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 three-and-a-half year treatment plan that consists of daily chemotherapy. This includes 75 pills per month, plus intravenous treatments—all of which have lead to severe complications. The chemo left him unable to walk for months due to...

Described by her parents as a “wild and free” four-year-old girl, Sonnet began suffering from leg pain in October of 2018 that would wake her up at night. Initially, it went away quickly and was dismissed as growing pains. However, as the pain spread to her hips and began to occur more frequently for longer periods of time, her parents became concerned and made an appointment with their doctor. The pain continued, and after two more visits, the doctor finally agreed to do an x-ray. After the...

Ryleigh was first diagnosed in October of 2015 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 7 years old, she went through a little over 2 years of treatment and rang the bell for her last chemo in December of 2017. She had her port removed in February of 2018. Every thing was great until May of 2018 when we learned the cancer came back. Ryleigh was super sad because she thought this was going to be her first “normal” summer since 2015. She spent the first three weeks of June at Egleston. Her mom...