Their Stories

What was thought to be a stomach bug ended up being so much more for 7-year-old Carrick and his family.

Despite the long road ahead, Joshua continues to stay motivated knowing he will beat cancer soon.

To say that the last few months have been a roller coaster would be a huge understatement.

Archie was 7 months old when he was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumor, a type of kidney cancer. He endured a nearly 12-hour surgery…

She was a full, vibrant child, who was so much more than her cancer which she never let it bring her down.

Lainey was 4.5 years old when a lump was discovered in her abdomen. She was a healthy, well-appearing kid with no signs of illness.

When a child ends treatment for cancer, their story isn’t over. Childhood Cancer Survivors often face long-term effects from treatment.

Alex refuses to be defined by the disease that could have cost him his life.

She calls her doctors and nurses “Her Friends”.

In the summer of 2003 Jonathan was diagnosed with cancer. Treatment was hard and the medications made him not himself.

Roy was a happy, smiling, 14 month old toddler when he was diagnosed with Bilateral Wilms tumors.

At just two years old Amelia was an active, sweet little girl with a larger‐than‐life personality. When she began having unexplained fevers and was no longer able to keep up with her older sister her parents became concerned.

In January 2020, at 4.5 months old, Kian was diagnosed with a large, aggressive brain tumor called an ependymoma. It was pressing against his brain stem, causing severe hydrocephalus, and close to taking his life.

Ilijah was 17 years old when he was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (rare bone cancer). Bone scans later revealed that Ilijah had lesions on his lungs, right hip, shoulder, and spine…

When he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia AML) in April of 2020, Cole was an extremely active 11-year-old boy. However, his regular activities…

It started as a simple cold, but when the cold was over the lump in her throat didn’t go away. Antibiotics did not knock it down and the lump remained.

Connor was diagnosed with a Wilms Tumor (Kidney Cancer) at 4 1/2 years old, Since that time we still continue our fight EVERYDAY, Things are easier, things get better….

Hello my name is Mary Katherine, I was born with stage 4 Neuroblastoma Cancer. Today I’m a healthy teenager at Bishop Ludden, although my treatment left me with a learning…

When we welcomed our beautiful, healthy baby girl into this world in January of 2011, we never expected that nine months later she would be diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia…

Following months of concern over obscure symptoms and misdiagnoses, William’s devastating diagnosis of Stage III Neuroblastoma was made in December 2009, when he was 6 months old…

On March 10, 2011, twelve year old Joshua was diagnosed with a rare, fast-moving form of cancer called Burkitt’s Leukemia (B-cell ALL). After a month of illness

On April 3rd, 2010, at the age of 15, as a high school freshman in Fulton, I was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. My somewhat “normal” teenage life…

In December of 2009, when I was a freshman at SUNY Oswego, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor in my cerebellum, the part of your brain that controls balance and coordination.

On June 20, 2009, our daughter Madeline was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric cancer called nephroblastoma or Wilms’ Tumor. Maddie was 2.5 years old.

My name is Taylor Matt. I’m seventeen years old. I am a high school senior and I’m currently battling leukemia for the second time. I was first diagnosed with leukemia when I was eleven…

In November of 2006, at the young age of 16, Naomi Glenister was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and treated at University Hospital. She spent the next 2 years…

Sophie was a 3rd grader at Stonehedge Elementary School in Camillus. The youngest of three girls, she loved to read, cook, show cows with her 4-H group, The Moo Crew, playing ice hockey, and if she…

Craig was a 17-year-old honor roll student at West Genesee High School when he was diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer called gastric adenocarcinoma.

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Bianca was a 7-year-old girl from Liverpool, NY, who attended Chestnut Hill Elementary School. She had many special traits which included having an identical twin sister named Mia.

When I was 16 my entire life changed with one phone call. I had been sick for a while in the fall of 2010 but when an x-ray of my chest was finally taken on January 24, 2011…

My name is Ashley Carbonaro. After months of Doctors trying to figure out my illness with no answers, I finally got one once I visited Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.

When our Princess Hally was 7 years old she was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor. She was always a happy, healthy, beautiful little girl, singing, writing, and playing dress-up!

2013 was a life-changing year for the family of Aiden Erwin. The first few months went as normal, we celebrated Aiden’s fourth birthday towards the end of February. Then we noticed that…

Kyle Malcott is 13 years old and loves all sports, soccer being his favorite to play, as well as basketball and baseball. He loves to watch the New York Yankees, SU Orangemen, NY Knicks and NY Giants for football.

Until June 7, 2012, my biggest fear as a parent was getting cancer and leaving my wife and twin daughters. That was the day we got news no parent ever wants to hear, your daughter has cancer.

I’m Andrew O’Bryan and on June 11, 2010, a tumor was found in my left leg from the knee down and I was diagnosed with Stage 2b Osteosarcoma (bone cancer). My life as a 12-year-old boy changed forever.

My name is Alexis Metott. I’m 12 years old and enjoy kayaking, camping, fishing, hunting, listening to music, and playing the clarinet. On March 30, 2013, my life was changed when I was rushed to Upstate Golisano…

Roman Centore was born a healthy baby with no health issues, reaching each milestone early and developing normally. Then just before his third birthday, completely out of the blue, he began shaking in his hands…

Jack Stanley Podkaminer gained his angel wings just 12 days short of his third birthday, after a 10 month battle with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS). Jack was diagnosed in late April 2013, and was incredibly brave and tough through his treatments.

At age 15, immediately following my sophomore football season, I had an unusual pain in my ankle. A diagnosis revealed that I had a cancerous tumor in my right leg.

My name is Eliza Juma. I am 13 years old. I was born in the Congo. Coming to America when I was 5 was a different life for me. When I started going to school, it was hard because everyone was a stranger…

My name is Landen. I am nine years old, and am in fourth grade at McAllister Elementary in Sherrill, NY. I am a very normal nine-year-old boy. I like to play soccer, video games, and hang out with my friends.

Bryce was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on May 17, 2018. It takes 3 1/2 years to treat. He is a few months away from his last treatment…

Kaiden has always been a picky eater. But things got progressively worse for us as he began to lose the desire to eat. This started happening in the…

Jack was a healthy, happy, chubby baby until we noticed that he had what looked like bruises around his eyes and his appetite was off in August of 2014 –3 trips to the pediatrician finally brought us to Upstate’s…

Georgie Barrows On June 6th, 1959, George “Georgie” Baylor Barrows was born, completing our family of four. When he was about 1 1/2 years old,