Meet Erika – Leukemia
Erika was born a fighter. Having an extra chromosome, I believe, does that to you. She had some difficulties right after she was born. She had to have surgery to repair a duodenal stenosis and had to be tube fed for a while. She overcame it all. She took her time...
Meet Samantha – Glioma
Samantha has a great sense of humor and laughs at everything. She is a comedian! She makes everyone she comes into contact with smile. Earlier this year she was having headaches, blurred vision, lethargic, and she was not hungry. Then she woke up on mother's day and...
Meet Grace – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Grace began treatment for ALL on 5/23/2015 and ended on 9/17/2017. She had 4 major surgeries, and numerous inpatient stays. Both Christmases, she was inpatient or very ill. All holidays were spent caring for her. We are so fortunate for her to be here today and thank...
Meet Courtney – Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Courtney is very spunky. She has quite the sassy girl attitude and loves to laugh. She is will always tell you what she is feeling and thinking and she is not afraid to do just that. She loves to dance around in dresses and be a princess. She is a total fashionista...
Meet Delainee – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Delainee has a beautiful spirit. She loves music, horses, art, books, writing, nature (we call her our tree hugger), and camping. She has a beautiful smile and a huge heart! She laughs most at her big brother!! In early spring of 2013, she had cold symptoms and a...
Meet Kyle – Wilms Tumor
My son Kyle is the sweetest, most kind 10 year old. Dogs and babies make him laugh. His dad makes him laugh. His most favorite thing ever is baseball and the love of the San Francisco Giants and Buster Posey. Kyle was just in the stage of knowing what it is to find a...
Meet (JJ) – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
JJ has a heart of gold. He is extremely sweet, creative, fun and very brave. He is always giving me and my daughter compliments and is so caring. He loves playing outdoors (baseball with dad) and LOVES legos ! He really likes power rangers and transformers too. In the...
Meet Eastyn – Retinoblastoma
In December of 2014, when Eastyn was only 14 months old, our friend was babysitting. She called and said something was wrong with Eastyn's eye and his pupil was missing. So I texted the eye doctor, a family friend, and he wanted a picture sent to him. After looking at...
Photographer Spotlight – Dillybar Photography
This month our photographer spotlight is shining on Ann of Dillybar Photography. Ann is a natural-light family photographer who loves those candid, in-between moments that happen naturally. Her main focus is on the “right now” in a family’s life and keeps things as...
Meet William – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
On August 6th, 2015 our son William was diagnosed with T-cell ALL which was an incredible shock to our family. We thought he had a virus or a bad case of the flu when we brought him into the hospital that day. The diagnosis of cancer was heartbreaking and scary, he...
Meet Wren – Wilms Tumor
Wren is extremely silly and energetic. She loves to make people laugh and if she knows you well, she will perform for you (dancing, singing, storytelling, etc). Not everyone can see this side of her but we can attest to her wild imagination. My favorite aspect of...
Meet Corinne – Brain Cancer
Corinne is an amazing kid who is extremely loved. She loves Daddy, bubbles, balloons, swing, cats, fish, and books. Shortly before Corinne's first birthday, she was having balance issues, vomiting, not hitting milestones, and not taking to solid food. It was soon...