In September 2020, Peyton was taken to her local hospital after coming down with COVID-19-like symptoms at school. After her bloodwork showed abnormalities, Peyton was transferred to the children’s hospital an hour away. Unfortunately, instead of being diagnosed with a virus, 11-year-old Peyton was diagnosed with cancer: high-risk B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Peyton loves to read and do arts and crafts, but cancer treatments have made her too tired for anything but resting. For now,...

Two-year-old Liam was taken to the doctor on December 24, 2020 with swollen lymph nodes. After his labs came back abnormal, Liam was admitted to the local children’s hospital for further testing. On Christmas Day, Liam’s family learned their son had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It was something they never expected and were not prepared to hear. Liam began chemotherapy on December 29. As his family embarks on a long treatment journey—the standard ALL protocol is 3.5 years for boys—they...

Ian is a sweet, loving, spirited little boy who has always been very active—running and jumping from place to place like any two-year-old would. When Ian developed bruises on his legs, his mother assumed it was from normal play and rough housing with his brother. Ian still had tons of energy, so his parents did not suspect anything out of the ordinary. However, when Ian’s bruises increased in number and size, they took him to his pediatrician. Ian had bloodwork done and was sent home. Just a...