Alicia Rose "Victorious" Foundation

Imagine watching all of your dreams dying around you, and not being able to do a thing about it. For a teenager with cancer, that’s what life is about on a daily basis. Their identity is changed by a disease they now have.
At a time when they should be dreaming bigger dreams and trying out newfound freedoms, their dreams are put on hold and their freedoms are replaced by medial regimen and the focus to merely survive.

Cancer for a teenager is perhaps more devastating than at any other time in life. And yet, there is very little support for teens with cancer at most cancer treatment centers.

Which is why the Alicia Rose “Victorious” Foundation was created. Perhaps Alicia’s mom described the foundation’s mission best when she said “We were inspired by our daughter, Alicia wasn’t about the cure. She was about living every day to the fullest.” Because of Alicia’s desire to “make the best of a bad thing”, we decided to continue her mission. Most children’s hospitals do not have a designated area for teens. A room for just teens to go and hang out with other teens from the hospital or their friends that have come to visit. Our mission is to provide such a room, a room for just teens to go and have the ability to just be teens. Watch a movie, listen to music, or go online and IM.

Source: www.victoriousfoundation.org
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Imagine watching all of your dreams dying around you, and not being able to do a thing about it. For a teenager with cancer, that’s what life is about on a daily basis. Their identity is changed by a disease they now have.
At a time when they should be dreaming bigger dreams and trying out newfound freedoms, their dreams are put on hold and their freedoms are replaced by medial regimen and the focus to merely survive.

Cancer for a teenager is perhaps more devastating than at any other time in... (read more)