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Abby

by Rebecca | Jul 30, 2019

Abby is currently in the 10th grade. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor in November 2009. Abby began chemo treatments after diagnosis and completed the protocol in March 2011. It was determined after a year of being off chemo that Abby would need to start treatments again. She began chemo treatments for a second time in April 2012 and is scheduled to complete this protocol sometime in June 2013. Every child who has been diagnosed with childhood cancer inspires us to Rally On to find better...

Casey

by Rebecca | Jul 30, 2019

In June 2010, Casey began to have trouble walking while on a family vacation to Myrtle Beach. Within two days she was having difficulty getting up off the ground. We took her to the emergency room and they performed an MRI where they found a 5 inch spinal tumor (Spinal Astrocytoma). She was taken to the hospital where they performed emergency surgery two days later. Casey also has Neurofibromitosis I which causes tumors and we were told that kids with that condition rarely have malignant...

Caroline

by Rebecca | Jul 30, 2019

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

Hailey

by Rebecca | Jul 30, 2019

Hailey’s story began at a check up when she was seven months old. She had been very healthy up until that point – hitting all milestones, eating, sleeping well, smiling, laughing, playing, etc. Everything looked great at her visit except that her head was constantly cocked to her right side with her chin rotated towards her left shoulder. The pediatrician diagnosed her with torticollis, a tightening of the neck muscles, so we began physical therapy at the hospital and at home. Hailey also...

Charley

by Rebecca | Jul 30, 2019

Charley was born on August 13th 2013. She was healthy and beautiful with 10 fingers and 10 toes, she was the happiest baby I’d ever seen. She was perfect! At 2 months old I started to think she was a little on the small side. I asked her doctor and he said that she was fine, she may just be a small child. At 3 months old I was even more concerned and took her back to the doctors office and in fact she had lost weight from her last visit. We then started trying to figure out what was causing...

William

by Rebecca | Jul 30, 2019

William was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a childhood brain tumor, in April 2001 at the age of 14. He underwent brain surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, and he finished treatment in June 2002. He relapsed at age 17 with tumors in his spinal cord in March 2004. He had more chemo, a stem cell transplant, and radiation, and he finished treatment on December 31, 2004. The Rally Foundation was born from his community’s desire to join the fight against childhood cancer. After recovering from...

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