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Hello! My name is Shelly, the mom of Ethan, my hero. I first came to know of Kids Kicking Cancer about seven years ago while watching the morning news. I was so inspired by Rabbi…

Ember is eight years old. Ember’s family found out about Kids Kicking Cancer through Beaumont Children’s Hospital. As Ember started to attend weekly classes, she made a group of friends who had gone through the…

When Daunte was born he was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease. At 2 years old Daunte began a 5 year chronic transfusion program as a result of complications from his sickle cell. Eventually he needed…

I contacted Kids Kicking Cancer when Caleb was 2-years-old, following two surgeries, five very hard rounds of chemotherapy, and 30 rounds of Proton Radiation. Although he was small even for the Little Heroes program, Caleb…

Caiden’s mom recently shared her thoughts on Caiden’s journey with Kids Kicking Cancer. “The Kids Kicking Cancer organization has been a blessing for my entire family. Caiden, has been in remission for several years, however,…

When Brendan was first diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma he couldn’t pronounce it. At five years old, he lacked an understanding of why his life had become an ongoing cycle of terrible headaches, drugs that made him…

When Brandon was first diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma at 3-years-old, our family’s lives were turned upside down. The hospital tried to give us all kinds of programs to cope and make life bearable and…

In Amber’s mother’s words: I wanted to share a story with you that Amber shared in class last night. When Amber had her brain surgery back in December 2009, she had 2 MRIs done. Both…

My son Amanuel was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma soon after we arrived in the United States. It was a huge bombshell for us. I didn’t have friends or family here to share my fears with. My…

There are no words to express how we feel about Kids Kicking Cancer. During the darkest moments of our lives, my family found true help, support, and boundless love from the earthly Angels who work…

When Aiden was diagnosed with Leukemia at three years old, our world flipped upside-down. We were frozen in a moment trying to find a new normal. Kids Kicking Cancer became an extension of our family.…

We had known something was happening to our daughter about a year prior to her brain tumor discovery.  We were working with her then pediatrician to try and figure out what was causing her terrible…