Virginia is very shy when she meets new people, but once she warms up, she has a sweet and spunky personality. She loves playing with puppies and doing art projects. Virginia started getting sick on a Tuesday. |
Gianna is a loving, silly, fun-loving little girl. She is tough and strong-willed and knows what she likes and doesn't like. In her own words, she says "Leukemia messed with the wrong chick!" |
Peyton can be described as the perfect child. She was a healthy 8 lb 12oz red headed, blue eyed baby girl. After watching the Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker at the age of 3, Peyton looked at her mother and said that is what she wants to do – dance on stage. |
Connor is a sweet one year old who has remained happy through his journey of kicking cancer to the curb. He likes to play with his toys, loves getting into things and is his family’s hero. |
Emmery loves Mickey Mouse, dance class, reading books and just being a happy 2 year old little girl. Emmery is sweet, kind, very smart and loving. Emmery also has no idea she is sick and battling Stage 3 Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors. |
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. |