Category Archives: Awareness
Gold Ribbon Hero: Neev
Meet Neev, a DIPG hero. When Neev had redness in his eyes and became wobbly, his parents took notice. “We had to take him to…
Indiana and Kentucky Childhood Cancer Day: Making Strides for the Cure
Imagine hearing “your child has cancer,” and then learning that there is hardly any funding for life-saving research. That is the reality for childhood cancer…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Hallie Jean
Meet Hallie Jean, a CNS embryonal tumor hero. When Hallie was three weeks old she started vomiting uncontrollably and her mother, Erica took notice.…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Iyra
Have you been curious about the little warrior shown in our giving season images? Meet Iyra, a brave 4-year-old rhabdomyosarcoma warrior. In August, Iyra…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Charley
Meet Charley, a one year old acute myelogenous leukemia warrior. When Charley started daycare she was always sick and in the doctors office. The doctor…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Declan
Meet Declan, a T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma warrior. In May 2021, Declan’s parents noticed large nodes on his neck. At the time, he was two…
7th Grader GOES GOLD® for Childhood Cancer
Meet Adriana, a rising 8th grader on a mission to help anyway she can. After her successful GO GOLD® fundraiser, Adriana is committed to…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Preston C.
Meet Preston, a Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor (DSRCT) hero. On Christmas Eve in 2015, Preston was rushed to the emergency room after his…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Kashton
Kashton was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in November of 2020. Doctors initially thought it was the stomach flu but finally discovered that it was…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Eileen
Meet Eileen, a 6 year old T-Cell Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma warrior. In mid September 2021, Eileen woke up with a low grade fever and complained…