Bravery – MacKale’s Surgery
Michigan Kids are fearless, reckless and infinitely braver than most adults. I think that God makes them that way to remind us that he’s in c...
Do You Want A Warm Blanket?
The summer months were in full swing in August but my 16-year-old body was more like an 80-year-old woman’s in a nursing home. Only a few sho...
Nine Years Later
The passing of time is a gift. I have found time cannot be grasped nor exchanged like currency but nine years after my cancer treatments conc...
Creating a Legacy of Hope
Nearly 40 years ago, 13-year-old Katie Hageboeck was nearing the end of her battle with leukemia. Before she died, Katie asked that her savings...
37th Annual Dawn of a Dream
Guests listened in awe at this year’s Dawn of a Dream gala as they heard from the Dykes family, who shared Connor’s battle with brain cance...
Every Dollar Makes a Difference
Life was going back to “normal” for Katie Jurek and her family until they were suddenly faced with the return of cancer—a circumstance no...
14th Annual 140 Invitational Golf Tournament
For Lube-Tech, supporting childhood cancer research is a passion shared by their entire team. “Our friends and family believe in the work tha...
I Went There Once
I went to that place once. For just a moment, I thought about what could have been, and I almost lost every spark of joy I had left. Despair...
Today is What We Have
Connor was only 6 weeks old when he survived an emergency brain surgery. It was in the hours of that life-changing surgery that I learned to ...
New clinical trial for osteosarcoma
A lot can happen in five years. Five years ago, Zach Sobiech was battling osteosarcoma and watching his hit song “Clouds” climb to the top ...
Mariah’s Story – Dedicating My Life to Research
Mariah was diagnosed with osteosarcoma when she was 2 years old. After undergoing hospitalizations, painful treatment and amputation surgery, M...
Tougher Than Rocket Science
Osteosarcoma is so overwhelmingly good at overcoming current treatments that it may just take a rocket scientist to help defeat it. Theresa Bee...
2017 Butterfly Awards
Each year, Children’s Cancer Research Fund presents Butterfly Awards to individuals, organizations and teams that have contributed significan...
Don’t Get Me Wrong
After surviving two cancers and a bone marrow transplant (BMT), it was finally time to start school at the University of Minnesota. I worked so...
Creating a Clearer Picture of Hepatoblastoma
Hepatoblastoma is one of the fastest rising childhood cancers in the U.S., yet it’s still considered one of the rarest. It’s so rare, in fa...
A “Button” of Bravery
Two-year-old Joey arrived at the coffee shop fast asleep and nestled against his mom, Ames, when we first met them. Tiny hearing aids poked thr...
United Financials Making a Difference
We are proud to have the support of partners like Case Financial. This February, the organization will host its first United Financials Making ...
Dexter’s Bucket List
My name is Dexter. Everyone calls me Dex. I am 10 years old, and I have terminal neuroblastoma. When we found out the cancer was back, I sat do...