Gabrielle' s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research was created in 1996 by her mother, Denise Rich and her sisters Ilona and Daniella in memory of their beloved Gabrielle Rich Aouad, who passed away at the age of 27 after a long and valiant struggle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). The Foundation funds innovative clinical or basic science research that will lead to novel therapeutic approaches that could replace, or be used in combination with existing effective therapies. Such therapeutic approaches could include alternative or complementary medicine.