What had been planned as a 13-hour live broadcast from Nemours Children’s Specialty Care would have to change out of the well-being of patients and caregivers. Local pediatric cancer patients and their families already have enough worries about their treatment plan that introducing a large, crowded event was not worth risking.

Now in its 6th year, Careathon has exceeded $1 million overall, and will be raising funds for local families throughout the week of July 13th through several different ways.