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>> the miracle workers, boy versus beast, is out now, and all profits will go toward pediatric brain cancer research. rene is with us now. good to see you back with us. i know you wrote this while blake was undergoing some intensive cancer treatments. tell us why at that time you decided that you wanted to write a book? >> first off, thank you both for having me on here to talk about this issue that has now become such a important issue for me. pediatric cancer. victor, when we were in the hospital with blake, you know, every day when i think about just all that we went through with our strong...

Cancer research, she wrote a children's book called "the miracle workers: boy versus beast." >> the book comes out today. it is meaningfully about a little boy named blake who needs a miracle to help him fight off a monster of a problem. renay spoke to brianna keilar this morning about how she started writing at a low point when blake was on life support after a bad reaction to chemotherapy. >> my little blake is not here today, but after that stint on life support, we did have him for another year, and those are some of the most precious memories i have today. the greater mission of this book...

Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children in the united states. according to the national cancer institute. but of the total $6 billion budget in 2018 for that research group, only 5% of it was spent on researching pediatric cancer. for our colleague, renee, that lack of funding is personal. her son, blake, passed away this april of brain cancer. he was only 2 years old. joining us now is renee, author of the new book, the miracle workers, boy versus beast. it comes out today. all of the proceeds go to the fund at the pediatric brain tumor foundation. you wrote this beautifu...

Long time. the problem is, there are children in real time with this disease waiting on those decisions to be made. waiting on that funding to come through. so that is the heartbreaking issue. >> yeah, i've said it before and i'll say it again. the adult leaders of this country are failing the children of this country, over and over, but thank god for you and andrew and your spouses and we love you and congratulations on this book. the miracle workers, boy versus beast. it's out today and again, all proceeds will go to the blake vance star fund, brain cancer research, including a pioneering in...