Meet Henry – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
We thought that Henry was just getting ready to grow because he was getting a little chubby in the face all of a sudden. However, the little bit of "chub" didn't stop growing, and after a few days, we quickly realized that his lymph nodes were swollen. When I called...
Meet Justin – ALL
Justin was diagnosed on December 19, 2019, with Very High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. He had lost 20 pounds, was barely eating, had severe shoulder and back pain, would come home and go right to bed. He’s been in an intense treatment program since the...
Meet Riley and Ellison – Glioblastoma and Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
Ellison - Choroid Plexus Carcinoma Ellison was diagnosed with Choroid Plexus Carcinoma on 5/26/20. They originally thought it was a papilloma from the imagining. It started off by him having small seizure-like jerks. We ended up taking him to a local hospital and they...
Meet Oliver – Leukemia
Two winters ago, Oliver had been getting repeated fevers. He was first diagnosed with a sinus infection, then after that, he received other antibiotics. Then it was strep with another round of antibiotics. Finally, as severe lethargy and paleness were setting it, I...
Meet Mia – Astrocytoma
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Meet Amy – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
My daughter, Amy, was diagnosed with cancer on November 23, 2019. It was very hard to hear the word cancer as the reason she was sick. It all started when she got the flu and strep throat at the same time. The doctor gave her medicine to treat them both, but she was...
Meet Levi – AT-RT
On March 24th, we took our sweet boy, Levi into Lurie's Children's Hospital for an outpatient swallow study thinking we would be back that evening. However, we quickly found out that Levi was silently aspirating on all liquids and that he would no longer be able to...
Meet Isaac – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Isaac is a loving, caring kid that is always looking out for others. He likes to ride his bike, go to the park, bake and he likes to do arts and crafts. He loves to play with our cat and dogs and he likes to play with his cousins too. He loves superheroes. His...
Meet Jaxson – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Jaxson is a smart little dude. He knows so much about animals and dinosaurs! He started his love of dinosaurs I believe when he was 3-4 years old and he just amazes me with the information he retains! He laughs at just about anything which is great for me.. because "I...
Photographer Spotlight – Freckleface Photography
Freckleface Photography This month we are so excited to be shining our photographer spotlight on Dawn Alexander of Freckleface Photography. Dawn is an on-location natural light photographer based in Ontario, Canada. Her specialties include lifestyle family,...
Meet Nicholas – Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
My son Nicholas was diagnosed in 2013 with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He didn't have any odd symptoms but complained of his stomach hurting. He did also have unexplained fevers. They said it was viral or a stomachache bug... who would have ever thought it would be...
Meet Ben – Hepatoblastoma
Ben was diagnosed with Liver Cancer (Hepatoblastoma) in November of 2018 at 5.5 months old. Hepatoblastoma is a very rare cancer. It’s a solid tumor that starts in the liver. It usually affects children less than 3 to 4 years of age. Ben’s family remembers waking-up...