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| Hannah Max http://www.helphannahmax.com/ |
Your MannofStat loves a story about a positive difference
maker; a person who has taken a negative circumstance to produce positive
results in the lives of others. This
individual paves the way for others who may have to travel similar paths, but
the conditions of the journey will be more familiar and less intimidating, because
of the individual who traveled this path before them. Feel me?
Now, before anyone jumps to conclusions, No! This post isn’t about my man, Mike Vick. Real talk.
Mike Vick is just one of many types of trailblazers. I want to speak on a trailblazer who doesn’t
own the traditional celebrity status. Na
mean?
Meet, Miss Hannah Max.
At the tender age of 13, she’s a stellar math and biology student, which
is probably enough to make her a trailblazer to most of us, right? I mean, I didn’t discover biology until I
reached the tenth grade and as for math, my most productive degree of counting
came as I watched the hands of the clock reach the final minutes of math
class. SMH
Hannah is a native of Rotterdam, Netherlands. She was diagnosed with stage IV, high-risk
neuroblastoma – a rare and deadly childhood cancer that attacks the nervous
system. When she was given the
opportunity to enter a cutting edge immunotherapy program at Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), her overseas insurance provider, IZA refused
to foot the bill.
The generosity of Philadelphians reached out to Hannah’s
plight, to a point of shaming IZA into doing the right thing. Hannah’s excellent treatment at CHOP has
compelled Dutch insurance providers to rethink their policies on sending
neuroblastoma patients to CHOP.
Hannah was the first Dutch patient to encounter these
particular medical barriers. Her
trailblazing has birthed approvals in mere days. CHOP can now assess foreign requests for care
in cases like Hannah’s within 48 hours, something that would normally take
months to concede. Now, that’s what’s
up!!
Hannah’s mother affirms that her daughter’s condition is
stable, but could falter if new treatment doesn’t soon become available. To that I simply say: Hannah’s legacy will never die. Her journey has already helped people who
haven’t been conceived yet. Ya heard?
Keep on swinging Hannah!
Your MannofStat is cheering from the front row. You’re a star in my
eyes. Word is bond!!
Much Love,
MannofStat
Copyright © 2011 by Leroy Elwood Mann
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