On November 25, 2017, our world was turned upside down. Our son Logan, who was 5 at the time, was diagnosed with T-Cell Non Hodgkins Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. Late in the night he had kept saying his throat hurt and felt funny. We let him sleep with us and are beyond thankful we did. A few short hours later he was panicking and jumped out of bed and tried to let out a cry but couldn’t. We very quickly turned the light on to find him blue and unable to breathe.
Read MoreTo everyone who contributed to Deadlifts for Dreams this year, I want to send a huge thank you. Not only did we manage to fundraise enough to make Maya's dream come true, we doubled up and have enough to help another child who will benefit from a dream come true.
Read MoreElevator doors opened up to reveal Maya, who had just finished a round of chemo, singing Lion King songs at the top of her lungs, delighting the other patients and parents in the Children’s Hospital cancer ward.
“She loves Lion King,” Maya’s mother, Sarah says, laughing. “But she doesn’t really know the words, so she just sings what it sounds like to her.”
Read MoreMaya is a strong, determined little girl who hasn’t let cancer stop her from doing the things she loves, like playing with her big sister Brielle, singing and dancing. She LOVES singing along to Barbie movies with her sister. She is a little girl with a BIG attitude and knows exactly what she wants.
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