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Brain Cancer
Brain tumors are the most prevalent form of pediatric cancer in kids under the age of 19. Brain cancer can form in any area of the central nervous system, which is composed of the brain and spinal cord. Certain types are more likely to occur in certain parts of the brain. Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor, accounting for about 20 percent of all pediatric brain tumors. Other common childhood brain tumors include atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRT), primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
Whit
Rally Kid Whit was diagnosed with trilateral retinoblastoma at just two months old after his pediatrician noticed his eyes moving back and forth during a routine appointment. Over the next eight months, Whit endured four rounds of high-dose chemo, a failed bone marrow...
Jaci
Rally Kid Jaci was a perfectly healthy and active five-year-old girl when she began having headaches during her kindergarten class. One weekend, Jaci came down with a headache that was much worse than the others—she began vomiting, having stomach pain and having...
Olivia
Olivia was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a brain tumor, a few months before she turned seven. After undergoing brain surgery, Olivia developed Posterior Fossa Syndrome—also known as cerebellar mutism—which can cause problems with speech, motor skills and mood...
Lucy
Lucy was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma—a high grade brain tumor—just after turning four years old. She fought bravely for six months but, sadly, she passed away on May 13, 2020. Read more of Lucy's story here. Every child who has been diagnosed with childhood...
Camden
Camden was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a brain tumor, at age seven. Every child who has been diagnosed with childhood cancer inspires us to Rally On to find better treatments with fewer long-term side effects and, ultimately, cures. Please join us in the fight...
Shaylin
Shaylin was a normal third grader who enjoyed cheerleading and ballet when, one day in early 2016, she got hurt while jumping on her home trampoline. This injury turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as the subsequent trip to the hospital revealed that Shaylin had...
Logan
Logan was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor, a Craniopharyngioma, in 2007. After four surgeries and 31 radiation treatments, the tumor is gone; however, Logan is now legally blind, left only with a small amount of vision in his right eye. The location of this tumor...
Kriseya
Kriseya is a brave, intelligent teenager who is wise beyond her years. Despite fighting brain cancer since the age of ten—and experiencing a relapse with cancer cells spreading to her spinal fluid—Kriseya has maintained her studies and ambition. In eighth grade, she...
Tyson
On July 16, 2019, just five months before his third birthday, Tyson was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). His parents had taken him to the ER due to loss of mobility, speech, and similar issues. There, the doctors performed an MRI and discovered...
Mariaha
When Mariaha was diagnosed at 18 months old with brain cancer, specifically grade 3 Anaplastic Apendymoma, it turned her family’s life upside down for an entire year. Mariaha was blessed to be in remission for three years until September 2019, when her cancer returned...