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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 against childhood cancer by making a donation or setting up your own Rally fundraiser today.RALLY WITH US!MEET MORE RALLY KIDS
Our 12 year old daughter – Abigail – was diagnosed with a Grade 2 Astrocytoma after enduring an Intraoperative MRI Craniotomy with Tumor Resection on March 31, 2017. Her tumor was initially found on February 8th after a late evening MRI due to persistent headaches with no relief from several different medications. She has battled through physical and speech therapy since the first week of April, and was sadly not able to return to school. She was required to do hospital homebound schooling,...
Chayton is a two time Medulloblastoma Survivor. His family writes, “In the summer of 2006 we began seeing signs of concern for Chayton’s health. He had several episodes of vomitting and he would often fall from even to uneven surfaces. We spoke with his pediatrician about our concerns in December and he said we should do a psychological evaluation after Christmas. After Christmas, Chayton came down with a horrible case of the flu. I took him to the pediatrician on Tuesday and he said if he is...
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 against childhood cancer by making a donation or setting up your own Rally fundraiser today.RALLY WITH US!MEET MORE RALLY KIDS
Catherine was diagnosed with a brain tumor (Optic Glicoma) on her optic pathways when she was 27 months old. She underwent chemotherapy for 18 months and finished on March 17, 2009! Although Catherine is officially finished with chemo, she will continue to be busy with brain MRIs scheduled every three months for the next 2 years, weekly blood checks to monitor her platelet counts, and eventually, bladder repair surgery. So far, she has done well, with a few bumps along the way. Incredibly...
In 2001, at the age of six, Abby was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor called anaplastic ependymoma. After surgery which completely removed the tumor, she had six weeks of radiation treatments. Everything was just fine when a routine MRI revealed a recurrent tumor in 2003. Additional surgery and brachytherapy radiation followed. Later that same year, Abby had more surgery to remove extensive radiation necrosis after which she completed two years of oral chemotherapy. In May 2007, a...