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Ashton
Ashton was a happy 3 year old when he began to have random health issues like nose bleeds, leg pain, and extreme fatigue. All of his...
Ashlynn
After complaining of leg pain, and finding blood blisters in her mouth I took her to the ER. They did labs and what seemed like a lifetime...
Ashlyn
Every child who has been diagnosed with childhood cancer inspires us to Rally On to find better treatments with fewer long-term side...
Ariana
When Ariana was suddenly diagnosed with leukemia, she was preparing to leave for Israel to take a GAP year program before attending school...
Anthony
Anthony was your normal all american boy, excelled in school, very athletic participating in school track, school basketball, boxing and...
A’nya
A’nya was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia on May 12, 2009 (2 days before her Pre K graduation). Her family knew something was wrong when she...
Nash
After two nights of waking up, screaming that his tummy hurt, begging for medicine and asking to go to the doctor, Nash’s parents...
Jase
Jase was just your average 2 year old up until February 10, 2019. He loves to ride his truck and to be outside and play with his dogs. On...
Blood Cancer
Shamar
On April 2, 2018, Shamar was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a type of cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes. According to his mom, Gloria, Shamar has always been a fun-loving young man and a wonderful child with many gifts. He also happens to be asthmatic and autistic. “He tends to be somewhat introverted at times,” Gloria said, “and even though he’s always had asthma, he never really let me know when he was having an episode.” One night, Gloria noticed that...
Conrad
Conrad first noticed something wasn’t right when he was playing basketball in gym class and had to sit down in the middle of the game. A trip to the school nurse revealed an enlarged liver, and the pediatrician said the word "leukemia" after seeing the results from a simple finger prick. Conrad received treatment and was in remission for five years. However, this past November, Conrad complained to mom Lisa about a bad stomach ache. She immediately took him to the ER, where they found out his...
Jessika
Jessika was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), a rare form of leukemia, in December of 2017. Like most children battling cancer, Jessika and her family have faced many challenges along the way. Immediately following her diagnosis, Jessika spent 20 days in the hospital for treatment. Many complications followed, including a blood clot in her heart, diabetes, a bone disease, and anaphylactic reactions to two of her chemo treatments. Another unexpected challenge for the...
Liliana
Photo Credit: Dinah Sutton Photography During the spring of 2016, Liliana’s parents noticed that she was becoming weak — often, she would ask to be carried the short distance from their driveway to the front door. While still upbeat and generally happy, she was not as active during normal play time with her older sister. She also developed a slight limp without any known traumatic injury. These symptoms, combined with several spontaneous nosebleeds, prompted parents Jeff and Lisa to take...
Nylah
A vibrant, caring eight-year-old who enjoys dancing, Nylah was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in 2015 after complaining of chronic head and stomach aches. At first, her parents Nigel and Cassandra thought she had food allergies, but it turned out to be far more serious than that. Following a visit to her pediatrician and a subsequent referral to the ER at Scottish Rite, Nylah was diagnosed with ALL, a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many immature...
Kaylee
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, 10-year-old Kaylee came from school complaining of pain in her chest and difficulty breathing. Her mom, Veronica, took her to urgent care that day, where Kaylee was diagnosed with a sinus infection. To be sure, Veronica also made an appointment with her pediatrician a few days later. As it turned out, Hurricane Michael was forecasted to hit Panama City and the family was supposed to evacuate. “We happened to have our own hurricane that day,” shared Veronica....