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The Inches Of Hope Children's Cancer Foundation Story:

On December 10, 2012 Angelina Roberto was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and then later diagnosed with Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive (Ph+) Acute Lymploblastic Leukemia (ALL) at the tiny age of 2 1/2 yrs old. As many of you could imagine, that is a day that her family's world was turned upside down, it's also the day that marks the beginning of Angelina's fight against leukemia. Angelina comes from a very STRONG amazing family and will fight this!

For those of you that do not know, Angelina is the daughter of Ed Roberto and Crystal Reina Roberto and sister of older brother Dante.

Iin March of 2012...Before Angelina was even sick...Angelina's Grandmother, Laura Reina and Angelina's Mother, Crystal Roberto created a business called "Charitique"...

Their mission was: To make customers feel good about both buying items that they love and helping others in need.

At the core of Charitique rests the promise to raise not only donations but awareness about pediatric cancer that affect thousands of children and their families each year.

Since its premiere in March 2012, Charitique has provided women and children with the unique opportunity to enjoy shopping for stylish clothes, accessories, and gifts while gaining satisfaction from helping others in need. Focused on raising money for charity, Charitique donates 100% of the profits from its “featured item” sales to Reina’s 501c3 non-profit organization “The Charitique Foundation” now known as "The Inches Of Hope Children's Cancer Foundation." They also contribute 10% of their profits from all other merchandise sales to the Foundation, so shoppers looking to help a worthy cause through their purchases are not limited to buying only the month’s featured item in order to make a difference in the lives of others.

The Inches Of Hope Children's Cancer Foundation was born in March 2013 after Reina’s granddaughter Angelina was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and after many generous donations and several benefits to raise money Reina decided to help other families by opening her own organization for families less fortunate than hers.

After starting Charitique, Reina was touched not only by the outpouring of support from shoppers, but also by the unanticipated generosity of designers who, once they learned what Charitique was all about, offered substantial discounts on merchandise in order to help Reina raise even more profits for her organization.

The concept behind Charitique blossomed from Reina’s own personal experiences alongside family and dear friends whose lives were altered by various disorders and diseases. Reina’s husband, Mayor Michael Reina of Jackson, lost his brother in the September 11, 2001 tragedy; three weeks later, his widowed sister-in-law gave birth to an autistic son, which personally familiarized the family with the struggles of Autism. Reina also knows the pain of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) first-hand through a very close family friend whose wife already suffered from the disease for over 25 years when his daughter was also diagnosed with MS. Reina remembers, “For me, this heartbreaking news about my friend’s daughter was a defining moment. My heart was filled with a mixture of emotions, and I knew right then that the business venture I had been working on for three months would have to focus on charity. I wanted to give hope to those who need it and to empower others to help.” The cherry on the cake came a short nine months later when Reina’s granddaughter became ill with a disease they would never wish on anyone.


About Childhood Cancer
Childhood cancer is rare, about 1 in every 600 children develop cancer before the age of 15 - still relatively little is known about it's causes. Childhood cancer is not a single disease - there are many different types. Compared with adult cancers they tend to have different histologies and occur in different sites of the body. Common adult cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and stomach are extremely rare among children. On the other hand some types of cancer are almost exclusively found in children, especially embryonal tumours which arise from cells associated with the fetus, embryo, and developing body.

Leukaemia is the most common type of childhood cancer, representing about one third of all cancers in under 15 year olds. Leukaemia is a condition where too may underdeveloped white blood cells are found in the blood and bone marrow. Four fifths of childhood leukaemia's are acute lymphatic leukaemias (ALL), other types include acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). Brain tumours are the most common solid tumours in childhood, and make up about a fifth of all children's cancers. There are many different types of brain tumours; medulloblastoma, astrocytoma and brainstem glioma are the most common.

Neuroblastoma (sympathetic nervous system), retinoblastoma (eye), Wilms' tumour (kidneys), and hepatobalstoma (liver) are most usually found in infants or young children. Other malignancies found in children and young adults include Lymphomas (Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma), soft tissue sarcomas (including rhabdomyosarcoma), bone cancer (osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma), plus a number of other less common childhood cancers. Histiocytocis is rare; it is not thought to be a true cancer, but in many respects behaves like one.

The cause of most cancers remains unknown. A minority of cancers are known to be hereditary (inherited). For example some retinoblastomas, and Wilms' tumours are thought to be hereditary. In rare cases the family may have a history of cancers (Li-Fraumeni Syndrome). However most childhood cancers have no obvious hereditary cause.

Children with cancer are generally treated by specialists. Medical professionals who have expertise in diagnosing and treating children with cancer include paediatric oncologists, pathologists, haematologists, radiotherapists, surgeons, radiographers, and others; all of whom work closely together, often in dedicated children's cancer centres. National and International children's cancer organisations have evolved in order to provide the best treatments, and are constantly engaged in research to further understand and develop better treatments for childhood cancer.

The overall cure rate for childhood cancer has drastically improved over the last 2 decades in association with clinical trials and the development of new treatments.


Anyone that wishes to donate to help sick children and their families make their lives a little more comforted...please follow this link: http://www.gofundme.com/3scfv4
If anyone would like to make a large donation and would like to receive a document for tax purposes, please contact us directly at tasha@inchesofhope.org to make that donation.

So, together with your support...we can all help comfort children with cancer...Inch by Inch


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