Joan's a youngin'
The large thoroughfare in South Chicago that was close to mom's childhood home.
What is Kedzie Ave?
Mom's mentor during her fellowship, and the name of the cancer center where Mom did her residency.
Who is Dr. Paul Carbone?
A WWII vet, he was president in 1954.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
The fattest of Mom's dogs, classified by highest Body Mass Index.
Who is Pepper?
The original name of Mom's first non-profit.
What is Women Against Lung Cancer?
Mom's first dog when she was growing up.
Who is Laddie?
Where Mom did her undergrad.
What is University of Illinois - Chicago?
Name of Mom's second dog when her and Dad were living together.
Who is Spotty?
The star of Grease, this actor was born in 1954.
Who is John Travolta?
The full name of Mom's current non-profit.
What is Oncologists United for Climate and Health?
An exciting restaurant that came to Mom's neighborhood when she was little.
What is McDonalds?
Mom's lab manager at UW-Madison.
Who was Gerard?
This classic Christmas film was the highest grossing film in 1954.
What is White Christmas?
Mom's second dog, when her and Dad were living together in their 20s-30s.
Who is Spotty?
Mom's first non-profit rebranded to this after it went through a merger with another organization.
What is the National Lung Cancer Partnership, or NCLP?
Mom's middle name before she got married.
What is Catherine?
Mom has this condition that causes skin to lose it's pigment.
What is vitiligo?
The average household income in 1954. (closest answer wins)
What is $4,200?
The most popular car in 1954 by sales. (Name the Make. Model +200)
What is the Chevy Bel-Air?
Such an accomplished researcher, Mom has been invited on to speak by many organizations. 3 of these 4 are real. Which one is made up? ASCO, IASLC, ESMO, IOLC.
What is IOLC?
Mom's elementary school.
2 of these 3 things were real things Mom researched. Which one is made up? "Fatty acid hemoglobin", "Hairy cell leukemia", "Interferon"
Fatty acid hemoglobin.
This Canadian director, the 4th richest in the world, was born in 1954.
Who is James Cameron?
The CT-100, a household item made by RCA that was first of it's kind, introduced in January 1954.
What was the first color television?
Mom's current non-profit seems to now be pronounced "ouchy" instead of "ouch." This is the reason for such a creative name.
An I was added to the end of the name, which stands for International.