Age: 14Hometown: Vancouver, WADiagnosis: Low-grade gliomaShoe: Nike Air Max DN Paso a paso, step by step. That’s how Connor tackles life’s biggest challenges —and he’s experienced quite a few for a 14-year-old. In 2019, Connor had an unexpected and unexplained brain bleed. Then in 2022, it happened again and this time, doctors discovered a large […]
Age: 15Hometown: Wilsonville, ORDiagnosis: Liver transplant, biliary atresiaShoe: Air Jordan 6 Retro Diagnosed with a serious liver disease as an infant, doctors predicted that Jillian would need a transplant by the time she was in kindergarten. However, Jillian’s strength and resolve pushed that timeline back. She managed to live a full and active life all […]
Age: 11Hometown: Battle Ground, WADiagnosis: X-linked lymphoproliferativedisease (XLP)Shoe: Air Zoom Pegasus 41 If you’ve never heard of XLP, you’re not alone. This immune system disorder is extremely rare, affecting only about one out of a million boys — and Tima is one of them. “I wasreally sick,” he recalled of the years before his diagnosis. […]
Age: 10Hometown: Tangent, ORDiagnosis: Cloacal anomalyShoe: Nike Air Max SNDR Quin wants you to know that while she may be tiny, she’s also strong. Not only does this adventurous girl love to hike and fearlessly ascend climbing walls, but she has also endured more than a fair share of medical challenges. As Quin describes it, […]
Age: 9Hometown: McMinnville, ORDiagnosis: Type 1 diabetesShoe: Nike Air 180 If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live with type 1 diabetes (T1D), Ja’Kai has you covered. This budding social media star frequently appears on his mom’s TikTok account to share all the intricacies of his condition, from changing his insulin pump to monitoring […]
Age: 9Hometown: Lebanon, ORDiagnosis: OsteosarcomaShoe: Sabrina 2 In 2022, Sophia was an active kid who loved playing soccer, running track and participating in CrossFit Kids classes. Then her leg started hurting. At first, the family chalked it up to growingpains — but further testing revealed bone cancer. To treat the disease, Sophia underwent months of […]
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