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Mark couldn't wait to be born. He decided to make his entrance to the world in the car, rather than wait for a hospital room. But as soon as 6 weeks old, Mark began facing many challenges, including cancer relapses, in his young life. |
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Marloe Rain was a soul full of sunshine. She danced her way through multiple rounds of radiation and even kept dancing to her favorite songs through the harshest rounds of chemotherapy. She is a hero to her family, who hopes to keep sharing her story. |
Chris loves baseball – he has a history of playing for his high school team and is a longtime fan of the San Francisco Giants. However, when he was in high school, Chris began having strange symptoms. Today, Chris is a three-time survivor of glioblastoma. |
Rachel loves math, being artistic, and being active – she's improving at swimming and wheelchair basketball! Since being diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, Rachel has had chemotherapy, radiation, and an above-the-knee amputation. Today, she is NED. |
Everett is a 2-month-old baby who loves showing off his gummy smile. He's also been in treatment for retinoblastoma his whole life. Today, Everett is undergoing chemotherapy to fight his cancer early. |
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Mary Judith is the happiest baby girl. But by 8 months old, she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and underwent chemotherapy. Today, she is having surgery to remove her tumor. |
Adelaide is a kind-hearted, compassionate, bubbly, funny, charismatic, and all-around positive girl. Before diagnosis, Adelaide was experiencing constant knee pain and struggling with lethargic behavior. After a long fight, she has reached remission! |
Jude is an imaginative and brave little boy. At less than a year old, he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma. He underwent many complications with his treatment and had to have one of his eyes removed. But today he is cancer-free! |
Little Quinnlee is loving and adorable. She had an 11 cm tumor and kidney removed and is currently NED, but doctors are watching and waiting to make sure her cancer does not come back. At just 1 year old, she has shown enough bravery for a lifetime. |
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Joshua is intelligent and has many hobbies. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at age 17 after having random fevers and night sweats. After 6 months of treatment, he reached remission! He now wishes to go to medical school for oncology work. |
Baby Jojo is a chatterbox who seemed as healthy as he is happy. But, that all changed when doctors found a malignant brain tumor. He is now going through cancer treatment, but is still the positive, courageous little boy he always was. |
At 3 months old, sweet little Willow had become not like herself. After many tests, doctors found a mass in her head, right behind her eye nerves. She was diagnosed with glioblastoma, which was inoperable for its location. Sadly, Willow passed away. |
Little Ayla loves animals and anything princesses! When Ayla started looking pale, developed random bruises, and did not want to walk, her parents knew something was wrong. Today, Ayla is bravely undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. |
