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Adrian Lagos, age 14, was one of the very first kids to join Pickles Group when we launched in 2021. His mom, Christine, was diagnosed with Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in January that year. Hoping for a system of support for Adrian, Christine enrolled Adrian in Pickles Group. Adrian has been part of Pickles Group ever since, and because of you, this year he became one of our first Peer Leaders, welcoming new Pickles Kids to our community. “It was especially helpful for Adrian to feel and know that there were other kids going through the same kind of experiences, and to be able to ask questions anonymously about cancer, questions that him and other children didn't feel comfortable asking their cancer patient parents. As he’s gotten older, Adrian has been wanting to find more service and leadership type roles. When given this opportunity [to become a Pickles Peer Leader] it made sense to him since [Pickles] is something that he's familiar with. [At Pickles] he feels like he can help other children with since he's gone through it himself.” Today kids like Adrian are healing at Pickles Group because of you – and they’re paying it forward by healing other kids like them along the way. More than 3 million kids across the US like Adrian face the isolation, fear, and the stress of a parent's cancer diagnosis – and more parents than ever have cancer. You have the power to double your impact today by helping us secure a major $50,000 matching gift from a generous Pickles champion. Your gift on Giving Tuesday will go twice as far towards our goal to raise $500,000 by December 31 so we can provide a caring community of support to 800 more Pickles Kids and Teens in 2025. Thanks for being there for kids like Adrian. We’re grateful for you! Tap the 🔗 below to donate. https://lnkd.in/gd5esUfP #PicklesGroup #CancerSupport #cancerCommunity #Parentingwithcancer #momswithcancer #seasonofgiving #givingtuesday #oncologynurse

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