Mason is such a funny, goofy, happy kid. He’s such a strong, determined little boy. He is kind and he is so smart he knows what he wants and he’s not afraid to say it. He has such a strong love for learning and loves going to school. He loves reading and puzzles and games. He loves playing baseball and soccer with his friends. His special interests are numbers, letters, spelling, and building things. He loves his chickens and being with his little brother. He was battling Covid and at the same time, he was having joint pains and on-and-off fevers weeks after he got over Covid. Then he became e ..read more

Ava was diagnosed with ALL on 8/9/23 after having bruising and fatigue. She is receiving chemotherapy and treatment for infection due to immunosuppression. Hope session by Wendy Kovac Photography | Instagram The post Meet Ava – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia appeared first on The Gold Hope Project ..read more

Zaira is a bright beautiful two-year-old with so much personality and sass. She adores her big bro and plays silly with him. She loves all things princess and ballerina. And even through these rough times, she surprises everybody with her attitude. Zaira was diagnosed on January 21st of 2024. She was doing completely fine and nothing could suggest she had a mass growing in her chest, we found out by complete accident while she was getting checked for a knee accident. We are so very thankful for the doctors who spotted something wrong and made us go back! She has been through all possible inher ..read more

Emilia was diagnosed on August 23, 2023 with B Cell ALL. Before her diagnosis, she had petiki spots on her chest and body stared appearing. She was fatigued and complained of body aches all the time and didn’t wanna eat and just sleep all day. She’s been going through chemo sessions through her port and bone marrow/spinal Tap tests. We are in consolidation stage in induction. She truly is a fighter and has a heart of gold. Her spirit is so high right now and she really does live life to the fullest every day as we all should! Hope session by Heart Sung Photography | Facebook ..read more

In August of 2023, A’myra she started to complain about pain in her shoulder. We then found a really big lump on her right upper chest. She is going through chemo, and is almost done with radiation. She will get surgery in the next 2 months. A’myra has 3 siblings and two bonus siblings through marriage. They miss playing with her and miss her at home alot if she happens to get admitted. I temporarily quit my job to be by her side full time. My husband had to go back over the road to make more money since I’m no longer working. My kids miss me alot when I’m not able to be home with them. We hav ..read more

Adriel was diagnosed on May 16th, 2023. He fell My son fell on May 5th at school and bumped his head. The accident caused bad bruising to the face. We only took a cat scan and then got sent home. A couple weeks later he didn’t look so well, he started looking really pale and was sleeping a lot during the day and had no energy, I took him to the ER and they did blood work and rushed us to Loma Linda. We have had to be isolated from anything and everything to keep my son safe. My son will be missing up to 2 years of school. I feel cancer stole these years from us. It has caused em ..read more

Michael started having left sided weakness, balance, nausea & vomiting, other behavioral changes including tics and slurred speech last summer. We met with a neurologist who ordered a MRI. This showed a lesion. We were sent to a hospital where we spent the next 2 weeks while many tests were done. We were sent home with an autoimmune encephalitis diagnosis and high dose steroids. For the next 3 months the steroids wreaked havoc on his body and his symptoms did not improve. A follow up MRI showed the spot larger. A biopsy was then done which confirmed the brain tumor Germinoma diagnosis in N ..read more

My daughter Aaliyah was diagnosed with lymphoma on October 11, 2023. She developed jaundice and when we took her in they did an ultrasound on her liver and found a mass. Her treatment plan includes chemo and long hospital stays, which are hard on my other children. It has been very challenging in all aspects of our life. She is amazingly strong and a beautiful girl of faith. She has held her head high through this whole process. She’s stayed positive and faith-filled even at the hardest times. Hope session by Through the Looking Glass | Facebook The post Meet Aaliyah – Lymphoma ..read more

Beginning in about June of 2020 we noticed Ryhan had stopped eating and was losing weight rapidly. However, we thought this was due to him hitting his puberty stage of height growth. He went from being about 5’4″ to about 5’9″ in less than about 4 months. But because of the weight loss he shortly later started to complain of stomach pains and started puking after certain meals. He grew super tired very easily every day. He was always complaining of a headache, and thirstier than anything we had ever seen. He could drink an entire 5-gallon jug of water within 3 hours of waking up. So the doctor ..read more

Maya loves to spend her time dancing, singing, and watching her favorite movies(Trolls, Sing, Luca, Disney Princesses, Miraculous the Ladybug, and Frozen) she likes wearing her princess dresses. Maya was diagnosed with ALL on 02/07/2022. Before that we noticed, she had many fever, bruises on her legs, and tiny red spots around her body. Because of treatment, she can’t go to school, no family visits, we can’t do activities with others, she can’t play with other kids, and no traveling. When she started treatment, the arts & crafts were her escape materials to enjoy her time at the hospital ..read more