The night before his diagnosis, 6-year-old Tanner from Tucson, Arizona was doing one of his favorite things – playing soccer. But the normalcy he once enjoyed changed drastically when a CT scan uncovered a golf-ball-sized tumor in his brain called medulloblastoma....
“She likes to hold hands already,” Brian says of his adopted daughter, Margaret. “She’s adorable.” The connection was immediate between Margaret and her new parents Brian and Jennifer, both military officers stationed in Yuma, Arizona....
After an anxious four-hour drive from Bullhead City, Arizona, the Hemphill family felt a sense of relief when they walked through the doors of Ronald McDonald House of Phoenix. “We made it home in time for dinner,” said Chaz, mother of three-year-old Nolan....
As a healthy 14-year-old, Austin loves NASCAR, basketball and swimming competitively, so it was a shock to his family when a doctor’s appointment in December turned into something much less routine. Since birth, Austin had lived healthily with a dimple in his chest, a condition...
Just like many little girls, Dareece loves painting her nails and doing girly things. But what makes Dareece’s story different from other kids her age is that she spent her sixth birthday in the hospital being treated for cancer....
With a friendly wave down the hallway, you would never guess that one-year-old Itzel was fighting a hard battle. Diagnosed with neuroblastoma, she is preparing for 12 sets of radiation to treat the cancer. Through it all, Itzel’s dad, Manuel, describes his daughter as his...
Three-year-old Orla loves her Big Bird stuffed animal, giving high-fives, and playing along with her sister, Sadie. But her day-to-day life wasn’t as simple as enjoying these basic childhood treasures....
