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LMFAO Rocks For The Benefit of EPCALM
Music’s Dynamic Duo: LMFAO Rocks For The Benefit of EPCALM Adult Leukemia Foundation LMFAO and Quest Crew fans will be treated to this...

EPCALM
Mar 24, 2012


Ryan Angelias – Only Child, Only Hope
Not many will look back to the period of their early twenties and see a time heavy with medical trials. Our friend, Ryan, will belong to...

Lukas Nelson
Mar 22, 2012


A Councilor’s Story
A Resolution of Support for the Fun Run against Leukemia and (for) our fellow Batangueño, Mr. Glenn Mayo, was passed and approved (by)...

Claudette Ambida
Mar 12, 2012


Batangas City’s Support for the “Run For Glenn” Event
Prior to the holding of the benefit fun run entitled “Tara! Run For Glenn Mayo”, the Batangas City council passed a resolution supporting...

EPCALM
Feb 24, 2012


New Hope, New Beginning
Losing someone dear to you is never easy. Losing someone whom you knew you can lose anytime isn’t easier at all. But losing someone you...

Kristine G. Balmes
Feb 24, 2012


600 Tara! Runners
Of the almost 1,000 registrants, 600 ran during the event. See pictures below of the memorable event:

EPCALM
Feb 23, 2012


A Run To Remember
So early in the morning; eyes straining for light; many of those present operating on very little sleep… and yet, you could feel the...

Lukas Nelson
Feb 20, 2012


While I Was Sleeping
I had status epilepticus: a life-threatening condition in which the brain is in a state of persistent seizures. Definitions vary but this...

Dr. Sarah Moral
Feb 10, 2012


EPCALM explores areas of collaboration with NCI
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) an agency attached to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the United States Department of...

EPCALM
Feb 7, 2012


Let Our Light Shine
Reuniting with old friends and batchmates we haven’t seen in 23 or so years was enlightening. Some still look the same while others...

Kristine G. Balmes
Feb 2, 2012


EPCALM Valentine’s Mug
Choose a valentine gift that will last a lifetime. EPCALM MUGS are available for PURCHASE at the EPCALM Office. With each item that you...

EPCALM
Jan 24, 2012


EPCALM goes to Batangas to run for Glenn
“Tara! Run for Glenn: A Benefit Run Against Leukemia” is the theme for Batangas wide run for a cause for Engr. Glenn Mayo who suffers...

EPCALM
Jan 22, 2012


EPCALM Brings Christmas Joy
It was an overcast day on December 17, 2011 with occasional rain showers but the skies lighted up with heaven’s approval as the second...

EPCALM
Jan 14, 2012


Glenn Mayo
Glenn Mayo is a 36 year old OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker) who has been diagnosed with meningitis and AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia)...

Lukas Nelson
Jan 13, 2012


EPCALM Christmas Party
Greetings to one and ALL!!! For the first time in the six year history of the EPCALM Adult Leukemia Foundation of the Philippines,...

EPCALM
Dec 23, 2011


Lukas, “Bearer of Light” is coming
Lukas Andrew Nelson - meaning ‘Bearer of light”, “manly”, “son of the champion” is coming to the Philippines to join EPCALM in its...

Lukas Nelson
Nov 20, 2011


Lukas sets foot on Laguna, Pampanga and Batangas
Lukas Nelson, EPCALM’s first Expat Volunteer from Seattle, Washington State arrived on schedule on November 24, 2011. He immediately set...

EPCALM
Nov 15, 2011


Raffle for Sarah Moral
Another fundraising event is being conducted by Sarah Moral’s friends to raise funds for Sarah’s ongoing medical treatment. The...

EPCALM
Sep 24, 2011


Run Against Leukemia
Run for Sarah, Run against Leukemia Run for Life!!! 5:30 AM, Sunday, September 11, 2011. if unregistered, be at UP Arts & Science...

EPCALM
Sep 1, 2011


My Journey
I’ve been keeping these events in my diary. I thought of sharing it with you, my family and friends who support me endlessly. I also...

Dr. Sarah Moral
Aug 28, 2011


Prayers Can Move Mountains
Prayers Can Move Mountains It has been almost 2 months since I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). I thought ok,...

Dr. Sarah Moral
Aug 21, 2011


Jessel Dancel-Hsu
As soon as Manuel Dancel found out that his sister, Jessel Dancel Hsu was diagnosed to have leukemia, he wasted no time in searching for...

Cesar Dumogho
Aug 13, 2011


Gladys Abano
Gladys Abano, 28 years old, married, first consulted doctors at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) last November 2010 due to easy...

EPCALM
Aug 7, 2011


My Need for Rain
Here I am again, very late at night trying my luck on my brain freeze. For the past months since my last update, I could not make up my...

Dr. Maria Ella Cabanlet
Aug 4, 2011
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