A couple of months ago a friend sent me an email asking if I could help her with a website problem (this is a relatively common occurrence in my life).    It seems the daughter of one of her friends had been diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a relatively rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Since December 2008, 6-year-old Zoe has been going through chemotherapy, but also needed radiation therapy. Her health insurance company had denied coverage for a special type of radiation therapy called Proton Beam Therapy.

My friend contacted me because the family was trying to raise money to cover the cost of the Proton Beam Therapy and raise awareness of this alternative treatment.  So on a Saturday afternoon instead of watching Seinfeld reruns I threw up a WordPress blog and configured it for them.   And subsequently they began spreading the word about Zoe’s situation.

Well, I got some good news today that the folks at Aetna agreed that Proton Beam Therapy would be the least harmful solution for Zoe and agreed to cover the cost of the treatment.

Furthermore, their fight for this treatment for Zoe may positively change the coverage policies for this type of treatment for pediatric care!

Needless to say, this makes me very happy.  Because it was a really good Seinfeld rerun I missed!

READ more about Zoe.