Warriors are not born, they are forged through adversity and hardship. They were never looking for a battle. Instead, it ended up at their doorstep and they decided to simply fight. Kabir has been fighting since April of 2017. His name means “The Great One” and since the day he was diagnosed, Kabir has been trying to live up to his name.

After relapsing last year, Kabir went on to have a bone marrow transplant. His brother, Ayaan, was his donor. Ayaan’s name means “The Gift”. We could never have known 7 years ago when we named him that Ayaan would too one day live up to his name.

We are very happy to share that Kabir and Ayaan had their one year bone marrow transplant anniversary in September and Kabir has been in remission for one year now since his transplant.  

In the same month, we also celebrated Bhavika's birthday and Mandeep's 40th birthday and we both wished for the same thing when all the candles were blown out: for Kabir to stay in remission life-long and for his quality of life to improve as time passes. 

The last year was extremely challenging as Kabir still struggles with many long term issues from his bone marrow transplant, such as loss in kidney function, endocrine issues, and mobility challenges. More research and better drugs are need to help children like Kabir so that they can live normal, happy lives.

No warrior’s story is without sorrow and suffering. We would like to honor Kabir’s warrior friends who are no longer with us including Ali, Juliet, Christopher R, CJ, Ella, Christopher B and Logan. You will remain in our hearts forever.

For those who are still fighting, including Jonny, Amogh, Chase, David, Theo, Kali, Rocket, Aila, Patrick, Juanito, Rocco, Ojas, Sam and Noah, we will continue to fight alongside you. As Kabir has said many times in the past, “If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!”

Every day, there are almost 800 new cases of childhood cancer around the world. This adds up to an estimated 300,000 new cases of cancer that affect children under the age of 20 each year worldwide. And yet, childhood cancer research is vastly and consistently underfunded with less than 4% of the federal government's total funding for cancer research each year.

Private funding has led to huge strides in pediatric cancer care. This funding helps children live longer, happier lives with better outcomes, shorter treatment cycles and less toxicity.

Many of you have asked us how you can help us. Be a part of the cure and donate to Warriors Fight Cancer - Taunk Family Virtual Lemonade Stand