Suite 1D, Glyndon, MD 21136 anytime Monday-Thursday between 10AM-4PM to try on and purchase apparel. You can also purchase items online for pick up in-store or USPS shipment.
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FDA Approval to Proceed with Phase I of the Mistletoe Clinical Trial! Believe Big

January 15, 2016 Uncategorized Comments Off on FDA Approval to Proceed with Phase I of the Mistletoe Clinical Trial! Believe Big
We received the wonderful news that we have been approved by the FDA to proceed with Phase I of the Mistletoe Clinical Trial at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center!
THIS IS HUGE!! You should have heard the “Woo Hoo’s” and seen the celebration when we received the good news! This is an amazing accomplishment for all of us and especially for the cancer patients who will benefit from the IV Mistletoe therapy. We have truly experienced God’s favor! Thank you for your prayers; God has certainly answered them!
So what happens next?
We have just one more step before we can begin to enroll patients in the trial. Johns Hopkins internal review board will now need to look over all
aspects of the trial in order to give us the green light to begin. We have been told that this process may take a two to three months. For those interested in participating in the trial, if you haven’t done so already, please subscribe to our eNewsletter at
www.believebig.org
We will be sending an email out when we hear from Johns Hopkins that patients can enroll in the trial.
Who can enroll?
All solid tumor types who have had one line of conventional therapy and are stage 4.
Please continue to pray for the trial, the patients, and for the remaining funds needed to complete the trial. Thanks to an anonymous donor, we were able to match gifts at the end of December and raise over $62,000 for phase 1 of the trial! We are so close and only need $105,000 more! We can do this!
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