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.
Olivia
In April 2022, Olivia was suffering from unilateral thigh pain and bilateral knee pain. After blood work was done by her pediatrician, she was diagnosed with B-cell ALL. Olivia was immediately admitted to the hospital to begin chemotherapy treatments. Despite...
Nevaeh
Just a month after turning one, Nevaeh was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. What should have been a season of growth and excitement at such a young age, became one of learning new medical terms and spending time within the walls of the hospital. We are proud of...
Madison
Maddie was diagnosed with High Risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in June of 2022. Maddie had been complaining about pain in her right right arm a couple months prior, but it went away. In May, Maddie's family had just returned from a beach trip and the pain...
Brody
In September 2018, Brody was taken to urgent care for what his parents believed was hands foot and mouth. They quickly learned that Brody had blood cancer and would begin treatment right away. He relapsed in 2020, and has continued his fight. Since he was 4 years old,...
Levi
Levi was diagnosed in 2022 with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Levi did not let his diagnosis stop him from putting up a good fight. Levi loves the Hulk, super heroes and spending time with his family. Levi is now beating cancer and loves being back home and doing all...
Jon-Wesley
Jon-Wesley was diagnosed with b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2021. He is currently fighting but doesn’t let anything slow him down! He loves spiderman and arts and crafts. He wants to learn how to play the piano and become a police officer when he grows up....
Maddie
Maddie was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of thirteen. Today she is thriving and advocates for childhood cancer research. She loves all things space & NASA, has been to Canada twice, and her favorite animals are otters. Maddie is a...
Auburn
Auburn was diagnosed at eighteen with Stage Two Hodgkin’s lymphoma. What should have been the fun of Auburn's senior year became trips to the hospital. Through it all she has taken it in stride with the warmest smile on her face. Auburn loves spending time with her...
Sarah
In January 2022, 12-year-old Sarah received news that she had cancer. The next year was filled with a port placement, blood thinner injections, picc line placement, port accesses, scans, and chemotherapy treatments. She has been a champion through it all. Sarah dreams...
Brett
On January 25th, 2021, Brett was rushed to the hospital after suffering a brain bleed. He was diagnosed with T-cell ALL the same day and told that leukemia was the cause of the bleed. Brett has experienced vision loss, surgeries, chemotherapy treatments, procedures,...