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Blood Cancer
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common type of blood cancer found in children. It starts in the bone marrow and causes the body to produce an overabundance of unhealthy white blood cells. The two most common types of leukemia are acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which kids tend to get, and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which occurs more frequently in adults. Another type of childhood blood cancer is lymphoma, which affects the immune system and lymphocytes. The two types of lymphoma are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. With lymphoma, the infected cells do not properly protect the body and they push out the healthy cells.
Hattie
Hattie was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in April 2018 at nine months old. The disease was detected after Hattie developed nodules in her skin. She endured four rounds of chemotherapy, total body irradiation and a bone marrow transplant. She also spent some...
King
At just two-and-a-half years old, King was diagnosed in June of 2016 with a rare combination of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and G6PD, an enzyme deficiency that is incurable and complicates chemotherapy treatment. Now five, King is working through a...
Amelia
Amelia, aka Milli, was diagnosed with Pre-B-Cell, Ph + Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on March 29, 2019, at the age of seven. Her first year of treatment was long and hard, with multiple hospital stays for intense chemotherapy. The closest pediatric oncology unit is two...
Jaliyah
Jaliyah was a normal seven-year-old before her life was turned upside down with a cancer diagnosis. Her mother received the devastating news that Jaliyah had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on May 30, 2019. Jaliyah is now almost one year into a 2.5 year treatment plan...
Lex
Alexander, aka Lex, began losing his energy and his appetite over the course of a month. He also had a fever for a few days and a week of severe muscle aches that were attributed to a virus. However, lab work done at the ER was normal. Lex did not fully recover and...
Samantha
Two years prior to being diagnosed with cancer herself, Samantha had discovered a lump on the family dog which turned out to be Lymphoma. When Samantha found a lump in her own armpit and neck just before her 16th birthday, she was immediately concerned. Despite having...
Kayla
Kayla was a normal nine-year-old who enjoyed dancing and playing sports before she was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) in November 2018. MDS is a rare group of bone marrow failure disorders—and a type of blood cancer—in which the body no longer makes...
Samson
Samson was your typical, curious, wild and crazy four-year-old who loved all things Marvel, Hotwheels, space, geography, weather and anatomy. His parents became concerned when they noticed he was looking pale and acting lethargic—an unusual behavior for the normally...
Lillian
Lillian was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia early May 2018, mere weeks after celebrating her first birthday. For the next eight months, Lillian underwent four rounds of chemotherapy. During the third round, Lillian’s heart stopped and she was rushed to the...
Ethan
In July 2019, seven-year-old Ethan went in for what everyone thought would be a minor surgery. His parents never expected to learn that their son had cancer. During the surgery, it was discovered that Ethan had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a non-Hodgkin lymphoma....