Lyra is a confident three year old who spreads joy wherever she goes! She loves to sing, dance, draw, snuggle while reading stories and is rarely seen in anything but a princess dress. If you happen to pass Lyra at the store, she will most certainly ask you your name and probably tell you all about her favorite my little pony or what she ate for breakfast.
At 2 and a 1/2 years old, Lyra and her Mom, Megan, walked into their pediatrician’s office thinking she had an ear infection, and ....
In September 2013, our six-year-old daughter, Jordyn was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma— a diagnosis no parent ever wants to hear. Within a day of diagnosis, she already started chemotherapy. Numerous lumbar punctures and blood transfusions soon followed. Our life had changed in an instant.
At two and a half years old, Charlie was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Soon after being diagnosed she under went surgery to insert a port-a-cath so she could receive chemotherapy treatments and make route blood work easier on her. Chemotherapy treatments were extremely hard on her little body and she refused to walk, she had neuropathy from the treatments. Charlie received chemotherapy treatments for two and a half years. She fought a hard battle on a daily basis and sh....
I am a cancer and bone marrow transplant survivor. On June 17th, 2013 at the end of my eighth grade, I was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer called Acute Myeloid Leukemia, or AML. On top of that, it was the worst subtype of AML so my outlook was considered very grim. I was admitted to the hospital and would not be released until the holidays while I underwent five rounds of chemotherapy back to back. The journey was a long, painful and very intense process. I lost over twenty poun....
I discovered a small painful lump under my armpit area and went to the doctor. I was given antibiotics for an infected lymph node. A few months down the line, I noticed the lump had grown larger and scheduled another doctor appointment. My doctor ordered blood tests and an ultrasound. The ultrasound was followed up with a biopsy. I was diagnosed with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) on October 24, 2016. ALCL is a rare type of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I'm 23 years old. I recently graduat....
Seven years ago I was 18 years old and a freshman in college. I could not have been more proud of myself. I had a 3.7 GPA, I joined the cheerleading team (first time I ever cheered before), became a member of a sorority and was involved in a local organization related to my major.
I went home for Thanksgiving dinner and my family noticed I didn't look well. I knew something was wrong, but I had an "excuse" for all my symptoms. The next thing I knew, I was scheduled for surgery to have a....
