A father in Texas was diagnosed with cancer. His six year old son decided to raise some money to help pay for his father’s medical bills. He opened a lemonade stand. Amazingly, he managed to raise more than $10,000 in one day. The little boy turned lemons into lemonade, and lemonade into money. Randy Cox lives in Gladewater, Texas, with his wife, Tonya Cooley Cox. They have three sons: Drew is six years old, Jake is four years old, and Micah is only seven months old. Randy, who is 30 years old, was recently diagnosed with seminoma. Seminoma is a … Continue reading →

A study shows that some cancer patients are still paying an huge amount of money out of their own pockets, despite having health insurance coverage. This is leaving them with a big financial burden, which can lead to some difficult choices. Some aspects of this study have been questioned. A study was done by Duke University Medical Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The study included 216 cancer patients, most of whom were older women who had breast cancer. They found that on average, they were paying $712.00 a month on cancer related costs that their health insurance was not covering. … Continue reading →