Dee Anna McPherson

Mom, Marin dweller, prankster, CMO. Former Flock Safety, Invoca, Movable Ink, Hootsuite, Yammer.

[Joe Baber @JoeBaber1]

The Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act has PASSED in the House of Representatives! Thanks to all that wrote, emailed, tweeted, facebooked and supported this great Childhood Cancer legislation. Now we have to continue to work to get this Act passed in the Senate next week.

[Nancy Goodman @NancyFGoodman]

BIG NEWS! THE MIKAELA NAYLON GIVE KIDS A CHANCE ACT IS IN THE END OF YEAR PACKAGE (aka the CR!) !!

This week the House will vote and next week, the Senate will vote. There are still risks it could fall apart, but this is a good day.

We dedicate this day to all the kids and young adults who will not have a chance to benefit from the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act.

Thank you to all of us who reposted, created posts, shared, and tagged. Thank you to all the kids - for Climbing the Hill and sharing your journey, for emailing Congressional offices, for speaking to reporters. It mattered.

[Nancy Goodman @NancyFGoodman]

SENATE: PASS THE MIKAELA NAYLON GIVE KIDS A CHANCE ACT NOW!

"The thought of making it to the end of the day isn't in the cards for me right now. I'm still taking chemo in hopes that it will kill this thing, but it keeps taking everything away from me. I am 16. I have dreams and aspirations. And I want to make sure that others receive a better standard of care."
-- Mikaela Naylon, FDA OSI Osteosarcoma Conference, October 10, 2025.

@LeaderJohnThune @SenSchumer @BernieSanders @PattyMurray @SenatorBaldwin @ChrisMurphyCT @timkaine @SenatorHassan @Hickenlooper @SenMarkey @AlsobrooksForMD @SenLBR @SenatorAndyKim @SenCassidy @SenatorRandPaul @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski @SenMullin @SenatorMarshall @HawleyMO @SenTuberville @SenatorTimScott @SenatorBanks @SenatorHusted @SenMoody

[Nancy Goodman @NancyFGoodman]

Federal funding for pediatric cancer research has always been profoundly inadequate and now federal funding for pediatric cancer research has taken a new low -- from not promising continued funding for studies of academic drugs in PBTC's now defunded consortium, to the decision not to fund Duane Mitchell at @UFPharmD 's promising brain tumor research that scored higher than 93% of all submitted grant proposals. What do children with cancer need to do to get support for pediatric cancer research? @JoeBaber1

[Dee Anna McPherson @dmcp]

@realEstateTrent Grew up near there, lots of family in CP. It’s ok. Good proximity to Chicago and nice people. Lack of culture, opportunity and extreme weather are the downsides.

[Dee Anna McPherson @dmcp]

@oIympichampion Stunning

[Dee Anna McPherson @dmcp]

@olivia_karas She got robbed on beam too!

[Flock @Flock_Safety]

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[Dee Anna McPherson @dmcp]

@miles_gsmith Well deserved! I really thought she should have gotten a 10 this weekend.

[Nancy Goodman @NancyFGoodman]

There’s a bit of confusion as to what happened last night.
By the end:

— none of our bills were in the CR

— Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act passed. It was UC’ed in the Senate. It had passed the House months ago. The result is a total of $63m for funding.

— the Give Kids a Chance Act went to a UC in the Senate and Sen Paul blocked it. Now companies won’t do studies of cancer cocktails for kids.

— the Give Kids a Chance Act also includes 2 other bills. One is the PRV reauthorization. The PRV program expired last night at midnight. The PRVs had resulted in over 65 new drugs for kids with cancer and other severe illnesses.

— the Give Kids a Chance Act also includes another bill, the Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act. Because that Act did not pass last night, companies that fail to complete pediatric post market studies do not face the financial penalties that they would if the failed studies are for adults.

— the Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care did not have a UC vote and did not pass. As a result, kids on Medicaid who have cancer or other medically complex illnesses still can’t cross state lines to seek treatment, even if that treatment is better or even life saving.

[Dee Anna McPherson @dmcp]

This is not getting the attention it deserves. Supporting kids w cancer should be a non partisan no-brainer

[Nancy Goodman @NancyFGoodman]

Unfortunately, the childhood cancer research matter is not yet moot. @elonmusk, please help. I know you care about children. Please contact me — we can fix this.

— none of our bills were in the final CR

— Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act passed after a Senate UC. It had passed the House months ago. The result is a total of $63m for funding.

— the Give Kids a Chance Act went to a UC in the Senate and the UC failed. Now companies won’t do studies of cancer cocktails for kids. Cost=0

— The PRV program expired last night at midnight. The PRVs had resulted in over 65 new drugs for kids with cancer and other severe illnesses. Companies lost a source of no dilutive capital for drug development for kids with cancer and other rare life threatening illnesses.
Cost=0

— Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act did not pass. Now, companies that fail to complete pediatric post market studies do not face the financial penalties that they would if the failed studies are for adults.
Cost =0

— the Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care did not pass. As a result, kids on Medicaid who have cancer or other medically complex illnesses still can’t cross state lines to seek treatment, even if that treatment is better or even life saving. Cost is quite low because the Medicaid expense is in one state or another.

[Mayor Matt Mahan @MattMahanSJ]

Once again, do NOT come to San Jose to steal or put our community in danger—we will find you, arrest you and prosecute you. Nice work, @SanJosePD!

[Dee Anna McPherson @dmcp]

@chamath As the parent of a kid who battled stage 4 cancer, I do not find the saga fascinsting. I find it infuriating. Thankfully, my child survived. He actually lobbied on Capitol Hill for the original bill. It’s a sad day for us and all cancer kids.

[Kids V Cancer @KIDSvCANCER]

Kids with cancer will be hurt if our bills are not passed into law. #GiveKidsAChanceAct.

[Flock @Flock_Safety]

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[Flock @Flock_Safety]

Flock Safety is thrilled to announce our strategic partnership with Getac. This collaboration demonstrates our commitment to building partnerships with other leaders in the public safety industry and is a significant step forward in providing a comprehensive solution for law enforcement agencies.

We invite you to visit us this weekend at the IACP Annual Conference, where the Flock Safety team will be at Booth #513 from October 20-22. Together, we’re setting a new standard for public safety.

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[Aerodome @FlyAerodome]

Today, we are excited to announce that Aerodome has officially joined forces with @Flock_Safety. This acquisition unites two of the fastest-growing companies in the public safety industry, creating the best possible outcomes for our shared customers. Together, we are investing more than ever in building the future of air support for public safety agencies nationwide.

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[Flock @Flock_Safety]

The future of crime prevention is here. With the announcement of Flock Safety’s acquisition of @FlyAerodome, we are one step closer to our mission of shaping a safer future, together.

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[Dee Anna McPherson @dmcp]

@KindlyLoudly I’m so very sorry for your loss. We had a similar path to stage 4 dx. My son’s GP told us to go on our vacation to Tahiti after seeing the chest x-ray -she thought it was nothing. Turns out he had a 11.8 cm tumor. Had I not insisted on a CT scan, we might not have caught it.

[London Breed @LondonBreed]

Our new camera technology is helping protect our merchant corridors and small businesses.

Thank you to our @SFPD officers for their work! And thank you to voters for passing Prop E so we can give our officers even more tools like this.