The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
If you ask 9-year-old Quincy what he would do with $100,000, he’ll tell it to you straight:
“I don’t think that is a responsible thing to ask me,” he’d say with bright eyes shining under a full head of curls. Quincy is just an ordinary 9-year-old, after all. His concerns are playing sports (baseball, swimming, martial arts), messing with coding to make video games better, and finding some time on Saturday mornings to lay on his couch (which might be one of his favorite things).
When you ask Quincy’s parents what they’d do with $100,000 they have a ready answer: fund... Read More
Sa’Mari is a sweet, caring and resilient 5-year-old who loves playing outside with her siblings and her dolls. For years, cancer treatment ruled Sa’Mari’s life, but now that she’s in remission, Sa’Mari is ready to play, paint, draw, sing, dance and make this life all her own.
“I may have had cancer, but cancer doesn’t have me,” she says.
Sa’Mari was just 4 months old when her mom, Samia noticed something strange – Sa’Mari’s left pupil would appear white whenever she took a photo. She didn’t think much of the occurrence until their pediatrician suggested seeing an... Read More
Charlan believes that miracles are everywhere. And right now, she’s dreaming of a miracle for her son, Rowan.
Rowan is known throughout his middle school for his kindness. He loves playing trombone for the school band, playing his Nintendo Switch, and playing games with his little brother, Jacob. For the past four years, he has been doing all this while in treatment for medulloblastoma, a type of brain cancer. But side effects from his treatment have made it difficult for him to do the things he loves at times. Things like moving his body, communicating with others and even... Read More
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