Help and Hope Happen Here Mark Levine

Ryan Soileau's son Henry had a heart rate of 250 when he was 6 weeks old in February of 2020 when he was taken to the emergency room by his mom and Ryan's wife Ashley. It was discovered that Ryan was suffering from Bone Marrow failure which has a one in a million chance of happening. Remarkably, Ryan is now well on his way to leading a healthy life as his Bone Marrow has recovered on its own and the Bone Marrow transplant that the doctors at St. Jude thought he would need, has been taken off the table and Henry is feeling as well as possible, some 4 years after his original diagnosis. 

Just 4 months after her 13 day old son passed away from a heart defect in the fall of 2016,  April Standring's 2 1/2 year old daughter Mazy was diagnosed with a high risk form of Leukemia . April will talk about the journey that Mazy and her family have been on which took a very positive turn in July of 2019 when Mazy was able to ring the bell at her hospital, signifying the end of her treatment. Mazy is now 9 years old and living her best life possible. 

The original intent that Chelsea Craigs and Mandi Noland had was to invite stay at home moms to get together for a social gathering.  What happened after that was that this "Social Gathering " became a Non-Profit to help families in Arizona who had children that were battling some type of Pediatric Cancer. This non- profit was named the Copper Rain Foundation, and is really just in its infancy as it becomes more and more involved in finding children and families to focus on and to advocate for in this Pediatric Cancer fight. 

Katie Histing was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma as a 17 year old during the Christmas season of 2018. Katie has battled with this form of Pediatric Cancer for 5 1/2 years  and had what was hoped to be her final Chemotherapy treatment 7 months ago, just after her Stem Cell transplant. Through all of her difficult times, Katie is doing what she can to give back to others through her Katie's Collective business which features her beautiful artwork. Yesterday May 1st was Katie's 23rd birthday. In the cruelest twist, Katie found out the heartbreaking news that a recent blood test confirmed that her cancer was back and that there are no curative options for her at this point. Katie deserves all of the prayers and support we can give to her and one way that we could honor Katie and her fight is to consider purchasing a shirt or donating to her shirt fundraiser. The link to that is https://www.customink.com/fundraising/hibiscus-of-hope.

You can also purchase Katie's art products at https://katiescollectiveus.etsy.com

N'Jhari Jackson had 2 polyps removed from his vocal chords when he was 5 years old and has struggled mightily with physical and mental issues for the last decade and a half. Now a University of Florida graduate, N'Jhari will detail his life which has been dedicated to giving back to others in need, and , despite struggling with the aforementioned issues, has accomplished a great deal and won many awards in his still very young life. One of his many accomplishments has been being a member of Dick Vitale's All Courageous Team in which N'Jhari was highlighted in Dick's book UNTIL MY LAST BREATH : FIGHTING CANCER WITH MY YOUNG HEROES.  All of the proceeds from this book will benefit the Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at the V Foundation for Cancer Research. 

Maurice Ahern and his family were living in China in 2010 when his 1 year old son Micah was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. Maurice will talk about quickly moving his family to Orlando to have Micah's surgery and his 6 year ordeal fighting this disease which ended with his passing in July of 2016. Maurice will also talk about his love for the Food Industry and for Baking, which he has used for the past 7 years to help honor the memory of Micah and keep his legacy alive.