# @alexslemonade on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CxyElE5OnQ5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8878355-alexslemonade-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-09-29T16:25:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (@AlexsLemonade) — https://gondola.cc/AlexsLemonade

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Libby was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) in October of 2018, but with the help of her family – and two teddy bears – Libby was never alone during treatment. Her bears, Mr. Teds and Ms. Snow, saw her through surgery and chemotherapy until 2019. Sadly, Libby passed away at the age of 14.
But her parents and her teddy bears have found a way to carry on her legacy during The #MillionMile. Each year, their family holds a relay race to get people moving. The idea: have people carry a bear with a mile tracker around a circuit in 15-minute slots, passing the bears in the opposite direction as they go.
Turns out that Mr. Teds and Ms. Snow can be quite competitive – each moving 35-40 miles every year! Libby’s family’s fundraising efforts didn’t stop there. After 2019, they started their own foundation called Lace ‘Em Up for Libby which holds the Teddy Bear Relay and donates the proceeds to ALSF. Their focus is to donate to the research team at Johns Hopkins who has some of Libby’s cancer cells.

Because Libby had an abnormal path of DIPG that metastasized throughout her body, the cells are now at many research facilities around the world to help researchers try to find cures for kids like Libby.
If you are moved by Libby's story, we encourage you to donate to a Million Mile page to help fund crucial childhood cancer research.
#millionmile #childhoodcancerawarness #childhoodcancerawarenessmonth #gogoldinseptember

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childhoodcancerawarenessmonth, childhoodcancerawarness, millionmile, gogoldinseptember

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