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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 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 …
2020 will be our 8th year walking for and supporting CureSearch, and we have successfully raised more than $175,000! Thank you for your past and future support! We formed team Hope for Sydney in 2013 after our daughter Sydney, then 3, was diagnosed with Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL). The Philadelphia chromosome is a rare subtype …
