Meet Eva – Actue Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Eva is tough as nails, very stubborn and determined, but incredibly thoughtful and kind. She loves people fiercely, and always lends a helping hand. Her hugs are the absolute best, and her giggles can improve anyone's bad mood. Through it all, she's been so brave and...
Meet Adelina – Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia
Adelina has always been a happy and energetic child. In early 2023, we felt she had never-ending cold symptoms and after taking her to the pediatrician multiple times, they brushed it off as normal. Fast forward a few weeks, Adelina began throwing excessive tantrums...
Meet Tyler – Brain Tumor/ Ganglioglioma
Tyler is strong, a literal angel! He is my Christmas baby and the best present I’ve ever received. He’s courageous and sweet. Tyler was diagnosed with ganglioglioma on 2/26/2020. Before diagnosis, he had unusual eye movements. He has had chemotherapy, surgery,...
Meet Chana – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Chana was diagnosed with ALL in December of 2022. Before her diagnosis, she stopped crawling, and walking and kept crying each time from pain. She has had many spinal taps under full anesthesia, 2 months of continuous 24/7 chemotherapy IV infusion, frequent...
Meet Ethan – ATRT Brain Cancer
My son, Ethan, was diagnosed with ATRT brain cancer in November 2022. This is a very rare and aggressive type of brain cancer. Ethan was a happy and seemingly healthy 2.5-year-old who was meeting all of his milestones. Suddenly, during the first week of November 2022,...
Meet Tenzin – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Tenzin was diagnosed with ALL just after he turned 8 years old. Tenzin presented with frequent bloody noses, lethargy, vomiting, swollen lymph nodes, and anxiety. The symptoms all came at different times and by the time he was diagnosed, it made sense. He was unable...
Meet Hendrix – Wilms Tumor
Hendrix was diagnosed with Wilm’s Tumor in December 2021. My husband and I noticed bloating in his tummy and his belly button protruding more than normal. For a couple weeks we didn’t think much of it, until the swelling increased mainly on his right side. He had...
Meet Everest – Wilms Tumor
Everest, our sweet little angel, was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor at age 13 months and had to have her left kidney removed shortly thereafter. She started chemo about 3 weeks after her surgery. She was healthy as we could tell. Meeting all milestones and was growing...
Meet Anthony – Leukemia
Anthony was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in January of 2023 at 3 years old. Before him being diagnosed, he was in a lot of random pain. Every little touch on his body seemed to hurt him. He started walking with a limp and was lethargic and just overall...
Meet Jacob – Ependymoma
Jacob was diagnosed with Ependymoma in May 2023. Before his diagnosis, we noticed that the left side of Jacob's face had started drooping. We took him in to see his pediatrician and they also noticed some weakness on the entire left side of his body and they ordered...
Meet William – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
William was diagnosed with ALL on 9/23/2023. He had what we thought were constipation symptoms. As the days progressed, he lost his appetite, didn’t want to walk, and started throwing up. William has already had one surgery, 3 rounds of infusion therapy, 3 rounds of...
Meet Jaxxon – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
In the fall of 2023, Jaxxon started feeling very weak, having leg pains, and having a funny walk. He also had less of an appetite & looked very pale. He was diagnosed with ALL soon after. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy and regularly has spinal taps/bone...