We are thrilled to announce the recipient of MIB Agents OutSmarting Osteosarcoma $100,000 Research Grant- Dr. Kurt R. Weiss, MD for his work “Exploring Aldehyde Dehydrogenase and Androgen Receptor Actions to OutSmart Osteosarcoma Metastases” 🎉👏 🦿Dr. Weiss was diagnosed with metastatic osteosarcoma at the age of 15. He went on to become an Osteosarcoma Clinician and Researcher. From Dr. Weiss, “We are honored, humbled, and thrilled to receive the 2021 MIB OutSmarting Osteosarcoma Award! As an osteosarcoma survivor, I promise that my team and I will bring passion and commitment to this project so that we can gain new insights on osteosarcoma metastasis and Make It Better for all of our patients. Thank you MIB Agents!” With this year’s grant, MIB has funded half a million dollars in osteosarcoma research! We are so grateful to our scientific advisory board and to the Family Funds who come together to choose the grant winner. They do this because of their own OsteoWarriors and OsteoAngels. 💛💙 #becauseofthem For more on Dr. Weiss, and to support our mission for better👉 link in bio —— 👨⚕️Dr. Weiss is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery @pittortho @pittofficial with joint appointments in Surgery and Pathology. He directs the Musculoskeletal Oncology Laboratory and serves as the Vice-Chair of Translational Research. #makeitbetter #osteosarcomaresearch #researchgrant #childhoodcancer #morethan4 
MIB Moment- The Welcome 💛 From Briana: “One of my fondest memories is when the MIB team delivered an amazing Disney mission for OsteoWarrior Jorge and his wonderful family. Jorge and his family were on their way to the hotel by limousine. The staff at the hotel joined MIB in welcoming them out front. When the limo appeared from around the corner, everyone burst out in applause. As Jorge and his family came out of the limo, they were met with so much love, I don’t think there was a dry eye present.” @jorgestrongfoundation Thank YOU for being part of a community that joyfully shouts “welcome” for everyone it meets. You bring the love, support, and acceptance that is so desperately needed when a family is going through osteosarcoma. Thank you for everything, MIB Community. You are super Agents 🦸 #makeitbetter #becauseofjorge #becauseofyou #osteosarcoma #support #hope #welcome #childhoodcancer #morethan4 #fightlikeakid #believeinbetter 
We have a winner! Congratulations, Randy Friend! 🎉 You have some awesome MIB Swag headed your way. Thank you to everyone who donated and sent us a high-five this week. Thanks to you, we had over 1,000 raffle entries. We call that a birthday! We are so grateful to this community of love and support. You Make It Better. ♥️ #makeitbetter #osteosarcoma 
Don’t forget to order your sweatshirt! These are available only for a limited time! ⏰ ☝️Link in bio Go ahead- get comfy and feel good about it. Each purchase makes it better for kids with bone cancer. 🥰 We KNOW this is perfect for your work from home uniform. 😏 🖐FIVE colors available! #makeitbetter #osteosarcoma #bonfire 
MIB Moment- Being a Kid 💛 For our fifth birthday, we are looking back at some of our favorite moments. This one is from Liz, Mom to Ian, OsteoAngel. ✨ Ian and his twin sister Annika are together in the first image. "One part of FACTOR that touches everyone's hearts is HQ. It is when kids, teens and young adults impacted by osteosarcoma themselves or through their siblings get to bond with others that get it... really... really, GET IT! They get to be kids and enjoy amazing activities. They can be the cancer kid but not stick out, be the cancer kid but not be different. They do not forget that important part of their lives that has challenged them- cancer- but be with others that have experienced the challenge too. They find their tribe in HQ." 🧗♂️ We do this work for them, and for everyone who loves them. It's not fair that anyone should have to go through what they do. Let's Make It Better. Link in bio to donate. 👆 💫We want to hear your MIB Moment. Big or small, please share it with us. You can put it in the comments below or send us a message. YOU make up the moments we love most. * Our first mission was in 2012 for Alyssa, and thus MIB was started. The missions kept coming, and we kept striving to Make It Better. #BecauseofIan #believeinbetter #makeitbetter #osteosarcoma #research #programs #education #childhoodcancer #morethan4 #hope 
MIB Moments- OsteoMoms, Companions on the Journey From Linda: "The FACTOR Conference is filled with memorable moments. Some stand out forever. For me that moment when my OsteoMom friend Liz reached over to hold my hand when my son Ryan was giving the closing speech at FACTOR 2019 was one of those moments. Ryan was opening his heart and soul being vulnerable in his speech so the tears were flowing from me. That Liz, a bereaved mom, felt in her heart to reach out to comfort me as the tears were flowing from my eyes is just another layer of empathy and a moment I will never forget." 💛💛💛 From Liz: "I remember feeling so proud that Ryan was willing to be open and vulnerable about his journey and so incredibly sad that any of our kids have to go through it. Osteosarcoma changes everyone and everything." 💙💙💙 #MIBMoments #osteosarcoma #osteomoms #childhoodcancermoms #childhoodcancer #morethan4 #programs #education #research