Tag Archives: Leukemia

You Will Laugh, You Will Cry: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s film, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, reveals beauty through the death of a teen
Posted on July 17, 2015 by Julie Gesin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

It is not surprising that Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, an award winning coming-of-age film centered on a teen dying of terminal illness, got a standing ovation at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The story follows awkward, insecure … Continue reading →

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Not Just Another Batman Costume: San Francisco Is Gotham City for a Day!

Meet Batkid: A five-year-old with leukemia whose Make-A-Wish dream was realized with the help of his father and mother
Posted on November 16, 2013 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

We had the most amazing day ever in San Francisco (the actual location of SevenPonds’ headquarters) yesterday, as the city actually became Gotham City for a day – really! Miles Scott is a kindergartner (the sweetest) who is in remission … Continue reading →

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The Stark Reality About Leukemia and Chemotherapy Treatment

A Film About "Dying Young" is for Those at Any Age Dealing with Cancer
Posted on April 9, 2012 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

I appropriately write this review as our blog writer Katie drives from San Francisco to Orange County today to be with her mom who starts chemotherapy treatments in the morning.  This film “Dying Young“, directed by Joel Schumacher, is, as … Continue reading →

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I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl by Kelle Groom

A Memoir of Family, Death, Confusion, Grief, and Loss
Posted on January 6, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Author Kelle Groom draws on her award-winning poetry-writing skills to craft this haunting memoir. With little concern for chronology or tense, she leads the reader through a story instead guided by a series of ideas – subjects meaningful for one … Continue reading →

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