Meet Alora – Retinoblastoma
In November 2024, Alora was diagnosed with cancer. Her parents first noticed something unusual when they saw a bright orb in her eye while taking photos. Trusting their instincts, they took her to the doctor, and within a day their world turned upside down. Alora...
Meet Bukhbilig – T-Cell Leukemia
In September 2024, eight-year-old Bukhbilig was diagnosed with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. What began as a swollen cheek quickly became something much more serious when tests revealed childhood leukemia. From that moment, life changed completely for his...
Meet Isabelle – Medulloblastoma
Isabelle was first diagnosed with medulloblastoma at eight years old in August of 2021. At that time, she faced headaches and vomiting that led her family to seek answers. After surgery, 30 rounds of proton therapy, and four rounds of chemotherapy, she was cancer-free...
Meet Logan – T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Logan’s journey to diagnosis was a long and difficult one. He was seen at the pediatrician multiple times for chest pain and wheezing, and at first it was thought to be allergies. But when his breathing grew worse and his face began to swell, his mom trusted her...
Meet Kaisa – Ependymoma
Kaisa was diagnosed with cancer on April 22, 2024. Her journey began with a stiff neck that lasted for months. At first, doctors said it was just a crook in her neck. But after a CAT scan, they discovered an abnormality in her lower brain, and everything changed....
Meet Westin – Neuroblastoma
Westin was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in September 2024. His journey began after a bike collision with his older brother led to back and hip pain. What at first seemed like an injury turned into a much deeper concern. He was taken to the orthopedic doctor to rule...
Meet Maxwell – Brain Tumor
Maxwell was diagnosed with cancer on July 18th. Before his diagnosis, he began experiencing constant and severe headaches. Right now, his limitations from the brain tumor come mainly from the pain he experiences and the medication he needs to manage it. In addition to...
Meet Ellie – Leukemia
Just two days before her second birthday, Ellie was diagnosed with leukemia. In the weeks leading up to it, her parents noticed she was walking with a limp and turning her foot inward. She also ran a persistent fever that doctors kept attributing to a virus....
Meet Henry – Rhabdomyosarcoma
Henry was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma last month and has already completed his first month of chemotherapy. Before his diagnosis a mass was found on his body which led to further testing and answers. Because Henry is immunocompromised he cannot be in large crowds...
Meet Ryleigh – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Ryleigh was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin Lymphoma on October 4, 2024. Her journey began in April 2024 when she came down with what seemed like a week-long flu. Instead of improving, her symptoms slowly worsened. Over the next few months she developed an enlarged...
Meet McKay – Relapsed Neuroblastoma
McKay was diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma on February 17 2014 when he was three years old. He relapsed seven years later, almost to the day, on February 13 2021 at age ten. In the weeks leading up to his first diagnosis, McKay experienced leg pains,...
Meet Case – DMG
Case was diagnosed with DMG on November 15, 2024. A month before his diagnosis, he began holding his head down to the right, and a few months earlier he had experienced some double vision. When the clinic could not see him quickly, his family took him to the emergency...