Emily Gordon and her daughter Vara James will talk about Vara's battle with Wilms Tumor which is a kidney cancer, her recovery, and the Rock Cancer program that they helped start .


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Mar 10 2024 63 mins  

When Vara James was 9 years old in 2016 she was diagnosed with the Kidney Cancer Wilms Tumor. Now 17 years old, Vara has been cancer free since February of 2018 and has many options to look at as she is able to live as normal of a life as possible. Vara and her mother Emily Gordon will talk about these past 8 years which include helping to start the Rock Cancer program along with Neuro Oncologist Dr. Carl Koschmann, which gives Pediatric Cancer patients the opportunity to gain confidence and a sense of accomplishment by learning to Rock Climb.