A blog about children’s cancer survivors, fighters and supporters,
and the cancer research that accelerates the search for cures.
I was introduced to the ugly world of childhood cancer when my cousin, Alisa Finley, was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 16. Over the next couple of years, I watched her fight and fight but always still smiling. I’d see her and her mom’s posts on Facebook about her battle and I …
Brady was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on 12/24/2014. He had just turned two years old on December 20, and we found ourselves hearing the words “Your son has cancer” just a couple days later. It completely changed our world. Brady’s subtype was M7 which made his type of leukemia even harder to treat because …
“Once you have cancer in your rear-view mirror, it’s important to advocate for the kids — your own and everyone else’s.” Life is good for Claire now. This multi-talented, 8-year-old dancer and gymnast is captivated by the history of ancient Egypt. A budding comedian, she has written a repertoire of jokes that she loves to perform. She is also an avid reader who enjoys playing with her friends. There is another important facet of Claire Braziel’s life – she is a cancer survivor and advocate. In December of 2012, …
My son Jude was diagnosed with a low-grade glioma brain tumor in 2014 when he was just two months old. By the time Jude was three months old he had had three surgeries and had started chemotherapy. One year into treatment his tumor started to grow again, and he had to start all over with a new chemo regimen. …
November 16, 2016 would prove to change our lives forever. While we were expecting our second child, Clay, we received the devastating news that our then 2-year old son, Nolan, had a Rhabdomyosarcoma tumor in his bladder. This was an unexpected blow to say the least. And to make matters worse, the tumor was blocking …
This past May 1st marked the ten year anniversary of Eloise’s death. It has been a decade of making adjustments in our personal lives yet we remain hopeful and forever grateful. My family has dedicated our best efforts in assisting Curesearch in any way that we can. We have participated in more than a dozen …
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Alex was just a happy, normal kindergartner when he was diagnosed basically out of the blue in February of 2012 after off and on back pain. He was diagnosed with ALL -acute lymphoblastic leukemia t-cell high risk. He started chemo the next day after getting the diagnosis. He endured 8 months of weekly, intense chemo …
Our son Steven was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia when he was 8 years old. Our healthy, athletic second child of four children felt ill at a local summer day camp. We took him to the doctor thinking he may have strep throat but when the doctor saw red dots on his chest they …
“Our Girl Rachel” On Friday, February 26, 2000, we heard the scariest words no parent should ever have to hear… “Your child has cancer… her chance of survival is about 10%” Rachel was only 14 months old when she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. The softball size tumor was in her abdomen and attached to her …
Our daughter Krislynn was diagnosed with Stage 4 Wilms tumor (Kidney cancer) which spread to her liver, lungs, abdominal nodules, and enlarged lymph nodes on 10/15/2016. Her treatment was brutal. Her next biggest hurdle is puberty. That’s when we will know (hopefully) if she will need a kidney transplant sooner (teenager) rather then later in …
