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Kate Showalter's 5-year-old daughter is suffering from a rare and aggressive form of leukemia.
Showalter is taking part in a major new study at the University of Colorado that's testing a psychedelic drug called psilocybin that could help ease her daughter's anxiety.
She tells Colorado Public Radio that she lost her own mother to cancer when she was just a teenager and that she "had this endless well of patience" for her daughter but lost that patience when she got sick.
Now Showalter is taking part in a major new study that's treating up to 200 cancer patients with a combination of talk therapy, placebo drugs, and large doses of psilocybin.
It's the first major study to use psilocybin to treat cancer, and researchers say it could help ease the anxiety of cancer patients who are dealing with debilitating side effects of chemo, including panic attacks and forgetting the names of their loved ones.
Showalter is one of the patients taking large doses of psilocybin along with talk therapy, and she tells Colorado Public Radio that her biggest fear was whether her daughter would remember her.
"I don't want her to go through what I went without mom," she says.
"So I wanted to see
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A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Mayor Richard Parker visited Colebridge Trust in Solihull to see first hand how it's helping hundreds of people find jobs.Colebridge Enterprises has provided over 500 paid jobs and work experience...more
All Individuals First Receives Grant For $1,000 From Los Alamos Community Foundation.The grant is part of the Foundation's 10 for 10 Anniversary Celebration.All Individuals First is a non-profit that...more
Foundation: Madison Community Foundation
The Bike Bus fund supports the purchase of the vehicle, the cost of a wrap, an insurance fund and a gas and maintenance fund.We'll also use it to transport volunteers to bike donation drives outside...more
Building Trust: Officer Jade Ford's Youth Program Gives Aledo Teens A Voice.Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 22, 2025, and join us.The Rockridge FFA Annual Banquet will be held at 6 p.m.,...more
The summer 2025 program offerings meld the arts with science and technology training.The six-week program serves youth ages six through 18 via the visual arts, dance, band, and orchestra.The program...more
The John Marsden Prize for Writing for Young Adults will be awarded next year, honouring the late, great literary legend who passed away last December.Marsden started his career as a teacher before...more
Nominations are now open for the 35th annual Community Leadership Awards.The awards are sponsored by Bellevue Youth Link, a city youth leadership program.The Bellevue School District provides support...more
Foundation: Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Brooke Oosterman, executive director of Housing Next, is wrapping up three years at the organization this week.She accepted the position of vice president of youth development for the YMCA of Greater...more
Stachen Lett-Frederick is the CEO Championing Youth Mentorship and RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards Social Change: Regional Impact Winner.She is also the co-founder and CEO of the RBC...more
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
Mady Westerhouse is Vice President of the Youth Philanthropy Council (YPC) YPC is a youth-led initiative dedicated to cultivating philanthropy and leadership among students.Mady is particularly...more
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A £11.5 Million Fund to Develop Northeast England’s Social Investment
Established by Big Society Capital and the Northern Rock Foundation, the North East Social Investment Company is soon to be launched for lending by mid-2014.
