CureSearch Heroes

CureSearch Walk team raises more than $140,000 for childhood cancer research

December 6, 2022 December 6, 2022 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes, CureSearch News

Alex Johnson was a happy-go-lucky 6-year-old boy who never had any health problems, so when he started experiencing back pain and a sore throat in 2012, his mother knew something was wrong. “Our doctor checked for strep and influenza, and they both came back negative,” Jamie Johnson, Alex’s mother, explained. “We headed home while the …

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Support kids like Caden this holiday season

November 18, 2022 November 18, 2022 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes

In November of 2020, Shannon Marshall heard the heartbreaking words that more than 15,000 families in the US hear every year, “Your child has cancer.” Her son Caden was diagnosed with B-cell leukemia. At just 10 years old, he spent weeks in the hospital enduring toxic chemotherapy. At one point, he was getting the highest …

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CureSearch Forever Hero: Landon Vargas

September 16, 2021 September 26, 2022 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes, Forever Heroes, Our Heroes

Landon Vargas was born on November 26, 2006. He was the oldest son of Beth and Ariel Vargas, and the playful older brother to three siblings. Landon loved to play sports and he always competed with determination, enthusiasm and a smile on his face. Whether winning or losing, Landon’s contagious laughter and positive attitude never wavered. …

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CureSearch Hero – Max Hersman

April 28, 2021 September 26, 2022 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes, Our Heroes

Max, a CureSearch Challenge participant will be running his first marathon in memory of his friend, Josh, who passed away from Leukemia in 2014. Read more about their story below, and why Max is so dedicated to funding childhood cancer research. “Childhood cancer, let alone cancer in general, had never impacted me growing up until …

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CureSearch Hero – Manny Perez

February 9, 2021 September 26, 2022 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes, Our Heroes

Manny was our extremely healthy, strong-willed, rambunctious little boy until age 3, when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 ALL (Burkitt’s Lymphoma). We were suddenly thrust into the overwhelming world of cancer and chemotherapy. Within a week of starting his chemo, Manny had severe complications that led to brain injury, infection, multiple surgeries, and prolonged mechanical ventilation. Over …

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CureSearch Heroes – Ryan Herring

September 22, 2020 September 26, 2022 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes, Our Heroes

Ryan is currently a 5-year-old boy undergoing treatment for diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor (DLGNT) at the University of Virginia (UVA). Diagnosed in March of 2019, Ryan’s family has traveled to various hospitals in hopes of a treatment to cure him, but unfortunately, there is not a cure for DLGNT this time. Ryan is only the …

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CureSearch Heroes – Alex

September 22, 2020 September 26, 2022 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes, Our Heroes

Alex, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in 2012. Alex and his family have been participating in the CureSearch Walk since 2013. Their team — The A Team — has raised more than $127,000 to date! Alex is now 16 years old, and thanks to research advancements, he is thriving. “I think the biggest reason we …

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CureSearch Heroes – Nitin Ramachandran

September 14, 2020 January 15, 2021 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes, Our Heroes

Nitin was diagnosed when he was in seventh grade with Medulloblastoma. He went through a 10 hour surgery, 6 weeks of radiation and a year long of chemotherapy. Besides the side affects of chemo radiation, he is doing very well and is currently a second year student at Georgetown University. We have participated in Cure …

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CureSearch Heroes – Claire, Team Clairebear

September 11, 2020 March 12, 2021 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes, Our Heroes

“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, …

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CureSearch Heroes – Jude

September 10, 2020 March 12, 2021 / Blog, CureSearch Heroes, Our Heroes

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. …

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