Meet Cason – Rhabdomyosarcoma
Cason was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma in August of 2019. He was experiencing many issues with going to the bathroom and his stomach was very distended when we took him to the ER. He had to have his bladder, prostate, and part of his rectum removed because of...
Meet Teagan – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Teags gets blood work done every summer because of her seizure disorder. In July of 2020, her blood work showed low WBC, so we started to wean her off of one seizure med and onto another, as the first known to suppress white blood cells and she has been on it for 4...
Meet Charlotte – Anaplastic Ependymoma
On January 1st, Charlotte started showing signs of what to us looked like a stomach virus. When no one else got sick and she didn’t get better with more symptoms, we took her to the pediatrician and then the ER. They said it was constipation. Three weeks of these...
Meet Talia – Wilms Tumor
On March 15, Talia had blood in her urine. We contacted her pediatrician who recommended that we go to urgent care the following day. At urgent care, they diagnosed her with a bladder infection and gave her an antibiotic. The blood continued and she had no other pain...
Meet Patty – Wilms Tumor
Patty was diagnosed with Wilms tumor on 01/28/2021. Due to the tumor, Patty will have to undergo chemotherapy/radiation over the next 6 months to 1 year to ensure all the cancer cells are out of her body. Before her diagnosis, Patty had a lump on her stomach, was not...
Meet John & Dean – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
John was diagnosed with ALL on October 21, 2019, and his identical twin brother Dean was diagnosed 37 days later on November 28, 2019. Both of the boys had been sick for about four months prior to their diagnosis. Each pediatrician visit brought a new answer like a...
Meet Rylynn – JPA
She is silly! She is very shy at first - but once she opens up - she giggles and is a ball of energy. She loves being outside, playing, riding her scooter, playing dress-up... she loves shoes! Rylynn has the best smile and laugh. Rylynn was diagnosed with a large...
Photographer Spotlight – Hunnicutt Photography
This month we are so excited to be shining our photographer spotlight on Rebecca of Hunnicutt Photography. Rebecca has always had a love for photography. She studied BW film photography, assisted in a portrait studio, and worked at a one-hour photo and...
Meet Nora – Neuroblastoma
Nora was originally diagnosed with Neuroblastoma in January 2018. She relapsed in November of 2020. She was perfectly healthy until her tummy got huge and so distended. Nora did 6 cycles of chemotherapy and multiple surgeries including a large resection. She...
Meet Garrett – Rhabdomyosarcoma
Garrett was out of state in his 2nd year at college and in February of 2019, he had as toothache bothering him. I encouraged him to find a dentist to have it looked at. The dentist did a root canal, but the pain and swelling didn't go away. Two rounds of antibiotics...
Meet Taylor – Rhabdomyosarcoma
Taylor was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma in February of 2020. Then, she relapsed in February of 2021. There were absolutely no odd symptoms. She has always been super healthy and was never sick as a baby or younger child. I noticed a lump on her hand in January 2020...
Meet Veda – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Before being diagnosed Veda was running a fever on and off for a few weeks, she was extra tired and had night sweats. She also had an enlarged lymph node behind her ear that wouldn't go away. She was diagnosed with ALL on August 26th, 2020.Childhood cancer is a...