Meet Carley

Carley is a precious 8-year-old and has Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.  She has been battling this cancer for over 5 years now and has relapsed 3 times as of April 16, 2009.  The doctors estimate in 3-6 months her cancer will come back.  Carley and her family have decided to stop her chemotherapy so that she can enjoy quality time with her family.

Carley's dream is to meet Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana.  We are trying to make this happen.  If anyone has any insider tips please contact us so we can make this dream come true.

Carley gained her angel wings on October 22, 2009, the day before she was going to meet Miley.

Meet Benjamin

On August 20th, 2008 Benjamin was diagnosed with Leukemia at 9 months old. Today he is 21 months old and in remission. He celebrated his last admission for chemotherapy with some of his friends at ACH.  He is now in the maintenance stage of his treatment for Infant Leukemia.  His twin brother and two older brothers, as well as his parents, are happy he is able to be home with them more now.  "It is good to know that if we ever need assistance with our expenses Hannah's HOPE Foundation is a place we can look to for help." (8/26/09)

Meet Jossalyn (Nay Nay)

Nay Nay was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma, a type of cancer that effects the brain and spine, in January 2009 at 23 months old.  When the cancer was found she had 7 tumors; 5 in her brain and 2 on her spine.  Little Nay Nay was only given a 35% chance to live.....all her parents knew to do was to pray for a complete miracle.  She underwent aggressive chemotherapy along with 3 stem cell transplants over the last 6 months, all of which will finally be finished this month! (Aug. 2009) Nay Nay is now 2 1/2 years old and should be officially in remission in September. She loves music, LOVES to dance, and will always entertain anyone and everyone she comes in contact with. Nay Nay is the pride and joy of her parents life and every time they look into her eyes they thank the sweet Lord for giving her back to them.

Meet Collin

Collin was only 7 months old when he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in November of 2008. He spent the next 10 weeks inpatient at Arkansas Children's Hospital while receiving and recovering from his first and second rounds of chemotherapy. In February, he acheived the remission of his cancer. In March and April, he spent 6 weeks in the hospital for his 3rd round of chemotherapy, and battled a bacterial blood infection and an RSV infection, even though he had virtually no immune system. On April 23rd, 2009 - Collin's first birthday -  his family relocated to San Antonio, Texas, to persue a bone marrow transplant. He received a cord blood transplant from donated cord blood stem cells on May 8th, 2009. He spent over 100 days in the hospital, recovering from the transplant process, some serious complications and Stage 3 acute graft-vs-host disease. More than 100 days post transplant, Collin's immune system is still very fragile and he is still dealing with graft-vs-host complications. But he is a very happy, very active, adventurous, funny, loving, outgoing 16 month old baby boy. He loves his toys, his stuffed doggie, blowing kisses to nurses,his mama and daddy, eating chicken strips, crawling everywhere, trying to walk, and is generally loving life. (Aug. 2009)

Collin gained his angel wings on May 12, 2010.

Meet Malachi

Malachi was diagnosed with AT/RT in February of this year, just a month after he turned 2. He had a brain tumor the size of a golf ball and it was fully resected on February 20th. He spent a month in ICU after surgery and after 6 weeks in the hospital got to go home for a few days before starting chemotherapy. Since surgery, he has had to relearn everything over again. He is starting to say more than one word at a time and is still trying to walk. On April 3rd he started aggressive chemo sessions. He is currently in the consolidation phase of his treatment protocol. He is going through 20 radiation treatments on his brain where the tumor was removed. Malachi has had MRI's and spinal taps to check for regrowth and cancer cells since having the tumor removed. All have been negative. We know that God is taking care of our baby boy. His doctors always tell us that they never expected him to come this far so soon. We tell them that God is with him. We are looking forward to the day when hospitals are a thing of the past! He is ready to have his feeding tube removed so that he can go swimming. He loves animals, playing with his cars, riding the four wheeler, and playing with his big sister Aubrey and cousins Cainan and Emmary. (Sept. 2009)

Malachi gained his angel wings on July 13, 2010.

Meet Ally

Ally was diagnosed with a stage 4 Wilms Tumor (kidney cancer) on March 6, 2009 at 5 years old. The scans showed that Ally had cancer in her left kidney, part of her colon, and a spot on her lung. Ally had surgery on March 9th to remove her left kidney and part of her colon. She has had to undergo 10 weeks of aggressive chemotherapy. As of October 20, 2009 Ally had her 6 month scans and they show N.E.D. (No Evidence of Disease)! She will have scans every three months to monitor her progress. Ally has an older sister Aspen and two younger brothers Jackson and Carson.

Meet Hannah Grace

Hannah Grace was a precious 4 year old princess. She had been very healthy from the time she was born until September 17, 2009. After running a low grade fever for a few days, her parents took her to their local pediatrician only to be sent to Arkansas Children's Hospital. There, they received the diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Sometimes during that first 7-10 days, Hannah Grace suffered a serious stroke; this was most likely caused by a combination of her extremely high white cell count and one of the chemotherapy drugs. Hannah Grace and her parents went home for one weekend without knowing she had suffered the stroke, but they knew something was terribly wrong. After the stroke diagnosis, she never came home again. Hannah Grace lost her ability to speak and had right-sided weakness. In addition to undergoing chemothearpy, Hannah Grace had a septic episode, which landed her in the PICU. After remarkably recovering from that, she ended up back in the PICU with hydrocephalus. Doctors did not expect her to live in both of those instances, but she pulled through. On November 14th, she begn experiencing respiratory distress. After going back to the PICU, doctors discovered that she had suffered another stroke that affecter her brain stem. After seeing no improvement over the course of the next few weeks, her parents made the decision to remover her from life support on December 6, 2009. She went to be with Jesus in the wee hours of the morning on December 8, 2009.

Hannah Grace's parents stated; "Hannah's HOPE held and supported several fundraisers for our family as we went through this terrible ordeal. There mission is an important one- to remove the stress of finances during the worst time in a families life. We want to continue supporting them in their God-sent mission."