Meet Daniel – Retinoblastoma
Daniel loves to make people laugh and feel better if they are down. He always finds the good in things and makes you realize that you should not stress over little things. He loves soccer and fast cars.He was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma on May 28, 2013. His pupil...
Meet Gionni – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Gionni is a very humorous child who absolutely adores Legos. He likes to make jokes and make other people laugh. He's also barely ever sits still! He's constantly on the go!Gionni was diagnosed with Leukemia June 6, 2016 four days after his fourth birthday. He began...
Meet Miguel – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
One day in October, Miguel was complaining he was bit by a spider on his neck and he just happened to have a red area there, it simulated an insect bite. As a mother, I gave him some Benadryl for itching and put medication on it. A couple of days went...
Remembering Angel – T-cell Leukemia
In April of 2017, eleven-year-old Angel, had cold symptoms, tired easily, unexplainable bruising, a nose bleed and on/off fevers. After a trip to the doctor and blood work, Angel was diagnosed with T-Cell Leukemia on May 3rd. We were told Angel was at low risk for...
Meet Tyler – Ganglioglioma
Tyler loves to smile and laugh! He enjoys making friends, hugs, high-fives and just being silly. We saw struggles in development starting when Tyler was 11 months old. We finally got an MRI after a year of asking. He is now 3 1/2 years old and has started chemo pills...
Meet Carter – Ewing’s Sarcoma
Carter LOVES animals. And not only does he love them but he is super smart and knows everything about them.He had Kawasaki disease and when he was 5 and had a lump in his throat. After a year the lump began to grow. We were told it was nothing and only 1% chance it...
Meet Samuel – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Samuel loves animals. He is completely obsessed with them. He loves gorillas the most. He loves just playing and being around his brother. Samuel was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in July of 2017. He had all of the classic symptoms show up in just a...
Meet Chloe – Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Chloe’s smile lights up a room and always has. She is a dancer. She loves water sports and spending time at Kelly lake. Family is number one in her life. In May of 2018, Chloe had a pain in her rib for a few months. She was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the...
Meet Nora – Neuroblastoma
Nora was an energetic 2.5-year-old girl that loved playing around but over just a few short days she began to have balance issues and mild intermittent tremors throughout her whole body. She soon lost most gross motor skills and then her fine motor skills; in which...
Meet Alana – Hodgkin Lymphoma
Alana is such a diva little girl with LOTS of personality, loves glitzy glam.In 2018 Alana had complained about having a pain in her back which prompted me to make an appointment with her pediatrician, after an X-ray and labs we were sent to have an MRI performed. We...
Meet Xander – Neuroblastoma
Anything makes Xander laugh. We are big Marvel fans and we call him our little Super Hero.He was diagnosed at 10 weeks old with Neuroblastoma. He had a large abdomen that two pediatricians thought was gas. I am thankful I kept persisting something wasn't right.He has...
Meet Wyatt – Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
On August 18th, 2005 I gave birth to the strongest, funniest, silliest, best 8lb baby boy named Wyatt. It was a day that changed our lives forever. I had a normal pregnancy with no big concerns until we met him. Wyatt was born with bilateral club feet and started the...