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Childhood Cancer

A Letter from Dean – December 2020

A Letter from Dean – December 2020

by | Dec 17, 2020

Thank you for opening this letter. And for caring about kids fighting cancer. What a year. We can all agree that 2020 is not a year we will soon forget. When the pandemic struck, I thought about the Rally Kids and their families. Their “normal” is living with an immunocompromised child, yet I have always been inspired and in awe of their ability to adjust and readjust. So personally, and at Rally, I took my cue from them. Our theme became adjust and readjust. And that is what we did. Like many...

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Helping Childhood Cancer Families Carry The Weight

Helping Childhood Cancer Families Carry The Weight

by | Dec 16, 2020

When you donate to Rally, you fund much-needed childhood cancer research—but there’s more to it. Childhood cancer changes EVERYTHING. It affects the entire family dynamic. It also changes the family’s support system. When your “new normal” includes multiple hospital stays and isolation to protect immune systems, relationships will naturally suffer. By giving to Rally, you help us stand beside families when they can no longer stand on their own. Brigitte is mom to Rally Kid Briley, who is...

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Rally Kids Maylee & Kiki: #FORTHEIRFUTURE Of Friendship

Rally Kids Maylee & Kiki: #FORTHEIRFUTURE Of Friendship

by | Dec 2, 2020

When you give to Rally, you aren’t just funding research—you are funding childhoods. You’re giving kids the chance to experience life, form lasting friendships and shape their futures. Maylee was first diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when she was 3 years old. She underwent seven months of aggressive chemotherapy and remained in remission for two years. Unfortunately, Maylee relapsed and had to endure more harsh treatments. Maylee is now 8 years old and cancer-free, but she...

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Meet Rally Kid Lex: A Fun-Loving 11-Year-Old Who’s Fighting Blood Cancer

Meet Rally Kid Lex: A Fun-Loving 11-Year-Old Who’s Fighting Blood Cancer

by | Oct 23, 2020

There’s no way around it: Childhood cancer is sneaky, and it happens unexpectedly. Symptoms can be mild and are often confused with other common ailments like colds, growing pains or headaches. For Rally Kid Lex, it all started with a couple of those “common” symptoms: tiredness and a lack of appetite. It was August, and Lex had just started the new school year. His parents naturally assumed that he was simply getting acclimated to the full days at school, followed by play practice. Despite...

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A Letter from Elaine

A Letter from Elaine

by | Aug 31, 2020

It’s been fifteen and a half years since a malignant tumor the size of a grapefruit was removed from the left kidney of our son, James. The feelings of despair and the fear of losing our eleven-year-old constantly gnawed at our hearts. Every time I meet a parent of a child faced with cancer, I empathize deeply with them. As James’s treatment progressed, we muddled through the pains and disruption of surgeries, tests and multiple days and nights in the hospital. It dawned on us that, while this...

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Words of Wisdom from a Brain Tumor Mom

Words of Wisdom from a Brain Tumor Mom

by | May 21, 2020

In honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, I asked Melissa Mott—one of my favorite Brain Tumor Moms—a few questions. I really enjoy her posts on Facebook. More times than not, they make me laugh and made me think at the same time. Melissa is the mom of Rally Kid Anna who was diagnosed with a pineoblastoma six years ago. Anna has beat her brain tumor, but side effects from her disease and treatment including blindness, short-term memory loss, mobility problems, hearing loss, permanent hair loss...

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