Meet Bryar – Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Bryar was an infant upon diagnosis with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. It was September and we were enjoying the bliss of back to school with our older child who was just starting second grade. We knew something wasn’t right when he kept getting sick. First the...
Meet Baylee – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Baylee lights up a room with her smile and big brown eyes, she is the sweetest girl who loves princesses and animals. Baylee was originally diagnosed when she was 7 months old, she went from a happy baby to a very withdrawn, grumpy baby. A week before she was...
Photographer Spotlight – Cheryl Cagle Photography
Our photographer volunteers are the heart of our organization and we love spotlighting them. This month, we are sharing more about Cheryl Cagle Photography with you. Cheryl is a Massachusetts natural light photographer specializing in newborns and family photography....
Meet Beckett – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Beckett was diagnosed on April 25, 2018. His daycare had called and stated he wasn’t feeling well. I went to pick him up, but due to the time (5pm) had to take him to the after hours clinic. They diagnosed him with swimmers ear. I felt uneasy about the diagnosis and...
Meet Brinlee – Neuroblastoma
Brinlee loves to paint pictures, play softball, swim and just be a 7 year old kid! Opening up small toys and showing them off is a favorite of hers! She was diagnosed with Neuroblasota on June 21, 2019 with no signs of symptoms. She had a tummy ache and them started...
Meet Myles – Aplastic Anemia
One day, Myles showed me his belly. He had a bunch of tiny red dots under his skin. I took him to the pediatrician and they were unaware of what this was. They had never seen this before. I became worried when they had another doctor come in to take a look. They took...
Meet Aiden – Hepatoblastoma
Aiden loves to play run jump laugh be silly very curious and a tiny dare devil. He was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma on July 19, 2017. I noticed his tumor at about the age of 6 to 7 months old as he grew the tumor grew but his pediatrician kept telling me it was...
Meet Henry – Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Henry's personality is the best one I know. He is funny, loving, determined, and outgoing. What makes him laugh is joking around, but be careful he jokes right back. He has the greatest laugh of all too! He was diagnosed with AT/RT on June 13, 2018 after...
Meet Daytyn – Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Daytyn is HILARIOUS! He loves to make puns but is horrible at it…haha. He is creative, kind and sweet but a little bit wild. Daytyn was on medications for adhd and bi-polar disorder. He had many symptoms but his doctors wrote them off as side affects of his...
Meet Eliana – Langerhans Cell Histeocytosis
When Eliana was younger than a year I noticed doing her hair would hurt her. As she grew, baths and shampooing her head would also hurt. Finally a bump showed up on her head. Then she came to a place where she could no longer sit up. We rushed her to the hospital and...
Meet Isabella – Wilms Tumor
One day out of the blue, Isabella complained about a stomach ache. I took her to the pediatrician and she had some tests. They confirmed she had a huge mass in her left kidney. The same day she was admitted to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. The next day, she had a...
Meet Paisley – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Paisley Lane, my 3 year old daughter, was diagnosed with ALL (b- cell) on October 10, 2018. It turned our lives completely upside down. She was your typical healthy and happy little girl. We started to notice bruises and she was feeling extra lethargic, so I opted to...