I was born with a golf ball sized cancerous tumor under my tongue, and I grew up in the hospital

amidst surgeries and years of chemotherapy. After treatment, I always felt different than other

kids, until I met a community of loving, supportive, and accepting survivors at Camp One Step,

and became friends with kids just like me, including Hopie! Now as a 19 year survivor, I'm

blessed to enjoy a full life outside of the hospital where I love biking, baking, running and

working in customer development for my job! I continue to raise awareness for childhood cancer

because sadly so many friends' lives, like Hopie, have been taken too soon. Thanks for your

support!