Thank you for supporting me and the more than 300,000 kids worldwide who will be diagnosed with cancer this year. By sharing the gifts of your time, talent and money with the St. Baldrick's Foundation, you're supporting research to give all kids with cancer a better chance for a cure.
I was diagnosed with cancer in November of 2024. I have a very rare and aggressive cancer called Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. I have a tumor in my right orbit (my eye).
In November 2024,I began fighting daily to beat this horrible disease. Over the course of 25 weeks, I completed more than 20 rounds of chemotherapy, 28 sessions of radiation, weekly blood draws, multiple rounds of testing and scans, and I underwent three different procedures. I’ve been rushed to the ER too many times and hospitalized for multiple weeks. I have received several blood and platelet transfusions that have helped save my life. I’ve been on and off steroids and antibiotics for months, leading to long days and sleepless nights. I’ve been transferred via ambulance at least five times. I’ve been poked and prodded more times than you can imagine. I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve felt scared, but had to be brave and strong.
10 weeks after I finished frontline treatment, my cancer came back. The treatment for my kind of cancer is outdated - with very few options for treatment available, my family and I flew to New York to go to Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer center. I immediately began an experimental treatment in New York. My team of doctors is made up of an Oncologist, a sarcoma specialist, an ophthalmic oncologist, an interventional neuroradiologist, and a neurosurgeon. Together, my team is trying to find a cure for Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Over the course of the past 8 months, I have traveled to New York 7 times for experimental treatments at MSK and NYP Hospitals. At the same time, I did more daily chemotherapy for months. I was so sick, tired, and weak.
After fighting cancer for the past 17 months, I finally started to go back to school in April 2026. Events and organizations like St. Baldricks are so important because without cancer research, I would not be here today. Treatments for rare cancers are outdated and not working. The pediatric cancer community needs more money for more research to save more kids like me.
Did you know cancer is the #1 disease killer of kids? This is why I’m teaming up with St. Baldrick’s – the #1 charity funder of childhood cancer research grants – in their 25th year. We are raising money to help ensure that the next 25 years bring hope, progress, and cures. Together, we speed up the progress of saving the lives of kids like me.
Because of foundations like St. Baldricks, there is a cure for my kind of cancer. The money donated to the St. Baldricks foundation helps to support research for cures for all kinds of Childhood cancers, but especially the rare ones like mine. Knowing that other kids have beat this and live healthy lives has provided hope for children and families LIKE ME facing this horrible fight.
I am hoping to raise $for St. Baldricks to represent their 25th year. Will you help me reach my goal?
Together, we are all #CamdenStrong.
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