Category Archives: Gold Ribbon Hero
Gold Ribbon Hero: Irene
Meet Irene, a Ewing’s Sarcoma survivor! The story detailed below is an account written by Irene. When I was 20 years old, I was living…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Abigail M.
Meet Abigail, an acute promyelocytic leukemia survivor with a magnetic personality. Abigail began her cancer journey in September of 2016 at 14 years old. In…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Zach Sobiech
Meet Zach, a forever 18 year old osteosarcoma warrior. Zach was a compassionate and loving soul with a passion for living life to the…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Gage
Meet Gage, an outside-loving four year old acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivor! At just two years old, Gage was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). When…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Steven “the Cancer Crusher”
Meet Steven, a 13 year old Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) warrior! Steven just turned 13 on August 2nd and aspires to be a chef when…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Kelsie
Meet Kelsie, a forever 17 year old glioblastoma warrior. After battling months of nonstop headaches and losing peripheral vision in her right eye, Kelsie…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Noah S.
Meet Noah, a 5 year old ALL warrior. Noah plans to attend the University of Tennessee when he grows up to learn how to be…
Damon’s ‘Happy’ Perspective
Meet Damon, a childhood cancer advocate and forever 13 year old. The day that Damon was diagnosed, he heard the song, “Happy” by Pharrell while…
Gold Ribbon Hero: William
Meet Will, a forever 11 year old childhood cancer hero. At three years old, Will was diagnosed with adrenal cancer. He immediately started chemotherapy when…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Jillian Duffy
Meet Jillian, an acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivor and is currently using her platform as Miss Connecticut 2019 to help raise awareness for childhood cancer. Jillian…