John, tomorrow is Giving Tuesday—but when it comes to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, I simply can't wait. Not when thousands of kids will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Not when this is the place families turn to when other hospitals run out of answers. Not when the next medical breakthrough could be right around the corner.

Because you're one of Children's Hospital Los Angeles' most committed supporters, you can be one of the first to have your gift go twice as far TODAY—it will still count toward the Children's Fund Giving Tuesday goal!

Make an early Giving Tuesday donation of $10 or more right now to renew your support while it will be MATCHED, up to $200,000. When you give $35 or more to the Children's Fund now, you're providing a My Paw In Yours Puppy to a child in the hospital to bring a smile to their face!

Your gift of $10 becomes $20

Your gift of $15 becomes $30

Your gift of $20 becomes $40

Your gift of $25 becomes $50

Your donation of any amount is DOUBLED

John, it's not too soon to give. In fact, it's the very best way you can help fierce kids like Pierce.

When he was not quite 2 years old, Fierce Pierce earned his nickname while battling acute myeloid leukemia. The medical team at the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at CHLA—the largest pediatric hematology, oncology and blood and marrow transplant program in the Western U.S.—sprang into action.

Pierce would spend 115 days at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, making it like a second home. He had two rounds of chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, went under anesthesia 15 times and underwent 31 platelet transfusions and 15 blood transfusions.

On Day 86 in Children's Hospital, a bone marrow donor was finally identified nearly 6,000 miles away in France. The transplant took, and Fierce Pierce lived up to his nickname. He was declared cancer-free. When Pierce's mom carried him past the hospital's front doors after finishing treatment, he looked up at the blue summer sky and said one word: "Outside."

  Pierce, 8, with a photo of himself in the hospital 6 years ago.

John, this story brings tears to my eyes each time I hear it. And there are SO many others just like it. Chances are you or someone you know has been helped by this great hospital. Children's Hospital Los Angeles delivers care to 1 out of every 5 children in Los Angeles—mine included.

Before my son, Calvin, became a Children's Hospital Los Angeles patient, I never knew the magic that went on behind the hospital's doors. And as soon as I told Calvin's story on air, I realized we were far from alone. People reached out to tell me about the great care the hospital gave to their child, from beating cancer to receiving a heart transplant, to learning to walk again.

Will you claim your early-bird Giving Tuesday match and make more stories like Calvin's and Pierce's possible? Every gift will go twice as far today to help sick and injured children get access to the best possible care at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Sincerely,

Ellen K. Host of the Ellen K Morning Show on KOST 103.5

If you can't get enough of the inspirational stories that come from the life-changing work at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, join me tomorrow at KOST 103.5 FM as we broadcast all day long for Giving Tuesday, from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.! The day will be filled with exciting, funny, powerful stories from guests you won't want to miss, including Jamie Lee Curtis, Matt LeBlanc and Jimmy Kimmel. Don't miss it! Simply turn your dial to 103.5 FM or listen live online at KOST_1035.com tomorrow starting at 5 a.m.