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2022 Ambassador: Danica the Brave

Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2022

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Danica's Family

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$5,324Raised

$5,000 GOAL

$5,000 GOAL

(888) 899-2253

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Fundraiser 4471

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$ 5,324
  • GOAL 5,000 $

Every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer. Help me fund the research that will save their lives!

We helped to raise money for childhood cancer research

Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2022

Conquer Kids' Cancer

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Milestones & Stretch Goals

$ 5,324
  • GOAL 5,000 $

Every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer. Help me fund the research that will save their lives!

Fundraising

$5,324Raised

$5,000 GOAL

$5,000 GOAL

(888) 899-2253

Download Donation Form

Fundraiser 4471

Celebrating 25 Years

St. Baldrick’s started as a grassroots effort 25 years ago, driven by people who believe in helping kids with cancer.

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2022 Ambassador: Danica the Brave

We helped to raise money for childhood cancer research

Danica was a sweet princess who loved to dance, sing, and giggle. She walked in a swirl of magic, was brave, kind, and full of joy; everyone who knew her adored her. A night for her may have been dark, but it certainly didn’t hide her shine. She battled a monster named ATRT and was known throughout the land as Danica the Brave. This is her story.


Diagnosed at 21 months old, Danica was rushed into surgery to remove the golf ball size tumor from her brain – an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT). An aggressive protocol of six months of chemotherapy, thirty rounds of proton radiation, and three stem cell transplants followed. And she became the first child with a high-grade tumor to receive laser ablation instead of brain surgery, for its minimally invasive benefit.


But the development of serious symptoms forced her family to relocate to Washington for treatment at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Danica had surgery to remove a portion of her brain’s temporal lobe and became the first child to enroll in a clinical specific clinical trial involving Tumor Paint. Shortly after surgery, her family received the worst possible news. Danica had recurrent ATRT.


More intensive treatment followed, more hospitalizations and surgeries, more medications. Yet Danica remained strong in her faith and steadfast in her joy. With few options left, she returned home to a neighborhood parade and the beginning of a season of making memories — birthday celebrations, Christmas, a family trip together. On March 11, 2021, the brave princess passed away in the arms of her parents at the tender age of five.

Danica's Family has joined the ranks of:

Baron of the Brave

Be it known to all that this participant has dedicated at least twenty years of service to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation helping kids with cancer throughout all the land.

St. Baldrick’s Honored Kids

It's all about the kids. Let's fund childhood cancer research to help kids grow up cancer-free. Get involved or make a donation today, and click a photo below to see why we need cures now.

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Celebrating 25 Years

St. Baldrick’s started as a grassroots effort 25 years ago, driven by people who believe in helping kids with cancer.

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