Rachel Friedman Photography – Photographer Spotlight
This month we are so excited to be shining our photographer spotlight on Rachel Friedman. Rachel Friedman is a newborn and family photographer based in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. How would you describe your photography? My photography is based...
Meet Christopher – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Christopher had swollen lymph nodes and a stomach ache. I took him to his pediatrician the day I noticed his lymph nodes, it was the Sunday before Christmas in 2015, and we got an antibiotic. Then, we went back and saw an allergy pa and got another antibiotic. The...
Meet Tyler – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
When Tyler was 2 1/2 years old, he was getting a lot of bruises and then he got an ear infection that wouldn’t go away. After an extremely high fever, we took him back to the pediatrician. I remember thinking there had to be something more going on. After labs were...
Meet Sophie – Neuroblastoma
Sophie loves to sing, dance, paint and of course play. Her favorite colors are pink and purple. She loves Frozen and Wonder Woman. She is quiet in the beginning but once she knows you she will be all over the place. She has her own personality and you can't make her...
Meet Finn – Retinoblastoma
Finn is a beautiful little boy who loves music and trucks. He is such a happy boy; loves Sesamee Street and Thomas the train. He also loves to read about farm animals and is a very easy going little boy. Due to his prematurity he had a brain bleed and was a little...
Meet Ella Joy – T Cell Leukemia
Ella Joy was first diagnosed with Leukemia when she was 4 in 2013. She went through 2 and 1/2 years of chemotherapy, and unfortunately, she relapsed in 2017 on St Patrick's Day. We took an emergency flight to Seattle Children's Hospital. She went through high...
Meet Aiden – Neuroblastoma
Aidan’s personality is amazing, he is so funny, out going, smart, creative. He loves to make others laugh. He loves swimming and the beach. Disney world. Some of his favorite things are his dinosaurs and trains. On September 15, 2017 I decided to take Aidan to the...
Meet Lilly – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Lilly is my girly girl. She loves all things sparkly and pink. She has received a couple princess yarn wigs which she wears all the time. Lilly is sweet and kind and so thoughtful of others. She is also my art girl, loving all things arts and crafts. Lilly was...
Meet Isaiah
When Isaiah was 3 years old, I took him to the emergency room for a fever. I figured it was an ear infection and doctors would give me antibiotics so we could be on our way home. But on this particular day, the doctor came back to the room and informed me that his...
Meet Andrew – Neuroblastoma
Andrew spent months with high fevers, a weird “virus” and “cold” that just seemed to never go away. Towards the end of September, he had stopped being able to walk and eat pretty much at all and he was unable to turn his head without screaming in pain. When I had...
Meet Angelina – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Angelina began getting sick months before her diagnosis. I began to notice bruises on her body, and a lack of interest with playing, partially due to complaints of leg pain. I took her to see her pediatrician on several occasions but her symptoms were dismissed as...
Meet Carson – Medulloblastoma
Carson is very funny and has the best sense of humor. Being silly and funny makes him laugh. He’s also very very sweet and thoughtful. His interests change all of the time but Pokémon, Dragon ball z, ghostbusters are a few. In the spring of last year, Carson was...