Meet Jada – Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
Jada is bright like the sun. Her energy and laugh make everyone feel happy! She is so kind and caring. She loves all things purple, baby animals, and making funny jokes. She loves to dance and sing. Mermaids, rainbows, and unicorns, and flowers are her favorites.Jada...
Meet LilyRose – Neuroblastoma
LilyRose was diagnosed with neuroblastoma on April 5th, 2019. She was having fevers on and off and developed a limp. I took her back and forth to the hospital and she was misdiagnosed a few times. Finally, on one visit, they did an abdominal ultrasound and there was...
Meet Mariana – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Mariana enjoys fun, beaches, family, and friends. While her diagnosis set her back to further develop skills in sports, she loves playing volleyball and basketball. She also has a strong creative mindset. Artistic in her own ways. Mariana was diagnosed on 5/10/18....
Meet Donald – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Donald is shy but he has dreams to be an actor one day. He likes to make videos, especially ones where his dad dresses up as Batman and makes him laugh. Donald loves jokes and acting silly. He loves video games and he’s quite good! He also loves art and playing...
Meet Malachi – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Malachi is funny, smart, and kind. He’s very active and likes to climb on everything. He has a great sense of humor. He loves legos and can spend hours every day creating new masterpieces. He also loves reptiles, rocks, and precious gems. He loves treasure boxes, and...
Meet Sophia – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Sophia was a happy healthy girl. We noticed increased bruising and bloody noses which led us to a visit with her PCP. After a CBC she was found to have low platelets and anemia. The next day we were sent to our local children’s hospital and she was diagnosed that day....
Photographer Spotlight – Lindsay Chan Photography
Lindsay Chan Photography This month we are so excited to be shining our photographer spotlight on Lindsay of Lindsay Chan Photography. She is a portrait photographer specializing in child & family photography in Naperville, IL, and the surrounding Chicagoland...
Meet Declan – Brain Tumor
Declan is a spunky, rambunctious, free spirit. He loves art, puzzles, sprinklers, and water (we have an in-ground pool). He enjoys all things, Disney. He loves to run and jump. Loves music. He lives Fight Song. He loves dressing up as Elsa from frozen, or any...
Meet Audrey – Neuroblastoma
On January 9, 2019, I brought Audrey to her pediatrician, who quickly sent us to the ER. Within hours, an oncologist told me that our 21-month-old daughter had a large tumor in her abdomen. Then after only 5 days on the oncology floor, she was admitted to the...
Meet Emily – Neuroblastoma
Emily loves farm animals and bubbles. She's sassy, spunky, and very friendly. She loves to say hi to everyone she meets.Before she turned one, she had paralysis from the waist down. Right after her 1st birthday, a biopsy and mibg confirmed she had Neuroblastoma in...
Meet Chloe – Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Chloe is smart, sassy, and very intuitive. She loves unicorns and sponge bob square pants. She loves her french bulldog, Olaf. She LOVES to swim and go to the beach.One spring day, I was changing Chloe out of a bathing suit and saw a lump in her groin. It was hard and...
Meet Ella Joy – T-Cell Leukemia
Ella Joy is bright, creative, friendly, and silly jokes that make her laugh. She loves squishies, lego friends, and smencials (pencils that smell good). Ella was first diagnosed in 2013 with stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer. She went through 2 1/2 years of...