While only time will tell if the Cancer Moonshot will spearhead a decade of progress in five years, it is indisputable that Vice President Biden has brought the urgency to curing cancer back into focus.
BY Kim Johnson
PUBLISHED January 25, 2018
Kim is a nursing student who is hoping to find her place amongst the phenomenal oncology nurses and doctors who cared for her sister. She loves reading, volunteering and enjoying the outdoors of Colorado.
Last fall, Vice President Joe Biden embarked on a book tour, and I was lucky enough to speak with him during his stop in Denver. In doing so, it was abundantly clear that he has an undeniable passion for the work he is doing with the Biden Cancer Initiative. He is driven by his personal connection to cancer through the loss of his son, Beau to brain cancer in May of 2015.
In the months leading up to his son's passing, Beau promised his dad that no matter what, he would be OK. He asked that his dad promise the same to ensure that he wouldn't turn inwards, and despite how hard losing his son may be, Beau wanted to ensure that his father continued the work that he had always loved doing.
In the months leading up to his son's passing, Beau promised his dad that no matter what, he would be OK. He asked that his dad promise the same to ensure that he wouldn't turn inwards, and despite how hard losing his son may be, Beau wanted to ensure that his father continued the work that he had always loved doing.
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