MIB Agents is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit, Nationwide, 100% Volunteer Organization

September 19, 2017
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​MIB Agents:  THE MISSION

MIB Agents: The MISSION
Agents, this is the story of MIB, the story of US. The story of Alyssa, the reason MIB Agents started. The story of how we need to do better as a nation for our kids who are suffering greatly at the hands of this disease. Thank you for sharing your kids with us and for trusting us with the mission of making it better for them. 
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Thank you to the incredible Divers Family. Thank you to brilliant Skye Reno of Salty Dog Productions for sharing so much time and talent with us - for all of us who battle this beast. Skye is an Agent of Distinction for all she does for us. 

September 5, 2018

A Portrait of Courage:  Cheyenne

The original concept behind this video was to tell the story of what it looks like to have osteosarcoma. What emerged through filming was a portrait of extraordinary courage and conviction that OsteoWarrior Cheyenne DeVelasco had through diagnosis, treatment, amputation and clinical trials. There are no new treatments for this disease in over 40 years. Children and young adults are losing their limbs, and too ofter their lives to osteosarcoma. We have to Make It Better.
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Thank you to the DeVelasco Family for your courage, strength and love in sharing your story with us. 
Video Production by Salty Dog Productions Thank you to Skye Reno, Cleveland Clinic, Pete Anderson, Vanessa Valenti, and Kelsey Bueller. 
Thank you to the families who shared their OsteoAngels with us;
The Woodruff Family, The Peter Family, The Wilson Family, The Westenhofer Family, The Moody Family, The Houghton Family, The Nguyen and Phan Family, The Laupus and Reilly Family, The Huhn Family, The Lehrman Family, The Allen Family, The Mendez Family, The Garcia-Beech Family The Moody Family and The Simons Family.

September 1, 2017

Osteosarcoma, Elephants & Hope
The story of three MIB OsteoWarriors, Lillie Brown and Ryan Kennington along with MIB Chief Ann Graham, who traveled to University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Schiffman Lab to present the OutSmarting Osteosarcoma $100,000 grant for his research with Elephant P53!  

MISSION: JARED is ACCOMPLISHED!

MISSION: Jared
Jared is a 14 year old rock star point-guard basketball player who has osteosarcoma in both femurs, which is extremely rare. He is a loyal Atlanta Hawks Fan. Faced with long hospital stays, he could use some MIB Swag. Together with WestRash Charities  and ONE HAUTE COOKiE as Osteosarcoma Alliance Partners and AGENTS Conner Crossan, Gigi Jeffries, Brian Wicks and our BELOVED Sustaining Agents, we  completed this mission!  Thank you Agents - Until the next MISSION - Use your powers for good as always!

July 14, 2017 - AGENT SUPER BROCK

We first 'met' Super Brock when we were making our #JustKeepDancing video for EllenTube.  His had us at his sweet moves, and his nurses too!  We met Super Brock in real life at our FACTOR Conference in Miami in February 2017, after his left arm amputation.  He became BFF's with Dylan another OsteoWarrior and sealed his status as a heart throb - EVERYONE fell in love with Dylan and delighted in he and his new friend's charms.  

SuperBrock's first-line treatments failed him.  He went on to complete a clinical trial with hope and fortitude.  Yesterday, his scans showed new tumors and growth on old ones.  

We need new hope, prayers and new treatments for Brock and our OsteoWarriors.  We need to #FixThis!  In the meantime, please #PrayForBrock.  We are with you SuperBrock!  We will fight harder #BecauseOfBrock.

Smart Patients & MIB Agents Partnership Launches!

Want to Connect With Our Osteosarcoma Online Community?
Share stories,
Ask a question,
Research current trials,
Make It Better for someone in the fight,
Use your powers for good.
Check out our Page on Smart Patients.

FACTOR Conference OsteoWarriors HQ

MIB Agents created the first ever osteosarcoma research conference. It took place in February 2017 in Miami. Alongside the top researchers, doctors and advocates, was the OsteoWarriors HQ. The HQ was the largest gathering of OsteoWarriors ever. For many, it was the first time they met another amputee or limb-salvaged kid. The League of Extraordinary Miami Women, Gigi Jeffries, Joey Chancis, Caryn Lubestsky, Jenine Howard and all their volunteers who made the HQ THE place to be! Thank you ladies for making it awesome for the Warriors!
#MakeItBetter #CureOsteosarcoma
Photos by Linda Kennington, Video Footage by Pixelated Roots

MIB Agents In the News

SuperAgents are everywhere! The city of Gaithersburg, MD came together to support and honor OsteoWarrior Agent Austin Cohen and remember OsteoAngelAgent Daniel Garcia-Beech.Fleet Feet Sports, Gaithersburg and their SuperPeeps raised nearly $6,000.00 for Osteosarcoma Research while singing carols at local restaurants, wearing MIB Cape and braving the cold! Since MIB Agents is a 100% volunteer organization these donations directly support the most promising research we can identify. Thank you Miriam Cohen, Fleet Feet and the city of Gaithersburg, Maryland - You have used your powers for good, and we are grateful.  Article Courtesy of the Town Courier.  Click Here

April 10th 2016
Childhood Cancer Talk Radio 

Interview with MIB Agent-In-Charge Ann Graham about osteosarcoma, MIB Agents, FACTOR 2017 and more. Thank you Janet Demeter for Making It Better for kids with Cancer in honor of your Jack through Jack's Angels Foundation. You are a warrior!

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MIB Agent-In-Charge Ann Graham was featured on The Mighty on September 26, 2016.  

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The Mighty is not the girl in the photo, rather it is the ones described within the article - the ones who show courage when they are fearful and cheerfulness when they are suffering.
​Read about them here. We promise you will be inspired by their strength in the face of the formidable, aggressive, stalking beast, osteosarcoma.  
​-The Mighty feature is courtesy of the A2A Alliance. 
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The  A2A Alliance is an exceptional organization that honors the knowledge that Making It Better for another is the way to true joy and deliverance from that which tried to defeat you. I was interviewed by Jeff Bell of KCBS Radio last year, who founded this organization. A few months ago, he invited me to be an A2A Advocate. Humbled and honored, I accepted.  I believe that your greatest pain leads you to your greatest joy, and even purpose.  Such is the case with my having a pediatric cancer at age 43.  It was supernaturally painful on every level.  It brought me to my purpose, to Make It Better for the kids suffering with cancer, the loss of limbs, and all too often, their life.  I believe in A2A's purpose.  It is as St. Francis said over 800 years ago: "It is in giving that we receive." For the whole A2A Story, please go to www.A2Aalliance.org.  For the bit on MIB Agents, click here.  

MISSION: Daniel ACCOMPLISHED​

Daniel is a 13-year-old young man with metastatic osteosarcoma (bone cancer). He has endured many painful and dangerous medical treatments and trials. Still, his wit and humor remain intact. This was obvious when he recently returned to his middle school (as a new amputee) wearing a shirt asking, "What are you looking at you two-legged freak." Our mission for Daniel was to replace his very out-of-date computer that was not able to come along with him to the hospital for treatments and video-game playing.  Our Cracker Jack Team of Agents responded to the call once again and delivered a new, beautiful, game-ready laptop!  Thank you Agents! May the Force Be With You Daniel.  

CanDo Video!  

                                        MISSION: Victoria - Accomplished

Listen and See MIB Board Member Rick Hayes 
​and Rebecca Haas with Open House with Team Reba on the Air!  Thank you Team Reba for your generous time, talent and gift to MIB Agents!

​MIB RADIO SEATTLE!

The Vermont Standard Newspaper Article on MIB Agents
October 15, 2015

MIB YouTube:  MIB: Lexie speaks about her sister and the impact of childhood cancer.  Losing her sister to osteosarcoma has made Lexie a compelling and articulate childhood cancer warrior.  Please help us to Make It Better for kids and families dealing with pediatric cancer.  Become an Agent, Special Ops, or donate to Children's Cancer Development Institute HERE.
KCBS Radio:  Interview, August 2015
MIB YouTube:  Super Phoebe!, August 2015
Ellen Tube:  #JustKeepDancing, Osteo Peeps, July 2015
CNN:  Little Superheroes, February 2014
CNN:  GrownUp in Pediatric Cancer Center, January 2014