Meet Grace – Rhabdomyosarcoma
Grace is a smart, beautiful, thoughtful, and sweet spirited twelve year old girl. She loves history, science, archery, fashion and she loves figuring out puzzles. She also loves to travel and since her father serves in the US Navy, she has been able to see some...
Meet Ashlyn – Wilms Tumor
Ashlyn had always been a chunky baby and never been a good sleeper. So her insomnia and belly never crossed my mind as a sign of cancer. When she would scream in the middle of the night or run a low grade fever, teething was always to blame. Doctor appointments didn't...
Meet Rylee – Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Rylee is super goofy and fun. She laughs most with her brother and sister. Rylee like to be tickeled. She loves the beach and babies!! She also loves to swim in pools. Last summer, Rylee was irritable, had loss of appetite, swollen eyes, and peticial rash. She was...
Meet Dylan – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Dylan is the happiest kid we know! He LOVES legos and building. He has a twin brother and a younger one that do everything together. He's become a super swimmer this year and is basically a pretty typical 6 year old boy interest and activity wise. His resilience to...
Meet Joshua – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Joshua "JoJo" before diagnosis was always very healthy, rarely sick, energetic, typical little boy. Late in the summer of 2016, he began have spontaneous unexplained fevers and not sleeping well at night. This led to sudden pain in his arm that didn't go away. We took...
Meet Jackson – Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
My husband and I both prayed for Jackson before I was even pregnant with him. There has always been so much joy surrounding him. He was born by surprise in our own bathtub, where my husband and I caught him all alone. I feel like that set the tone for his life. He...
Meet Emilia- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Emilia was diagnosed when she was 2 1/2 years old on July 15, 2016. Just two days before, she was complaining that her feet hurt. It rapidly progressed to a very swollen leg and her complete refusal to walk. Our pediatrician had us go to the emergency department where...
Meet Benjamin – Brain Cancer
Ben started out having headaches. I was told it was eye strain, then migraines, then a sinus infection. After a lot of persistence from us, we got the doctor to do a CT scan which reveled he had a tumor. We were sent to St. Jude for treatment. Ben had a gross total...
Meet Jaden – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Jaden is your typical loving corky little boy who loves family. His little brother and cousins love to be around him because he always finds a way to make them smile He is extremely talented with electronics and loves to figure new things out. Jaden loves doing...
Meet Jocelyn – Pancreatic Blastoma
Jocelyn loves gymnastics and making her musicly videos. As well as doing her makeup and getting all dressed up. Jocelyn was a preemie, born weighing in at 1lb 13oz, she was in the NICU for many months. At the age of two Jocelyn turned completely yellow (jaundice) in...
Meet Nicholas – Burkitt’s Lymphoma Non Hodgkins
Nicholas is very outgoing when he feels comfortable. He loves to watch YouTubers and likes to play basketball or participate in swimming. When he was 5 years old, he kept getting stomach aches, was vomiting , having terrible bowls and trouble urinating. It was then he...
Photographer Spotlight – Heather Earle Photography
Our photographer volunteers are a vital part of our organization. We are lucky to have so many talented and selfless photographers giving back to our organization. This month, let's get to know Heather Earle of Heather Earle Photography. Heather is an active hobbyist...