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Childhood Cancer Heroes

A message from Jay and Liz Scott, Alex's Parents:

Many of you think of Alex as a hero – the sweet and courageous lemonade girl who inspired others to help children with cancer. Although she did not get the chance to live a long life, she showed us what it means to live a full life. Her bravery, strength and love of life continue to inspire us every day. She is indeed our hero!

Since Alex was diagnosed in 1997, millions more children worldwide have suffered because of cancer. These kids all have hopes and dreams of long lives. They have parents, brothers and sisters, grandparents and cousins who cherish them. They all inspire those who know them with their bravery, strength, and love of life. They are all heroes.

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Siblings of childhood cancer heroes face their own challenges with incredible perseverance. Read more about these inspiring SuperSibs.

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Alexandra Scott
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Katana was a creative spirit, sharing stories and developing movies in her head with her action figures. Her imagination ran wild and her heart was big. While she passed away at just 3 from leukemia, her parents continue to raise awareness in her honor.
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Sawyer is a young man with a big personality who always shows so much love for others. When he was diagnosed with germinoma, treatment had to be tailored specifically to him since he also has Down syndrome. Luckily, it worked and today Sawyer is NED!
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Waylon is a determined 5-year-old who can find joy in the little things. His treatment has been long and intense for medulloblastoma, but with help from ALSF's Travel for Care program, Waylon has reached important appointments and today he is stable!
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Paisley is such a happy baby. She smiles all the time and giggles when she is kissed or tickled. She LOVES playing with her toys, especially ones that play music or animal sounds. Some of her favorite foods are peaches, sweet potatoes, and carrots.
Ella is a quiet but strong soul. She loves to try EVERYTHING and doesn't give up easily on ANYTHING. She loves to play with her brother and sister, go to school and do gymnastics. Ella had terrible stomach pains off and on for about a month.
Kayla was a fun, happy person. She always knew how to make people laugh and loved just about everyone. She was a protective big sister and mean “mama bear” when someone hurt her sister or her friends.
Dalton loves sports, especially basketball, which he played competitively. He is a huge Kansas Jayhawks fan as well as a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs. He loves to hang out with friends, watch funny movies, and share his passion for music.
When Allie Severino grows up she wants to be a makeup artist. She is a strong-willed, cheery, girly girl. She is a proud military child. Allie loves being with her family and misses her grandparents, who live faraway.
Elliott Ortega was diagnosed with two different types of childhood cancer before he was 5 years old. Despite two very serious cancer battles, Elliott has not let anything stop him from smiling every day.
Scarlet Craig is a happy little girl, who loves to sing everything she does like she is living in a musical. She loves school and thrives with many activities and projects going on at once. Scarlet is also battling Stage IV neuroblastoma.
Harley Gage Paniagua does not allow his Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia diagnosis drag him down. Harley is 6 years old, and a loved, brave warrior, who will never stop fighting until he beats his disease.
Ellie is incredibly smart, brave, funny and creative. She is almost 7 and loves to play board games, play outside, spend time with her sisters and friends and to read anything she can get her hands on (especially about medicine and science).
Conner is super sweet, sometimes soft spoken, funny 7 year-old boy. He is the youngest of three—with a 21 year old brother and a 19 year old sister. Conner was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma when he was just 4 years old.
Alexa Geyer loves to paint and draw. She hates pizza. She is quiet and loves her kittens Bella and Ella. Alexa is 12 years old. Alexa has Neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that disturbs cell growth in the nervous system.
Hailey Parker was a beautiful, spirited, loving and witty 11 year old girl. Hailey is also a Childhood Cancer Hero. In March 2015, Hailey was diagnosed with Stage 4 Glioblastoma (GBM), a tumor of the brain.
Sawyer is a very busy one-year-old. He loves animals and “vroom vrooms," and he's got some amazing dance moves! He is the youngest of 8 children, so he's used to plenty of action.
Abigail Freitag loved her family more than anything in the world. Her best friends were her older brother Samuel and her little sister Sarah.
Caitlin Diane Curtin, fondly nicknamed Caitie, was born on August 18th, 1997 to Jerry and Diane Curtin. At the time, she was the youngest of four children. Even as a young child, Caitlin had compassion and understanding beyond her years.
Raygan “Rayray” Batton has a very appropriate name – she is known in her hometown as a sunny “Ray” of sunshine. Bubbly, happy and talkative, with a grown-up vocabulary and an adorable little voice, this 3 year old brings light into the room.