Meet Rhys – Lymphoma
Rhys was just like any other child. When he would run, he sounded like he was struggling with his breath which made me think he had asthma. I contacted his doctor on a Monday about it and she prescribed antihistamines to see if this was the case. Within a day or two,...
Meet Benji – Choroid Plexus Carcinoma / Papillary Carcinoma
Benjamin spent his infant years as a healthy baby meeting all his milestones. Benji had an instant onset of seizures and was rushed to the ER to confirm a mass on his brain that was nearly 30% of his brain. Shortly after we learned the cancer had already spread and...
Meet Hazel – Neuroblastoma
The last week of April, Hazel seemed to have some sort of bug or virus. She had a few days of pretty high fever and vomited a couple of times. By the end of the week, we thought she was over it. Then the next week she began to complain of leg pain. We thought it might...
Meet Breya – Acute Lymplastic Leukemia
Breya is a beautiful young lady who is always smiling and enjoys life! She has a sweet spirit. She loves basketball and has committed to play basketball at Liberty University. She is currently a senior at Charlotte Christian School and will graduate in June 2021.Breya...
Meet Mela – Neuroblastoma
Mela loves EVERYTHING. She was just starting gymnastics when she was diagnosed. She also snowboards and rides dirt bikes... after she’s done playing dress-up with her baby dolls of course! She was diagnosed on July 14th with Neuroblastoma. Usually, neuroblastoma is...
Meet Phoebe – Acute Lymplatisic Leukemia
Phoebe was diagnosed with ALL in August 2018, one week before her second birthday. A couple of days before Phoebe's diagnosis she was fussy and not herself at all. Then the next day, she woke up with a low fever and her symptoms just started progressing rapidly. She...
Meet Westin – Wilms Tumor
Westin is SO funny and goofy! He loves being outside and trying to be like his big brother. I took Westin (10 months) to the Sanford ER Sunday night July 28th, 2019 as he hadn't been sleeping well so woke up at 11 pm to give him medicine. I went to change his diaper...
Meet Tripp – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
My son was diagnosed with ALL in August of 2017. Before he was diagnosed, he cried, had lots of pain, and passed out. I took him to the ER and they initially told me it was a breath-holding spell. Once they took blood work they discovered he was critically low on...
Meet Alexa – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Alexa is amazing, she’s very resilient and strong. She’s not sacred any more of any of her procedures. She has learned to accept her illness. She likes to play in the park with her little cousin. She loves playing with her dolls. If you see her you wouldn’t believe...
Photographer Spotlight – Photos by Emilly
Photos by Emilly This month we are so excited to be shining our photographer spotlight on Emilly of Photos by Emilly. Emilly serves families in the Chester County and Berks County areas of Pennsylvania. She provides exceptional photography services to families and...
Meet Alexander – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Alexander loves nature, he is so caring and loving of those around him. This summer he's been into bugs and frogs and also taking care of his new baby brother. Alexander was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on July 28th, 2017. He was 20 months old. Leading...
Meet Beau – Neuroblastoma
Beau loves his siblings, he loves to drive his hot wheel cars all around the house while saying “vroom”. His smile lights up our entire world. Beau loves to laugh at games like “peekaboo” as well as being chased around the house. He loves to play in his big sister's...