SM 77 — CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND MISSION

SENATE MEMORIAL 77 54TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Peter Wirth 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE VALUABLE MISSION OF THE CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND OF NEW MEXICO.

145 WHEREAS, cancer remains the second leading cause of death among children, after accidents;

and WHEREAS, forty-seven children were diagnosed with cancer e t 17 in New Mexico in 2018;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, five of New Mexico's children lost their lives as = = 19 a l a result of childhood cancer;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, the children's cancer fund of New Mexico has a t m m 21 existed for forty-seven years to help New Mexico's children and d r e 22 their families cope with the day-to-day emotional, educational c e s k 23 and financial needs of living with and fighting cancer;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico children's hospital u [ is New Mexico's premiere pediatric hematology/oncologyhematology/ .213836.1oncology facility;

and WHEREAS, from the time of diagnosis and throughout their cancer journey, the children's cancer fund of New Mexico SM 77 Page 1 supports New Mexico families by providing them with basic needs to assure that children with cancer receive the best possible treatment for pediatric cancers;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, the children's cancer fund of New Mexico's e e n d 18 bravery award program provides prizes in the form of toys and = = l ] 19 gift cards to help minimize the trauma of painful procedures a l r i 20 and treatments related to pediatric cancer;

and t e a t WHEREAS, the children's cancer fund of New Mexico awards m m 21 e d r e 22 the Erin Trujeque memorial scholarship to students who have c e r c 23 been diagnosed with and undergone treatment for childhood e a n b 24 cancer in New Mexico and wish to continue their education u [ beyond high school, helping them to achieve their dreams;

and .213836.1 - 2 - WHEREAS, for the 2018-2019 academic year, the children's cancer fund of New Mexico has awarded scholarships to thirty-thirty-two two students, thirty of whom are attending New Mexico colleges and universities;

and WHEREAS, the children's cancer fund of New Mexico provides end-of-life hospice care and funeral assistance to families in need and opened Erin's place in 2017, providing a homelike atmosphere for children whose homes are outside of SM 77 Page 2 Albuquerque and who require hospice and palliative care;

e e 17 and e e n d 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be = = l ] 19 transmitted to the executive director of the children's cancer a l r i 20 fund of New Mexico.

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