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Childhood cancer is something that no family would ever want their kids to suffer through. Aside from the physical pain that it brings, the emotional and mental implications it has on the whole family dynamic is not often discussed. It is a frightening and painful experience to watch your child fight against a disease that
Lily Jordan, 16, was supposed to see the Jonas Brothers concert in Hershey, Pennsylvania. However, she missed the show because she needed to receive urgent chemotherapy treatment for cancer. While at Penn State Children’s Hospital, Lily jokingly invited the Jonas Brothers to visit her because she won’t be able to attend their concert. She posted
More than earning some money for the summer, this 6-year-old boy from Denver, Colorado set up a lemonade stand to raise funds for a much greater purpose. Brady Campbell might be smiling in the photo below, but behind that wide grin is a horrible family tragedy that happened just the day before this picture was
There’s nothing better than celebrating your birthday knowing that people remembered you on your special day – and that is exactly what a boy with Down syndrome experienced during his birthday last June 14. A few days before his third birthday, Freddie Taylor’s mother, Joanne Taylor, had requested for some cards for his son who
This photoshoot became an annual tradition, which helps remind these three cancer free kids of all that they’ve gone through. The photographer hopes that the photographs also serve as an inspiration to other children who are going through the same ordeal. Lora, the photographer, was inspired to start this project after she lost a few
At such a young age, Trinity D’Autorio is already fighting for her life. In 2018, doctors found a cancerous tumor in her neck, and the sweet little girl was later diagnosed with neuroblastoma. For your child to have neuroblastoma cancer is enough to shatter any parent’s world, but Trinity had other battles to fight –
Every child deserves to live a carefree, blissful life. But for 21-month-old Molly Hughes, the first few months of her infant years completely painted a different picture – one filled with huge amounts of distress and heartbreak. Molly was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2017. But now, after five rounds of chemotherapy, two stem
It’s not an easy battle to face, but five-year-old Oscar Saxelby-Lee from St John’s, Worcester, has constantly kept a grateful attitude – smiling bright like the real trooper he is – despite the fact that he is suffering from T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a rare type of cancer. This trait is what endeared the nation
Dog lovers would agree that their loyal pets bring them a unique kind of happiness that no other creature in this world can. It is no different for Emma Mertens, a seven-year-old girl from Hartland, Wisconsin who just adores dogs. Emma suffers from Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a rare and inoperable brain tumor. She is
Her parents, Shelby and Jonathan, initially thought that their daughter Sophie was suffering from allergies when she got sick. Sophie had a difficult time breathing, and the doctor suspected that it was asthma. She was scheduled to take an allergy test a few days later, but Sophie never got to take it – the little
Our teenage years make up one of the most colorful moments of our lives. It is a time of self-discovery, of making friends, and just enjoying life. We are young, and we have every right to be carefree because we didn’t have to fulfill huge responsibilities just yet. The same was true for young Sophie
ALL THIS boy wanted for Christmas was to honor his late best friend by giving him a headstone—and he did it with hard work, love, commitment, and dedication. It’s been almost five months since Kaleb Klakulak, 12 years old, lost his best friend Kenneth “KJ” Gross, who succumbed to leukemia after years of chemotherapy. But
