Meet Landon – Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Landon is an active and overall happy kid! He loves all sports and runs track and cross country at school. He's silly, kind, caring and sweet. We watch Modern Family reruns on repeat, he has more stuffed animals than I can count, he loves all kinds of mac n cheese and...
Meet Justin – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Justin was 3½ when we noticed that his cold-like symptoms were more intense than usual. When the symptoms started, they seemed like he was just having a really bad cold. A trip to the walk-in clinic had him diagnosed with strep throat and a prescription for...
Meet Dakota – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
On April 16th this past Easter Sunday, sweet little 3 year old Dakota had to be taken to the emergency room. She had a nose bleed that wouldn't stop and unexplained bruising that wouldn't go away. Her blood test revealed she was at a critical level and needed several...
Meet Jane – Retinoblastoma
Jane is a resilient girl. She was diagnosed at nine days old, and began chemotherapy at 15 days old, and she's still undergoing treatment now at 21 months. Cancer treatment has always been part of her life. Jane received systemic chemotherapy where we live, in St....
Meet Anastasia – Hepatoblastoma
Shortly after turning 2, Anastasia wasn't feeling well. She wasn't eating and playing like she used to. I sensed something was wrong and took her to the doctor. I was told that she had an ear infection, was given antibiotics and sent home. However, a few days later...
Meet Maya – Leukemia
Maya was diagnosed the day after her 5th Birthday on March 16, 2015. On her Birthday, we had a party at a Bounce House place where she was running, climbing, jumping, playing - enjoying her party. She had been tired the week before, but seemed energized by the party....
Meet Olivia – Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Olivia is a triplet so at around age 2 1/2 I started to see a decline in her activity level while playing with her sisters. She was also falling ill frequently and developing frequent, rare infections that no one else in my family was getting or had. We had spent an...
Meet Jake – Osteosarcoma
Jake loves sports! He is in his senior year of high school now and loving it. He will be applying to colleges next month and hoping to be a sports announcer in the future since he can no longer play sports. He is a huge sports fanatic. He was the kicker for the...
Meet Kennedy – Retinoblastoma
It was first noticed by my husband, who has spent every day with her, that something was just 'different' about Kennedy's pupil in her eye. But it was hard to tell, and no pediatrician had noticed. My brother-in-law also saw it shortly after we did. He informed us...
Meet Dylan – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Dylan is a happy, smart and silly two year old and twin brother to Tyler. He always has a smile on his face and is one of the sweetest boys you’ll ever meet. Dylan has always been a thinker, and likes to take his toys apart to "see how they work". This is where the...
Meet Cash – Hepatoblastoma
Cash and his twin brother, Camden were born on Dec 5, 2015 at 33 weeks. Their first few weeks of life were rough, but they are tough little boys. On July 8th, 2016, at 7 months old, Cash woke up unusually fussy. We called his primary doctor and couldn't get in for a...
Meet Kobe – Brain Tumor
Kobe likes to smile and when people to talk to him. His tickle spot can make him laugh. Sometimes he can be very fidgety. But in general he is a very cute little boy. He likes gentle music and sounds. He also likes stories and toys with soft texture or lights. Early...