{"id":158,"date":"2016-11-28T18:47:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T18:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riveramarketingandmediagroup.com\/Test\/RayNegronV2\/blog\/?p=158"},"modified":"2020-08-28T10:12:27","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:12:27","slug":"negron-fighting-for-christian-a-crusade-to-help-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraynegronstory.com\/columns\/negron-fighting-for-christian-a-crusade-to-help-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Negron: Fighting for Christian \u2013 A Crusade to Help Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been 10 years since my first children\u2019s book, the boy of steel. It was a book about a little boy who was suffering from cancer. At this time, I was heading a crusade with many baseball players, visiting kids with all sorts of ailments at hospitals.<\/p>\n

At the time there was a young boy named Christian Rivera who was about to start a battle of his own. Christian was about to be diagnosed with a very rare form of brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma or DIPG. \u00a0Once diagnosed, \u00a0just about 1% live about five years. Christian battled this disease for two years. In my book, the little boy wins his battle with brain cancer.<\/p>\n

In the real world, poor little Christian does not, but millions of others will because of Christian\u2019s dad. \u00a0John Gungie Rivera has started his own crusade to help find a cure for DIPG.<\/p>\n

\"\"John, a very successful music producer and promoter has dedicated his life to the Christian Rivera Foundation to help raise funds for hospitals and foundations researching cures for DIPG.<\/p>\n

When Christian was first diagnosed, the disease was so rare and there wasn\u2019t much information about it so there was little hope for a cure. Through Rivera\u2019s efforts and that of the great doctors there has been much progress.<\/p>\n

I have gotten to know John Rivera over the last few years now and can say that George Steinbrenner would have loved him because he just won\u2019t give up and never will until they find a cure. I have four healthy kids and could never imagine loosing any of them. \u00a0John\u2019s fight is so that other innocent souls aren\u2019t affected by this or any other disease.<\/p>\n

Like my great friend David Jurist, who\u2019s daughter just lost a long battle to cancer, \u00a0It takes great people in order to maintain this type of crusade. John Rivera is a great man who will not stop his efforts until the job is done.<\/div>\n
On Wednesday<\/span><\/span>, \u00a0the foundation will host it\u2019s eighth annual Celebrity fundraising gala at the Broad Street Ballroom in Manhattan. Darlene Rodriguez from NBC news will host the event. \u00a0One of the honorees is Dr. Mark Soudweidane, Director of the Weil Cornell Pediatric Brain and Spine Center.<\/div>\n
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Besides being a great cause, it is also a great event attended by many well known celebrities. \u00a0Come out and support a great event.<\/p>\n

For more information go to Christianriverafoundation.org.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ray Negron can be heard on ESPN Deportes 1050 AM every Sunday from 11am-1pm and also he writes for Newsmax.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been 10 years since my first children\u2019s book, the boy of steel. It was a book about a little boy who was suffering from cancer. At this time, I was heading a crusade with many baseball players, visiting kids with all sorts of ailments at hospitals. At the time there was a young boy … <\/p>\n

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