Oncology Patient Ball
For 25 years, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Oncology Patient Ball has celebrated the bravery of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer and all they have overcome. This magical tradition is more than an event. It is a special night filled with fun and community that embraces the Rady Children’s Health commitment to advancing hope, health, and healing.
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“Oncology Patient Ball” Transcript
Title: Rady Children’s Health Presents
Speaker 1: 25 years ago, there was an idea.
Speaker 2: That patients going through the hardest thing imaginable.
Speaker 3: Deserved one night.
Speaker 4: That had nothing to do with a diagnosis.
Speaker 5: One night.
Speaker 6: One night of magic.
Speaker 7: Of getting dressed up.
Speaker 8: Of entering a space that feels like home.
Speaker 9: Of dancing freely and not caring.
Speaker 10: Of just having fun.
Speaker 11: Of feeling like yourself again.
Title: The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Oncology Patient Ball
Speaker 4: 25 years ago there was an idea.
Speaker 12: That idea is still here.
Speaker 13: Because of a community that says we are worth celebrating.
Speaker 14: Worth being seen.
Speaker 15: Worth showing up for.
Speaker 1: 25 years ago, there was an idea.
Speaker 16: It wasn’t about a ball.
Speaker 17: It was about us.
Various Speakers: Us.
Speaker 18: And it always will be.
Title: The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Oncology Patient Ball
Title: Rady Children’s Health