Cancer Survivor’s Sons Use Music to Give Back and Advance Research

One year after Soohyun Han completed breast cancer treatment, her 16-year-old twins gave a musical performance to celebrate her recovery, thank her cancer care team, and raise funds for breast cancer research. On Friday, August 16, Nathan and Joshua Kim played violin and cello at the Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, together with their friend, as part of the Windy City Youth Ensemble. 

As the sons of Northwestern Medicine thoracic surgeon, Samuel Kim, MD, Nathan and Joshua grew up with an interest in medicine. Their mother’s diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer inspired the creation of the Windy City Youth Ensemble, a student-run nonprofit dedicated to raising money for breast cancer research at the Lurie Cancer Center. The brothers hope online donations to the WCYE will help them reach their $15,000 fundraising goal.  

This summer, Nathan and Joshua participated in the Simpson Querrey Lung Institute for Translational Science (SQLIFTS) Education Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.   

Learn more about the WCYE and support their mission to “share the joy of music in order to make a meaningful impact in the fight against breast cancer.”