Meet Payton – AML
Payton is no ordinary 8 year old. This girl….this girl right here is a brand-new FIVE year survivor of AML (Leukemia) as of October 8th, 2013! Diagnosed two months after her 3rd birthday, Payton fought hard to get through her countless treatments at SUNY in Syracuse...
Meet Rosie – Optic Glioma
Rosie has Neurofibromatosis or NF1 a genetic disorder that attacks the body’s nerves with tumors and the reason she has an inoperable brain tumor; it's called a Hypothalamic/Chiasm Optic Glioma—Diagnosed 9-7-2007. She also has Bilateral Optic Nerve Gliomas and...
Meet Nate – ALL
Nate was diagnosed with ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) and age 3. He endured three and a half years of chemo, surgeries, hospital stays and ER visits. He is currently four years off chemo. At the five year mark, he will be considered "cured" although the fear of...
Meet Brady – Neuroblastoma
Brady is an energetic four-year-old who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma in August 2012. We got to spend a super fun morning at Fenway Park, and Brady even got to run the bases! Aside from the Red Sox, Brady also loves trains (CSX ones, to be specific. Go big,...
Meet Emily – All
Emily was diagnosed with PreB ALL on Feb 8, 2012, when she was 21 months old. Because the cancer had spread to her spinal fluid by the time of diagnosis, and because she failed her initial Induction Phase of treatment, she is being treated as a High Risk patient....
Meet JD – Optic Glioma
JD was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor called Optic pathway Glioma brain tumor. We have been battling for over a year now. Our little trooper has battled and won!!! Last month we had a big day. We walked out if the clinic doors praying that this is JD's last...
Meet Drake – ALL
Drake was diagnosed with Leukemia in July 2011. Since then he has demonstrated his strength, courage and fighter spirit fighting cancer. Drake in currently in maintenance and he takes chemo every day to keep his best chance of beating Leukemia. Drake is a very...
Meet Naomi – ALL
Naomi was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia on February 17th 2012. She will be in treatment until May 21st 2014. Naomi has a twin sister Lorelai. Naomi and Lorelai are the best of friends and Lorelai has been the best medicine to help Naomi continue to be a normal child. We...
Meet Arianna – Neuroblastoma
Arianna was diagnosed at age 3 ( June 2009) with stage IV Neuroblastoma she had 18 months of intense treatment at St. Louis Children's Hospital and was NED ( no eminent disease) by Jan 2011 then the day before Thanksgiving Nov 2011 we found out she had relapsed. She...
Meet Elizabeth – Wilms Tumor
Elizabeth is the happiest, silliest little girl you will ever meet. She has always loved life and couldn't wait to see what each new day would bring. Her laughter, silliness and zest for life are contagious. In April of 2013, six year old Elizabeth was diagnosed with...
Meet Ari-Anna – Wilms Tumor
Ari-Anna was diagnosed with Wilm's Tumor Stage 3, on March 28, 2013 at age 3. She had surgery on April 1st. to remove her right kidney, which was attach to the tumor and surrounding tissue. The tumor also attached itself to the Vena Cava Artery which needed surgery to...
Meet Violet – Retinoblastoma
On July 18th, 2011 our sweet baby girl Violet was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, a very rare form of pediatric cancer that develops in the retinas of the eyes. Violet has gone through CT scans, MRIs, surgeries, having a port-a-cath, blood draws, injections,...