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When Joby was around 3-and-a-half months old, her parents noticed her right eye seemed to be half closed all the time. She was soon diagnosed with Horner’s syndrome, and then on New Year's Eve, a CT scan revealed she had stage 2a neuroblastoma. |
Matilda is a sweet 5-year-old who never asked, "Why me?" when she was diagnosed with stage 2 Wilms tumor. After a rollercoaster of treatment, Matilda is now in remission and continues to be her positive self! |
Born a mere 11 months and 28 days apart, Hope and CJ are two siblings who are incredibly close in more than just age. They've both supported each other through their individual experiences with cancer. |
Samantha has dreams of one day playing a part in the show Hamilton, and participating in Olympic gymnastics. She's never let the fact that she has one eye get in the way of achieving her goals thus far; retinoblastoma is only one part of her past. |
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Scarlett is a genuinely happy baby who gives everyone a smile. At her checkups, pediatricians agreed that her liver felt odd. Many tests confirmed that Scarlett had stage IV neuroblastoma. Today, she is undergoing chemotherapy on a clinical trial. |
Ethan was a strong, joyful kid with a smile that lit up any room. Despite multiple relapses and years of treatment, he never let his fight with anaplastic ependymoma bring him down. Sadly, Ethan passed away in December 2020. |
At 14 years old, Brady was a kind-hearted big brother who fought cancer with all his strength. After experiencing arm pain and weakness, several viruses and chest tightness, Brady began treatment for osteosarcoma. Sadly, he passed away on May 26, 2019. |
Nora may be a shy little girl, but she is fierce! Nora was diagnosed with stage IV high-risk neuroblastoma at 4 years old and traveled a long, difficult road in treatment. After more than a year of fighting, Nora relapsed, but she refuses to slow down! |
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John Robert was born with a heart of gold and the ability to make anyone smile or laugh. At 2 years old, an ultrasound revealed a nine-centimeter tumor engulfing John Robert's left kidney. After a CT scan, he was diagnosed with stage III Wilms tumor. |
Much like his hero, Spider-Man, Jovahni has spent many days fighting off bad guys but his enemy comes in the form of cancer. After bouts of limping for months, being sent to the ER twice and seeing an orthopedist, Jovahni was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. |
Abby is an incredibly strong and brave 9-year-old who, despite battling cancer, often smiles and tells her mom about how she loves her life. In the fall of 2017, a life-changing CT scan revealed she had medulloblastoma. |
Charlotte is a spirited, cheerful, fearless and strong-willed 3-year-old. At 22 months old Charlotte started behaving strangely and was diagnosed with acute viral cerebeller ataxia, then neuroblastoma, then OMS. She is a tiny but mighty fighter. |
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Even in the face of adversity, Nathan always displayed courage, grace, kindness and humor. His alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma diagnosis at 17 years old nearly blinded him and kept him homebound, but Nathan remained positive and resilient. |
Anthony loves the great outdoors. But he'd been experiencing strange symptoms before and during a family camping trip in May 2018. His symptoms only got worse, and eight months after his pain started, a lumbar puncture revealed positive leukemia cells. |
Alashujon was diagnosed with medulloblastoma after he was experiencing sever headaches, fatigue, and suffering grades. Today, he is conquering both chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Once he overcomes his battle, he has dream of becoming an astronaut. |
Today, you can't even tell Lexi has beaten cancer twice. At 7 years old she had difficulty breathing and was rushed to the emergency room. However, it wasn't until she received CT scans that they knew she had anaplastic large cell lymphoma. |
