Meet Harper – Leukemia
Harper was diagnosed with T-cell leukemia on 10/6/21. She has fought for two and a half years and is due to ring the bell this coming Monday 3/4/24. She got sick and had this lingering cough that wouldn't go away. I took her back to the doctor several times and they...
Meet Margo – Wilms Tumor
Margo has a very contagious laugh and cracks up over anything silly. She is very girly and loves princesses and anything that sparkles! Margo was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor on May 5 2023. Before her diagnosis, she was not eating much, had a low grade fever, and was...
Meet Sofia – Rhabdomyosarcoma
Sofia had a UTI that started in October of 2022 that would not go away even with antibiotics. She had an ultrasound done of her bladder and kidneys in November which showed nothing. She was hospitalized in December 2022 while we were in Florida visiting family, was...
Meet Kabir – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
In April 2017, Kabir complained of wrist pain after his family returned from a Disney cruise vacation. Nothing was found on the X-ray, but the following week he started having severe ankle pain and intermittent fevers. His pediatrician saw him two days before he was...
Meet Carson – Leukemia
Carson loves to laugh and go on adventures with his family and friends. He is always concerned with his loved ones and wants to ensure everyone is having a good time. He loves volunteering with his school and church groups and is captain of his high school Speech and...
Meet Scarlet – Infantile Fibrosarcoma
Scarlet was diagnosed on 12/06/2021. She has a very rare cancer and had a weird gene mutation which caused regular cancer treatment not to work. In the end, we ended up having to do a right below-knee amputation. We had noticed an odd-looking mark on her right foot...
Meet April – Wilms Tumor
April was diagnosed on December 15th, 2023 with Wilms Tumor. Her cancer was discovered at her 18-month well-check. She started radiation the week of Christmas of 2023. We lost our daughter in August of 2023 then 4 months later found out our child had cancer. It's been...
Meet Rocky – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
My son Rocky was diagnosed with ALL on March 10, 2020, right when the pandemic started. He was only 13 at the time and his whole world changed along with dealing with covid. He was diagnosed with Tcell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and endured 2.5 years of treatment....
Meet Willie – Leukemia
Willie was diagnosed with All on February 15, 2022, at two and half years old. He had constant bruising, petechia, and random fevers on and off over a few months. He has been going through treatment for the last two years, harsh chemotherapy drugs, and intense...
Meet Addison – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
In April '24, Addison was diagnosed with Stage 4B Hodgkins Lymphoma after a series of perplexing symptoms. It all started in January when she began itching her feet, initially assumed to be athlete's foot due to her basketball activities. However, despite treatments,...
Meet Isabel – Acute Lymplastic Leukemia
Izzy (Isabel) was diagnosed with B cell ALL in January of 2022. Before her diagnosis, she was experiencing fever, paleness, and bruising. I didn’t like how she looked so I insisted on labs and the pediatrician was on board. We got a CBC and another two weeks...
Meet Raifeartaigh – Retinoblastoma
Raifeartaigh was diagnosed with hereditary retinoblastoma on 02/28/2024. We were out to eat on 02/25/2024 and I saw the spot behind his pupil and immediately knew what it was. We left the restaurant and went to the ER for confirmation. Our son was in to see an...