"It just completely screws you up," he said. "The first time I had it, I didn't eat for four days."
Kavner also found himself constantly fatigued and without any energy.
"The lethargy is horrible," he said. "At one point, I was sleeping 18 hours a day."
Despite his lack of energy, Kavner decided to use his time to prevent others from undergoing the same pain. After discussing the subject with cancer experts, he learned that research on Ewing's Sarcoma and other childhood cancers is under-funded.
"There aren't as many sufferers of childhood cancer as there are of, say, breast cancer and it's less visible," Kavner said. "The funding from places like (the National Institutes of Health) is generally insufficient."
Regardless of his successes on the Internet, Kavner says he has only begun his fight.
"My dream is to bring a well-known comedian to my hometown and get a lot of people to come and learn about the need for money."
Since leaving GW last spring, Kavner has been living with his family in Santa Clara, Calif. He remains in contact with many of his friends from GW and hopes to come back to Washington as soon as possible.
"I miss being in a college community, he said. "At GW, there's no excuse to be bored."
For now, Kavner is focused on balancing his fundraising efforts with the realities of cancer treatments. Last week, he traveled to New York City for a complicated surgery that involves physically removing the tumor, as opposed to chemotherapy, which is designed to prevent cancer cells from dividing.
Kavner also found himself constantly fatigued and without any energy.
"The lethargy is horrible," he said. "At one point, I was sleeping 18 hours a day."
Despite his lack of energy, Kavner decided to use his time to prevent others from undergoing the same pain. After discussing the subject with cancer experts, he learned that research on Ewing's Sarcoma and other childhood cancers is under-funded.
"There aren't as many sufferers of childhood cancer as there are of, say, breast cancer and it's less visible," Kavner said. "The funding from places like (the National Institutes of Health) is generally insufficient."
Regardless of his successes on the Internet, Kavner says he has only begun his fight.
"My dream is to bring a well-known comedian to my hometown and get a lot of people to come and learn about the need for money."
Since leaving GW last spring, Kavner has been living with his family in Santa Clara, Calif. He remains in contact with many of his friends from GW and hopes to come back to Washington as soon as possible.
"I miss being in a college community, he said. "At GW, there's no excuse to be bored."
For now, Kavner is focused on balancing his fundraising efforts with the realities of cancer treatments. Last week, he traveled to New York City for a complicated surgery that involves physically removing the tumor, as opposed to chemotherapy, which is designed to prevent cancer cells from dividing.
