Childhood Cancer Awareness: Your Photos

Quinten was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma in Dec. 2010 at 15 months old. After six rounds of high dose chemotherapy, a stem cell transplant and 12 rounds of radiation, he is in remission, Amanda Dopson writes.

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Aleksei Minarik was diagnosed with PNET Ewing's Sarcoma of the spine in Jan. 2011. He was declared cancer-free in November, his mother Alli Minarik writes. "He has been an inspiration to so many people we could not be more proud of him!"

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Teagan was diagnosed with Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML) at tender age of 3.5 in Nov of '06. The only treatment resulting in a cure for JMML is a Bone Marrow Transplant, with about a 50% survival rate. She relapsed 6mo after her transplant. She passed away on September 19th, 2008. She loved anything pink, playing dress-up, books, sprinkled donuts, her blankie and stripie (her plush kitty). Forever missed, forever cherished, forever loved. www.caringbridge....

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Christian on the day of his very last chemo treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center with his family in December 2009. Submitted by his mother Diana Fagala.

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Matthew is currently in treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His mother, Wendy Burr, writes: “His treatment will last a total of 3 years and 3 months, which will be roughly half of his life by the time he's done.”

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Ethan Lent was diagnosed at 5 years old. He is seen here “riding” his IV pole in the hospital hallway. His mother Johanna Lent sent us this photo, and writes: “Ethan beat the odds, and is now a healthy 10 year old boy!”

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Ryan Tamayoshi at 2 1/2 years old after almost 6 months of aggressive treatment for AML. A 50/50 prognosis. He is now 13 years old.

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Sean Hanson was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in September, 2003, mom Ellen Hanson writes us.

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Sam was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a highly malignant brain tumor, when he was 3. "He is now 14 and dealing with the "gifts" of his treatment--yes, one of them being life!" mom Sandy Barrow writes.

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Grace was diagnosed with brain cancer at 5. In September, she will be 5 years beyond diagnosis. She is doing well, but will have to live and struggle with side effects the rest of her life, mom Rebekah Ham writes us. Ham has documented Grace and her family's journey here: www.caringbridge....

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Makade Gaige Thom was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma on Nov. 16, 2005 when he was 2. He is currently in remission, Michelle Knutson writes.

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Emma Golden is "my hero," her mom writes us.

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Denise Bennett What a beautiful smile!!!

Nicholas was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma at 23 months on April 22, 2009. "He is now 4 1/2, and kicking cancer's butt," mom Heather Noel writes.

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Elena, was diagnosed with ALL at age 2. She is now 4 and in Maintenance and will finish up her 2.5 years of treatment in July, mom Briana Hoffman writes. In this photo, Elena is receiving an infusion of IV chemo at Primary Children Medical Center.

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Chelsie Watson Young We love Elena!

Ellen Flannery, the founder of CancerFree KIDS Pediatric Cancer Research Alliance, submitted these photos of (top) Leah, Kamari, (bottom) Jenna and Thomas.

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Blake Buffa, 10, a rhabdomyosarcoma survivor. Blake was diagnosed at 8 yrs. old, the second of two cousins to be diagnosed with pediatric cancer, Randy Pickus writes.

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Submitted by Kelly McMonagle.

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Anne Spurgeon submitted this photo of a local support network. "Local organizations like the Madison, Wisconsin's 'Badger Childhood Cancer Network' support families of kids with cancer by linking them with other families to provide emotional support and emergency financial assistance."

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Samuel Grady, 3, was diagnosed last July with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His mother, Pauline Grady, sent us this photo.

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Louise Holland God Bless you and the people who love you.

Melissa Shipley-Paul Prayers for a cure for the monster called cancer.

JoAnne Delgado xoxo to Sam!

Jaylon Fong, 11, is a leukemia patient at the City of Hope, a cancer center outside of Los Angeles. Francis Fong sent us this picture and tells us that he has been in remission since 2009, a year after his initial diagnosis.

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Francis Fong Thank you. Jaylon achieved remission in Jan 2009 one month after his diagnosis in Dec 2008.

Sophia Langford was 4 years old when she passed away due to anaplastic medullablastoma. Her mother, Shirley Langford, writes: “The hole in your heart never heals after losing your child and the nightmares from the fight always haunt you.”

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Porter Lilley, 8, was diagnosed with leukemia in October. His mother, Jen Lilley, writes: “Cancer has changed every bit of life as we know it. All he wants is to play baseball this spring...”

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Brooke Mulford was diagnosed in January 2009, when she was 4 years old, with stage IV high-risk neuroblastoma. Brooke currently shows “No Evidence of Disease” extensive therapy and treatment. Her mother, Amy Mulford, sent us this photo and writes, “there is not a day that goes by that I don’t worry about relapse…”

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Aida of Nubia (Aida B.) So beautiful!

Bobby Menges was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma when he was 5 years old. He is now 14 and healthy. This photo, sent by his mother, Elizabeth Menges, was taken with his late grandfather in 2004 after a stem cell transplant.

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Lauren, 14, relapsed in November, mom Cherri Chiodo writes. "my sunshine."

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Alex John was 14 years old, and loved life, friends, family, music, sports and animals, dad Bob Piniewski writes. He was diagnosed with cancer on Father's Day, 2007, and passed away Jan. 5, 2008.

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Abigail was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma when she was 4 and lost her left eye due to the battle, mom Heather Adler writes. This is when she took her prosthetic out for the first time and cleaned it - a great accomplishment for her, Heather tells us.

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"Sean attacks cancer like he attacks his opponents on the LAX field," mom Mary Beth Dever writes. "Sean lost his left leg to cancer but not his fight."

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Levi, at age 5, battling high risk medulloblastoma. He is now almost 12 and battling long term effects of the treatments that saved his life, his mom writes. "He wakes up everyday with a smile on his face."

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Chris Court was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in January 2011. He passed away in October of last year after 10 months of treatment. His mother, Caroline Court, sent us this photo and writes: “He fought to the end and is my hero.”

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Sarah Neary and her sister Katie during Sarah’s treatment for leukemia. Her parents Laura and Steve sent us this photo, and write: “A reminder that childhood cancer doesn't just happen to the patient--it devastates the entire family.”

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Kai Plunkett was diagnosed with precursor B leukemia before a week before he turned 3 years old. His mother Dawn sent us this photo, and writes: “This photo became our "logo" for the Hopes and Heroes walk we do for his clinic in the spring. Our tag line is TKO Leukemia with Kai's crew!”

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Anna Rose Bakotic, 9, was diagnosed with actue lymphoblastic leukemia last year. Her mother, who sent this photo, writes: “She is my "little survivor", as her Dad also is a Hodgkins Lymphoma Survivor.”

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Ducan Micheltree was diagnosed with Willm’s tumor, stage III at 2 ½ years old. His father Eric Mitcheltree sent us this photo. Eric writes that Duncan is now 4 ½ years old and “doing great thanks to the doctors and COG/ CureSearch.”

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Taylor Ann Brooks was diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumor. Melissa Brooks, her mother, sent us this photo. “She should be 18 years old and a freshman in college. There were no “astonishing gains” for her,” she writes. We have added a link through Taylor’s photo to the Taylor Brooks Foundation.

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Graem Hobbs, 3, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblasic leukemia on Christmas Eve, 2010. Candin Hobbs sent us this photo.

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Jacob was 2 years old when this photo was taken. His brain tumor had relapsed a month earlier. After aggressive treatment, including a stem cell transplant, he passed away a month later in the summer of 1999. This photo was sent to us by his father, Jeremy Shatan. He works for Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund.

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Maci, 7, loves horses, the outdoors and the ballet. She was diagnosed with a brain stem glioma in Feb. 2011. "After surgery in March, she is learning how to talk, crawl, and walk all over while undergoing chemo as the tumor is growing once again," mom Shari Winebarger writes.

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Jessica Price Love you Maci! She will be healed!

Zoe, 6. Zoe was diagnosed with t-cell ALL on Sept. 7, 2010 when she was 5. Shared by Jen Baggett-Pramuk.

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Becky was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in 2007. After four lung surgeries, five leg surgeries, six traditional chemos and five experimental trials, Becky passed away on Feb. 6, 2010. She was 10 years old. Submitted by Wendy Boucher

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Matthew on his Make-a-Wish trip to Pearl Harbor. Submitted by mom Tricia Litchfield.

Erik, now 20, was diagnosed with medulloblastoma that had spread to his spine at 17 months old. "He is a miracle," mom Norma Zimmerman writes. "A cure does come at a cost and the treatment that saved his live did leave him with many of the long term effects."

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Julie Engel's granddaughter was born with a high-grade glioneuronal brain tumor that was removed when she was 6 months old. Today, she is tumor free but suffers from multiple disabilities because of the tumor and the treatment. "Still, she is our hero!"

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Kayla was diagnosed with AML when she was 4 months old. She just celebrated her 5 year BMT birthday, mom July writes.

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Tommy at his last MRI just a week before Christmas. The MRI was stable, mom Maria writes. "We are so grateful for every minute."

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"Childhood cancer changes everything," Sarah Morgan writes. "You learn to cherish every single moment."

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Pinned by Tara Kilpatrick

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Brianna and her twin sister Alexis. Brianna was born with a high-grade mixed glioneuronal (vicious brain tumor). She was the youngest ever diagnosed with such a tumor. It was removed when she was 6 months old. She then endured 15 months of high-dose chemotherapy. The tumor and treatments have caused major brain damage and Brianna has multiple disabilities... can't sit unassisted, talk, walk, eat by mouth, etc. Still, she is a treasure and our hero. At almost five years old, she has taught me more about life than I had ever learned before.

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Jake was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 5, mom Heidi Jamieson writes. Jake, now 9, finished treatment in June of 2011, but the family found out two weeks ago that the cancer has returned. "He is our warrior and the strongest kid we know."

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Arianna gives her father a kiss at the pediatric hematology/oncology clinic at Miller Childrens Hospital, Long Beach,Calif. during her treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. She will complete her treatment on Jan. 20, 2012, her seventh birthday, her mother Lynn Eyres writes.

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