Meet Braeden – Anaplastic Ependymoma
Braeden started having headaches and nothing would touch them or make them go away. After a week, I took him to the ER and they did a CT scan and found the mass. He was originally diagnosed on 9/7/2017 and finished treatment 12/15/2017. Then he relapsed and they found...
Meet Madilyn – Medulloblastoma
Madilyn or Maddie was diagnosed 5 days after her first birthday. We had her party 3 days after her actual birthday, and the next day discovered she had a “mass." We weren’t told officially it was cancer until the 5th day after we noticed the mass. She stopped...
Meet Eiry – Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
Eiry was diagnosed with ALL on labor day of 2019. She had three weeks of a fever that responded well to Tylenol. Her fever spiked so we went to urgent care and she had weird blood count results so we were sent to Children’s Hospital. It took a few days for them to...
Meet Raymeer – Sarcoma
Raymeer a ray of sunshine! He loves school and learning different things. He actually teaches us! He loves dinosaurs. He plays soccer and does swimming and wrestling. He is an awesome kid to be around! He diagnosed at 4 months old with undifferentiated soft tissue...
Meet Declan – Wilms tumor
Declan is always happy, and no matter what he is always a brave little guy. He will tell you he isn't sick and that he is okay. Declan's favorite things are his sister, dad and mom, and paw patrol. My son Declan was diagnosed with stage three kidney cancer before...
Meet Mateo – Ewing’s Sarcoma
Mateo had a large bump on the top of his head. For a couple of months, his pediatrician dismissed it saying it was probably just from him hitting his head. Mateo behaved relatively normal except he would be tired easily and very easily irritable. The bump didn’t...
Meet Summer – Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
Summer is so special and so unique! She's an old soul with a wonderful sense of humor! Funny faces and funny words make her laugh. She loves Wild Kratts, Xavier Riddle, Paw Patrol, and Miraculous. She had nearly every symptom of Leukemia before a doctor was finally...
Meet Kasey – Rhabdomyosarcoma
Kasey is a remarkable 18-year-old, she is extremely athletic. She loves animals and the beach. She heading to college in 2020 to study marine biology.Kasey has just turned 13 when she was dx with Rhabdomyosarcoma. She was diagnosed on November 11th, 2014. Twelve days...
Meet Damian – Medulloblastoma
Damian loves to dance! He loves being able to play with his brother. He never complained about what was going on and has always been willing to go to his doctor visit, even if it meant pokes and medicines which we hated. Damian was diagnosed in April of 2019 after...
Meet Piper – Wilms Tumor
Piper is like a surprise toy! Never know which one you’ll get! But her laugh and her dimples are the best thing on the planet! She loves unicorns and dinosaurs. In the fall of 2019, Piper was severely constipated, or so I thought. We had regular issues with this and...
Meet Ali – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Ali is happy and loving to everyone around her. She is a light. She loves all animals especially cats.Ali had fought for 5 years and has had 5 relapses. She has had chemotherapies, full-body radiation, a bmt, and two car-t therapies. She is currently undergoing her...
Meet Sammy Leigh – Leukemia
Sammy Leigh is a 6-year-old girl born with Down syndrome. She was born pre-mature and had the odds stacked against her. Fortunately, Sammy never got the memo. As a newborn, she fought to defy the odds set against her. After a few weeks in the NICU, she went home to...