Every day children with cancer fight with great strength and courage to survive and be cancer-free. Meet these brave young people and their families as they share their struggles and triumphs of dealing with their illness.
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Connor
Brain Cancer
Prayers along with aggressive treatment have given this toddler a chance.
Drew
Retinoblastoma
Read or listen to the story of a little boy who began his cancer journey as a baby.
Mathew
Burkitt's Lymphoma
Read or listen to the story of a young man who makes the best out of everything, including his battle with childhood cancer.
Alijah
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Read the story of a family who joyfully watched their toddler hit the typical milestones and then the shocking dignosis that will forever impact their lives.
Levi
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Days of watching and waiting for a diagnosis that no one wanted to hear.
Cameron
Fanconi Anemia
What is it like to watch your child grow-up knowing all the while she will one day need a life-saving treatment?
Jeff
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Teenagers often have the misconception that nothing bad can ever happen to them.
Erik
Krabbe Disease
A diagnosis of Krabbe Disease often has a grim outlook. But nobody told that to Erik, an amazingly normal young man.
Sydney
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
"No one had much experience working with children this young because they simply didn't survive."
Ryan J.
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
"I'm lucky. I get two cakes every year. One for my birthday and one for the day my cancer went away."
Hannah
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Hannah battled fevers and other complications throughout her treatment. Her family was with her through it all.
Lucas
Neuroblastoma
Diagnosed with stage 3 neuroblastoma, Lucas underwent extreme measures to shrink the tumor in his abdomen.
Tori
Synovial Cell Sarcoma
When Tori's mom felt a huge lump in her daughter's thigh, there was no time to wait.
Andrew
Ewing's Sarcoma
A cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming, but Andrew's family always felt confident in the care he was getting.
Mariah
Osteosarcoma
The same afternoon that Mariah's adoption was finalized, a bump on her ankle was diagnosed as a malignant bone tumor.
Emma
Neuroblastoma
“When we found out our daugher had neuroblastoma, our world was turned upside down and we were suddenly facing the worst crisis of our lives."
Ryan S.
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Ryan lived and breathed sports, and his passion for baseball and hockey had him on the field and on the ice at age 4. Ryan never missed a hocky game until his diagnosis of cancer.
Karli
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Birthday party, family vacation, first day of kindergarten - all typical experiences for a six-year-old. But Karli is not a typical child.
Matt
Osteosarcoma
Chemotherapy alone did not offer a cure. In order to save Matt's life, doctors would need to amputate his arm.
Bailey
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
JMML does not typically respond to conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy, so a bone marrow transplant was the only possible cure.
Lily
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
To treat her relapsed leukemia, Lily urgently needed a stem cell transplant. Unfortunately, none of Lily's relatives were close matches.
Dylan
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
Dylan's ALD was diagnosed at the age of 6, but he didn't display any of the diseases common symptoms. In fact, he excelled in school, had a great love of sports and a seemingly natural athletic ability that always amazed his family.
Chloe
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Chloe was losing her spark and becoming severly lethargic.
Josh
Brain Tumor
Before he was old enough to talk in complete sentences, little Josh would wake up in the morning and say, "Head Hurt."
Sydney
Retinoblastoma
Lisa and husband Gregg were given two treatment options: remove Sydney’s eye or begin six months of chemotherapy plus cryotherapy — a new treatment that would freeze the tumor cells.
