Kingston's Story

Dream Kid Kingston is full of energy! He’s a smart and kind 11-year-old who can make friends with anyone he meets. Kingston loves skateboarding, he’s getting pretty close to being able to do a kickflip! He also loves soccer, animals, clay sculpting, and video games.

Even though Kingston has a lot of energy, he’s been through some extremely tough times. Kingston was diagnosed with leukemia in October. Before that, he was a super healthy kid – always active rarely sick. On Thanksgiving weekend, however, Kingston’s family started to see a change. They took him to a walk-in clinic, and they gave him some antibiotics for a viral infection. When he wasn’t getting any better, Kingston went into the hospital and within 24 hours, he was already in the ICU, and diagnosed with leukemia.

“The first couple of months were extremely difficult,” Kingston’s dad shared. “Lots of ups and downs with how the chemo and medications were working with him. But Kingston is resilient – the biggest thing is that he’s been in really good spirits through all this.”

Kingston is a people person – he’s always making people laugh and smile. Whenever he sees the nurses at the hospital he’s always got a story or something to share with them. His dad says Kingston always thinks about other people before himself. Even when his family is having an emotional time coping with the seriousness of his illness, Kingston does everything he can to bring their spirits up.

Kingston's Dream Came True!

While he’s still taking his medical journey day by day, and taking chemo cycle by cycle, Kingston has had something exciting to look forward to: a dream come true!

Kingston’s dream was to have his very own gaming room, complete with a gaming PC and a driving setup for racing games! Kingston’s room features a light-up cloud ceiling and a sleek, white PC, keyboard, and mouse – it feels like the wind is rushing past him when he’s racing in one of his favourite games, Gran Turismo.

“He’s been ecstatic,” Kingston’s dad says. “Seeing him happy is what’s most important.”

Since his dream came true, Kingston has been immersing himself in his favourite games on his PC and his Steam Deck, the portable gaming component to his PC. His parents just hope he comes out once in a while to get some dinner... but that's what the portable gaming aspect is for!