Category Archives: Childhood Cancer
Gold Ribbon Hero: Carson
Meet Carson, a 7 year old ovarian cancer warrior. After having a week-long fever, Carson’s stomach became hard to the touch. Doctors discovered the tumor…
7th Grader GOES GOLD® for Childhood Cancer
Meet Adriana, a rising 8th grader on a mission to help anyway she can. After her successful GO GOLD® fundraiser, Adriana is committed to…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Preston C.
Meet Preston, a Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor (DSRCT) hero. On Christmas Eve in 2015, Preston was rushed to the emergency room after his…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Lewis
Meet Lewis, a Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma CIC-DUX4 warrior. The day before diagnosis, Lewis’ mother, Dynae had just given birth and was in the hospital recovering. Her husband,…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Kashton
Kashton was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in November of 2020. Doctors initially thought it was the stomach flu but finally discovered that it was…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Eileen
Meet Eileen, a 6 year old T-Cell Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma warrior. In mid September 2021, Eileen woke up with a low grade fever and complained…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Walker
Meet Walker, a 15 year old osteosarcoma warrior. On December 14, 2021, Walker found out that he was battling osteosarcoma after a bike injury. He…
4 Ways to Keep Your Community Involved
During your child’s journey, it can be difficult to keep your community updated, especially between multiple doctors appointments and treatments. Apps like GoFundMe and…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Evan
Meet Evan, an 8 year old DIPG warrior. When Evan started demonstrating balance and speech difficulties accompanied by headaches and lethargy, his parents took…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Elin
Meet Elin, a 6 year old glioblastoma warrior. In December of 2021, Elin started developing evening headaches and intermittent nausea and vomiting not associated…