by Stephanie Marie (Seattle, WA) Lathyn was always a child full of personality. Someone who knew no strangers and treated everyone like they mattered. He has always had an ability to…
by Kimberly Kuck (Hicksville, NY) On June 6, 2015 we were told our perfect, happy, beautiful 4‐year‐old daughter, Amanda “Mandy”, was living with a monster inside her brain: Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine…
by Alisa Weldon (Austin, TX)
In most cases when you are touched by a cause and motivated to take action it’s typically because it’s affected you or someone close to you. Because of an introduction and professional referral to Turn It GoldFund, I thought my connection would be out of a general care for children, out of my desire to engage and help fight against this horrific disease.
by Angela Dina (Houston, TX)
When my son, Charlie, was 4, he had a stomachache over Memorial Day weekend. After a couple of days of home remedies and phone calls to the pediatrician, I made the decision to go to the ER near our home. The diagnosis was nothing I could have ever prepared for. Stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma. This diagnosis was our family’s worst nightmare…
By Mike Dina (Houston, TX)
We all encounter others, who will have more than us and less than us, but it’s not about what we have or lack, it’s about how we love and treat each other. It’s as if God wants to see what our character will become based upon the environment he’s planned for us. On the morning of May 30th 2012, we heard those unforgettable words “Your son has cancer”, something I never want any parent to hear…
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