During his State of the Union speech on Wednesday, February 6th, 2019, Donald Trump addressed childhood cancer.  A strong young lady, Grace Eline, inspired Trump with her own story, her yearly yearnings for her friends to donate to the cancer foundation at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, sparked something inside Trump.

A child who just wanted to help others battling cancer ended up having to begin an unruly/demanding battle of her own. At nine years old, after about four years of lending a helping hand to St. Jude, Grace Eline was diagnosed with brain cancer. She rallied up her friends, family, and strangers who supported her journey and managed to raise $40,ooo dollars for the fight against cancer, all while she was enduring the harsh radiation and chemo treatments. Last fall, Grace Eline completed her treatment, and received the title of Gold Ribbon Hero by the American Childhood Cancer Organization for being “strong and courageous,” and a “generous and giving individual with a passion to help others and brighten their days.”

Donald Trump thanked Grace, saying she “is a great inspiration to everyone in this room,” then announcing that he will be asking Congress for $500 million dollars over the next 10 years to help begin funding more research for newer, safer, more effective forms of treatment for cancer.