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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 563
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WHEREAS, Inspired by their daughter's love for others, |
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Chaney and Jessica Phillips have established B.I.G. (Brooke's |
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Incredible Gift) Love Cancer Care Services to carry on the |
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compassion and love that Brooke Alyson Phillips had for all |
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people; and |
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WHEREAS, Brooke was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia |
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when she was three years old, and for two years, she fought for |
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her life courageously through intense chemotherapy and a bone |
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marrow transplant at Texas Children's Hospital; her parents |
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understand firsthand the heavy burdens families must endure |
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while their children are fighting a life-threatening disease and |
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hope to see B.I.G. Love Cancer Care Services provide assistance |
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for those families; and |
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WHEREAS, With the passing of their five-year-old daughter |
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on September 29, 2006, they chose to honor her memory by |
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establishing this organization, named B.I.G. because Brooke |
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taught them how wide, long, high, and deep love could be; and |
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WHEREAS, B.I.G. Love Cancer Care Services was approved as a |
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nonprofit organization in March of 2007; the organization's |
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mission is to not only meet some of the basic needs of children |
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with cancer and their families, but also to provide opportunities |
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for laughter, happiness, and comfort; and |
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WHEREAS, Already Brooke's brave parents have been actively |
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working to make life better for cancer patients and their |
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families at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston and Arkansas |
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Children's Hospital in Little Rock; they delivered treats at |
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Thanksgiving and 180 big baskets full of toys, games, and goodies |
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on Valentine's Day, with help from family, friends, and concerned |
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children and teachers at Angleton Middle School; and |
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WHEREAS, They are now focusing on meeting the practical |
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needs of these families, such as parking passes and meals, and on |
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providing special gift baskets for holidays, including Mother's |
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Day and Father's Day; their long-range goals include hosting |
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retreats for parents after the loss of a child, publishing |
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literature to encourage and help families throughout their |
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journeys, and advancing childhood cancer awareness and research; |
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they also plan to express appreciation and encouragement to the |
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pediatric oncology nurses and doctors who work with these children |
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and families; and |
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WHEREAS, Brooke Alyson Phillips cared deeply about the |
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children with cancer around her; she prayed for them and brought |
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them gifts when they were sad, and this organization truly |
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embodies the spirit of this remarkable child; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby commend Chaney and Jessica Phillips for |
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their courageous and compassionate work and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for the future with B.I.G. Love Cancer Care |
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Services; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Chaney and Jessica Phillips as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Jackson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 26, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |