Marcel was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at the age of two-and-a-half. It started with fevers and continued with Marcel waking up screaming during the night. His parents, Ana and Marcel Sr., started noticing that his balance was off and he was frequently falling down for no apparent reason. They also noticed that some days, Marcel seemed normal, yet other days he had no energy.   Marcel’s family took him to the doctor, but both a hemoglobin test and chest x-ray came back...

Photo credit: Jeff Roffman When Charles, a.k.a. Charlie, began experiencing flu-like symptoms, little did he know his holiday season was about to be turned upside down. On Christmas Eve of 2018, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of childhood cancer that occurs in the bone marrow. Today, Charlie’s parents Amanda and David are happy to report that he is in phase two of interim maintenance treatment. While there were complications that resulted in an...

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...