When Tanner was five, she was diagnosed with Leigh’s Syndrome, which is a rare inherited neurometabolic disorder that affects the central nervous system and its symptoms are typically rapid in progression. Now six-years-old, Tanner is spunky as ever. She is said to never let her limitations get her down and is very independent, always saying,…
10-year-old Jesus Orzco-Vasquez has been battling cancer for most of his life and now has high-risk Leukemia. He had a lifelong dream to become a famous police officer and receive the ultimate celebrity treatment. Thanks to supporters like YOU, his wish came true and he was smiling from ear to ear the entire time. His…
This is Kenzie, otherwise known as Kenzie the Warrior Princess. She loves playing dress up, cooking, puzzles, as well as singing and dancing. She is a 3-year-old girl diagnosed with stage 4 hepatoblastoma (a rare liver cancer) that has spread to both of her lungs since January 2020 after her 3rd birthday. She started her…
First diagnosed at age 12, Carlos had emergency surgery to amputate his lower left leg because of a blood clot. His doctor told us that he was considered “extremely high risk for life-threatening thrombosis” and that his expected lifetime was less than two years. Due to this condition, Carlos required medical care for the rest…
During his battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, nine-year-old TJ found strength in his favorite basketball star Stephen Curry. Not only would TJ watch all of his games, but he also has read Stephen’s book. TJ played basketball for the first-time last year and it has since become his favorite sport. So much so, that he…
At only eighteen months old, Brody was diagnosed with Leukemia. His journey through treatments was tough, but Brody proved to be tougher. In fact, he even continued to play on his soccer team during his chemo treatments and was the leading scorer despite having a port. Having never lost his sense of adventure, he decided…
