Meet Danika

November 5, 2024

Meet Danika At two-years old, Danika was diagnosed with leukemia. She has battled courageously and is now in the maintenance stage of her treatment, which aims to prevent cancer from returning after initial therapies. Danika’s journey continues, but thanks to the unwavering support of her care team at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, her family has […]

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Meet Angel

November 5, 2024

Meet Angel Angel was diagnosed in 2023 with leukemia and has courageously battled at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital. Angel, now five-years-old, is now in the maintenance stage of his treatment, which aims to prevent cancer from returning after initial therapies. He looks forward to starting kindergarten in January 2025 and dreams of being a race […]

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Meet Kaylee

September 17, 2024

Meet Kaylee Kaylee, an active and vibrant eight-year-old who loves dancing, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in June 2023. Thanks to the incredible medical care, and the love and support of her family, Kaylee continues to dance through life, proving that even in the face of cancer, faith and hope will […]

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Meet Luciana

September 17, 2024

Meet Luciana Luciana, affectionately known as Luci, was diagnosed in 2022 with Wilms Tumor, a rare form of kidney cancer. Six-year-old Luci is now in remission and entering the third grade in 2024-ready to cheer on the Wildcats as a proud member of the cheerleading squad!

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Meet Liam

December 3, 2020

Meet Liam Liam, a 10 year-old video game enthusiast, appears to be a regular kid. However, this fourth grader from Clifton, NJ recently underwent an innovative and revolutionary procedure to treat his cancer.

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Meet Aya

October 6, 2020

Meet Aya When Aya, a 19 year-old college student, thinks back to elementary school, she remembers the experiences she missed. “I couldn’t go swimming, play in the snow, or participate in sports. I missed so much school.” Aya’s Sickle Cell Disease limited her activities. However, after receiving a life-saving bone marrow transplant, Aya is now […]

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Meet Elizabeth

October 2, 2020

Meet Elizabeth All sisters have a special bond, but for 12 year-old Elizabeth and her 10 year-old sister Esther, their connection was forever strengthened by a lifesaving act. In 2014, at the age of 6, Elizabeth underwent a bone marrow transplant to cure her of her Sickle Cell Disease. The donor was her younger sister, […]

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Penelope

September 15, 2020

Meet Penelope Throughout June 2020, Penelope’s parents, Cassandra and Jack, felt that something was not right with their young child. Some yellowing around the eye progressed into a bruise. Originally, their pediatrician thought that the cause was normal toddler clumsiness. Afterall, Penelope was a lively two-year old. However, when her parents noticed a lump on […]

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Meet Razel

August 26, 2020

Meet Razel For 18-year-old Razel Colón of Hoboken, New Jersey, not all childhood memories are warm and fuzzy. That’s because Razel didn’t have a normal childhood. Instead of sports, swimming pools, sprinklers and sleepovers—things most kids enjoy and take for granted—he remembers wheelchairs, IVs, heating pads and hospital beds. And pain. Excruciating, debilitating pain.

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Megan

Meet Megan

August 16, 2019

Meet Megan Megan is an outgoing nine-year old. She loves to dance and to spend time with her twin brother, Brendan, and her friends at school. Last year, Megan was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of pediatric cancer. Her diagnosis has made doing the things she enjoys difficult, as the three-year […]

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Meet Katherine

Meet Katherine

July 30, 2019

Meet Katherine “Katherine was 12 years old when she developed recurrent headaches and her family sought the counsel of a migraine specialist. An MRI revealed Katherine had a pilocytic astrocytoma, a tumor that is often slow-growing and benign. “We were in shock,” said Christy, Katherine’s mother. “One day she is outside playing and the next […]

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Joshua

July 30, 2019

Meet Joshua A lover of science, Joshua co-founded the Robotics Club at his high school. The club was in its second year of existence when it earned a place at the state championships. Josh aspired to be a pilot and had a great love of aviation.

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