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In 2016, Miles Glee was nine years old, and his family was in the middle of new and exciting transitions. What they didn’t expect was a diagnosis of leukemia that would send them through a range of tests and treatments. Here is their story of how they held onto hope in the midst of challenging circumstances.
Read MoreTwo years ago we sat down with Caroline and John Carroll to speak to them about their journey with their daughter Claire. Claire was born with a heart defect and Down Syndrome, or Trisomy 21. At just two years old, when Caroline was only nine days postpartum with their third child, Claire was diagnosed with leukemia.
Read MoreWhen Ben and Mary McMath’s son, Whit, was just three months old, his pediatrician noticed that he had nystagmus, or involuntary rapid eye movement. The doctor instructed his parents to take him to a specialist within the week. “That was my first indication that anything serious might be wrong,” Mary remembers.
Read MoreLast week we shared the story of Madeline Gaffney’s diagnosis with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia through her parents’ eyes. This week, we have the privilege of sharing Madeline’s perspective with you.
Read MoreIn January 2009, Madeline Gaffney was approaching her fourteenth birthday when she began to complain of tiredness and joint pain. As an active teen, who maintained straight A’s while heavily involved in dance and competitive cheerleading, this news wasn’t immediately worrying.
Read MoreIt’s raining as I type this, and as I listen to the heavy drops falling outside my window, I’m reminded of the parable in Matthew 7 that Jesus tells about the wise man who builds his house on the rock. The storm came, and the wind blew and beat upon the house, and yet it did not fall. The foolish man built his house on the sand, and when the storm came, the wind blew and beat against the house, and it collapsed. And great was its collapse. John and Caroline’s journey of parenting their daughter with Down Syndrome and leukemia has been marked by a solid foundation.
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