Meet Leo – Neuroblastoma
Leo is so happy, always! He loves toy cars and any ball. He adores his three older sisters. And is his mommy's boy for sure! When Leo was a month old and his stomach ballooned out and was very hard. We took him to the pediatrician who immediately sent us to the...
Meet Julie – Pineoblastoma
Julie started complaining of headaces at the age of 3. At her four year old check up, I told the peditrician that she often had headaches that were getting notably worse. She thought we should go see a neurologist but if Julie were to vomit again because she had...
Meet Alaya – Retinoblastoma
Alaya is a HUGE family person. She LOVES spending time with her family. She loves to dance, cheer, make slime and anything that she can experiment with. She comes off very shy at first but once you get to know her, she has the heart of gold. She loves helping people...
Meet Gracin – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Gracin is an old soul. He is gracious, sensitive, outgoing, fun, and loves to just be a kid. He loves cars, sports, animals, his hair styled, and video games. He is a fashionista in his own right and is a natural interrogator of life. He’s truly a wonder. Gracin...
Meet Anna – Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Anna is a joy! She was diagnosed January 11th, 2018 at 7 months old. She was quiet and more tired. What we attributed to teething turned out to be much worse. We took her in for small bruises that we had noticed on her leg (pitachiae). That night we rushed to CHOP er...
Meet Jaxson – Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Jaxson is one of the happiest little boys that I have ever met. He is always playing, laughing, and running wild like a typical (almost) 2 year old little boy. He has grown used to the hospital lifestyle. He loves his nurses and playing with the friends he has made...
Meet Elliana – Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Elliana is super fierce. She is not afraid to tell people what she wants and when she wants it. She loves music more than anything. Her dad is from Mexico, and he often plays her music and she will just sing and dance along. She also absolutely loves Mickey mouse. She...
Meet Adelyn – Medulloblastoma
Adelyn is 6 years old. She is very outgoing and happy for the most part. She loves Jojo Siwa and unicorns. On May 10th of 2018, Adelyn was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma. Before her diagnosis she was experiencing nausea (only in the mornings) and her eyes were moving...
Meet Bentlee – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Bentlee is seriously the most artistic, crafty little boy I’ve ever met. He can build anything and everything out of play doh.He builds stuff out of scraps and is right on point with them. And he can look at something once and draw it. He has a heart of gold. He loves...
Meet Ethan – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Ethan loves video games, friends, family, and sports. He loves to have people around and he loves everyone! Ethan was diagnosed with ALL on January 29, 2016.He was sick with a bad cough. He was having frequent nose bleeds and was losing weight quickly. My sweet...
Meet Winter – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
On May 13, 2017 Winter was diagnosed with stage three Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, cancer of the lymphatic system. She was only fifteen years old and absolutely terrified. It had been years of unanswered questions, frequent back pain, common colds that lasted and appeared way...
Meet Lucia – Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Lucia is very outgoing, sweet, funny, sassy, smart and brave. She loves to sing and dance, to model princess dresses and other “fashionable” clothes as she calls them. Like girls her age (4), she loves barbies, shopkins and disney princesses. Her symptoms started with...