Meet Lucia – Synovial Sarcoma
Lucia was diagnosed with cancer in November 2024. She first noticed a painful lump on her leg that led to her diagnosis. Currently, Lucia uses a walker and is immunocompromised. She has gone through five rounds of chemotherapy, more than thirty doses of radiation,...
Meet Xander – Neuroblastoma
Xander was diagnosed with neuroblastoma on May 17, 2019, when he was just ten weeks old. Before the diagnosis, he had a bellybutton hernia and a swollen belly that doctors thought was just gas. His mom knew something was wrong because he absolutely hated tummy time,...
Meet Hudson – Retinoblastoma
Hudson was diagnosed with retinoblastoma almost four years ago to the day. His mom’s intuition told her something was off because his eyes seemed a little unaligned. Just a week later, he was rushed to start chemotherapy treatment. Hudson has faced new challenges...
Meet Zepplyn – Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia
Zepplyn was diagnosed with cancer on April 6, 2023. Leading up to her diagnosis, she developed petechiae all over her body. That unusual symptom led her family to seek answers, and soon after, they were given the news that would change everything. Since her diagnosis,...
Meet Noah – Leukemia
Noah was diagnosed with leukemia during football camp at school. After getting hurt during practice, his family took him to the local emergency room. This visit felt different. Noah, typically tough and composed, would not stop crying from the pain. It was completely...
Meet Levi – Leukemia
Levi was diagnosed with cancer on April 5, 2022. After a long and challenging journey, he is set to complete treatment on August 29. Leading up to his diagnosis, Levi had been sick for weeks. Despite repeated visits to the doctor, the answer was always the same: a...
Meet Lily – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
ily was diagnosed with leukemia on January 31, 2023, after a long and emotional road to answers. She had been sick frequently and was experiencing back pain, which led to a traumatic ER visit where doctors found a compression fracture in her spine. Unfortunately, her...
Meet Briggs – Brain Cancer
Briggs was diagnosed with cancer shortly after his first birthday. In April he turned one, and just two months later his family received the life-changing news that he had a very large brain tumor. Briggs had always been under close observation by his pediatrician due...
Meet Gustavo – Sarcoma
Gustavo was diagnosed with cancer on February 10, 2025. His journey began when he was rushed to the emergency room after experiencing severe headaches and vomiting. What started as a search for answers led to a life-altering diagnosis that has deeply impacted his...
Meet Jaela – Thyroid Cancer
Jaela was diagnosed with thyroid cancer with lung metastasis on October 20, 2021. That morning started like any other, but everything changed when she woke up with a large lump on the right side of her neck. Her family immediately scheduled a doctor’s appointment, and...
Meet Zoey – Leukemia
Zoey was diagnosed with leukemia on November 24, 2022. At the time, she had just started preschool and was adjusting to her new routine when she developed a persistent fever. After nearly two months of doctor visits and testing, her family received the heartbreaking...
Meet Isabella – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Isabella was just five years old when she was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on March 29, 2021. In the weeks leading up to her diagnosis, she experienced flu-like symptoms, heel pain, general fatigue, and high fevers that kept returning. Multiple...