Brian and Angie Perry's son Ethan was diagnosed with T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma on July 30th of 2020, just after he turned 12 years old. At the very end of 2020 and into 2021 Ethan's cancer, which normally has a very good cure rate, began to spread rapidly and he very unfortunately passed away on March 25th of 2021. 

Brian and Angie will talk about their beloved son, the Caring Band that he wore during his treatment, and what they are doing now and will be doing in the future to help other Pediatric Cancer patients and their families. 

Kathy Derr lost her son Christopher to an inoperable brain tumor in the early 1990's and in 1995 co-founded the Non-Profit A KID AGAIN. Along with Susan Gilbert whose family joined this non-profit in November of 2020 after Susan's daughter Ali was diagnosed with Leukemia in July of that year, they will talk about the wonderful work that this non profit does, as it has helped more than 200,000 people since its inception, including more than 12,000 in the past year.
This Non-Profit focuses on Family Adventure Days, as it tries to promote normalcy even for a short time to kids who have been diagnosed with a variety of life threatening conditions , including Pediatric Cancer. 

When Laura Bray's daughter Abby was undergoing treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia she needed a drug called Erwinaze, which was in short supply. Laura came to find out that  Pediatric Cancer drug shortages were happening far too many times. She got to work, solved Abby's problem in 10 days and then started her ANGELS FOR CHANGE Non Profit. This Non- Profit has been working over the past several years to help solve this shortage issue as 75 percent of the 20 most common drugs used for Pediatric Cancer patients have been through shortages over the past 5 years. The average time that these drugs are in  short supply is 15 months. 
Laura has taken on this challenge of basically being one voice to advocate for these kids to solve this more than critical issue with her ANGELS FOR CHANGE organization. 

Dr. Archie Bleyer is a well known and highly respected member of the Cancer Community.  On today's podcast Dr. Bleyer will talk about his 10 years as the Chair of the Children's Cancer Group in the 1990's and some of the accomplishments that he oversaw during this time period. Dr. Bleyer will then discuss his focus that began over 20 years ago on the issues that the "forgotten" age group of 18-39 Adolescents and Young Adults that are diagnosed with different forms of cancer each year have to deal with. In the United States, there are 90,000 AYA's that fall into this category. 

After noticing a weakness on the left side of her face, Tiffany McConathy and her husband Jeremy took their 9 month old daughter Nora to her Pediatrician in September of 2021. Nora's 1st diagnosis was Bell's Palsy. Six weeks later as Nora was feeling worse, Nora went back to the doctor and this time they were going to put tubes in her ears.
Tiffany then insisted on an MRI and finally the 3rd of 4th doctor that Tiffany had spoken with agreed to it.
What followed was a diagnosis of a very rare Brain and Spinal Cord tumor called ETMR. 5 months later Nora passed away as the doctors decided not to complete the treatment that she needed to at least give her a fighting chance, because Nora had Covid, with her main symptom being sneezing. 
After Nora passed away Tiffany was denied the opportunity to get a Research Autopsy again because of Covid, even though the CDC did not have a policy that  an autopsy like this could not be performed.
Nora will also talk about the Nora's Princess Warrior's Foundation that she and Jeremy started to honor the memory of Nora, which is just in its infancy.

Oscar Ortiz's son Sebastian was diagnosed with Rhabdomayosarcoma as a sophomore in high school in October of 2015. On today's podcast, you will hear Oscar talk with much emotion and passion about his son, who fought his battle in every way possible before passing away in December of 2016. 
Oscar will talk about the amazing way that Sebastian dealt with his cancer diagnosis with grace and courage, as Sebastian hmself  was the one that told his friends and family that he was not going to survive.
Oscar will also discuss the Toyota Tacoma  that he bought for Sebastian just weeks before his passing, as well as  the Sebastian Strong Foundation that he and his wife Rose started in 2017 to honor the life and memory of their beloved son.

In 2016 shortly before her 7th birthday Ava Girolimetti was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. After a relapse in early January of 2019, she became one of the first patients at Boston Children's Hospital to receive Cart T Cell Therapy. This therapy was thankfully successful and Ava has now been cancer free for 32 months.
Ava's father Marc will talk about Ava's ordeal, and will also talk about Ava's love for the Boston Bruins and the special relationship that developed  with the Bruins organization and especially with Bruins Hall of Famer John Bucyk. 

Gregory Jacobson is now 5 years past his relapse of the Pediatric Cancer Rhabdomayosarcoma, which he was originally diagnosed with as a senior in high school in 2015.  Both Gregory and his mother Susan will talk about what Gregory went through and the great news that he is in the process of completing his Bachelors Degree at Bridgewater State University.  They will also discuss the Bubba Strong Charitable Foundation, which has a mission to help the families of children that have been diagnosed with some form of Pediatric Cancer. 

The Pediatric Brain Cancer Medullomayoblastoma is not the same cancer as the much more common Medulloblastoma. On today's podcast Michael Pruitt will talk about his son Rylan who was diagnosed with this cancer when he was 5 years old in the spring of 2021, and passed away from it at the age of 6, on March 10th of this year. Before Rylan's diagnosis, only 51 cases of this cancer had been diagnosed with only 1 known survivor. 
Michael will also talk about the Rylan Strong Network that he founded, which has a major component of trying to enact legislation that will make certain that insurance companies and the particular hospital that a child is being treated at will pay for treatment, even if an insurance contract has not been signed. 

Olivia Lipnicky passed away from a form of Pediatric Brain Cancer when she was 8 years old in November of 2019. On today's podcast Olivia's mother Emma will talk about what Olivia endured after she was diagnosed in early 2019, and the beautiful young girl that she was throughout her way too short time on earth.
While going through treatment in the summer of 2019, Olivia decided to have a clothing drive that raised $10,000 to help all kids who were suffering from Pediatric Cancer. Her inspiration allowed Emma to continue what Olivia started, as she established the Liv Like a Unicorn Non-Profit.