Hope, Strength, and Healing for families coping with a child cancer diagnosis

Meet Keaton’s Kiddo Pastor

Meet Keaton’s Kiddo, Pastor, a kind and tender 7-year-old boy, diagnosed with childhood cancer in June of 2020.

After quite a long journey, Pastor has completed treatment and is CANCER- FREE.

Being part of Pastor’s milestone has been an honor for Keaton’s, knowing that his journey hasn’t been easy. Pastor was diagnosed at the age of 6 with Burkitts Lymphona. Burkitt’s lymphoma is a rare and aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer of the lymphatic system, which helps your body fight infections. Uniquely, Pastor’s mom battled through her own cancer journey, while he battled through his treatments. Under these unique circumstances, the family’s ultimate goal has been to create lasting memories with each other. Besides making memories and bonding at Keaton’s family events, their special wish was to spend the day at Golfland Sunsplash. With the help of the Family Navigator team, Golfland Sunsplash honored this special wish and granted the family tickets. Wishing these special memories last a lifetime for Pastor and his family!

It saddens Keaton’s to share that Pastor’s mom, Maria, lost her own battle to cancer right before the holidays in 2021. In loving memory and in honor of Maria, we would like to share that she was an incredible mother to Pastor and his sister, Mireya. Through follow-up calls and family events, Keaton’s easily noticed just how much of a kind-hearted woman she was and how she lifted our spirits.

Maria’s legacy lives on through her sister and other loving family members who have stepped into the role of being Pastor’s and Miyera’s caretakers. This family has made such a huge impact on our hearts and we will continue to check in with them and invite them to our future family events, as a forever part of Keaton’s family.

“I just want to thank you guys and the program. This is truly a beautiful thing. It helps us a lot and most importantly, it puts a smile on the kiddos faces. I know my sister is looking down and also thanking you guys so much.” – Pastor’s Aunt and sister to Maria

Meet Keaton’s Kiddo – Dallas

Little one-year-old Dallas enjoys playing ball, being a Dallas Cowboys fan, and watching Mickey Mouse and Sonic. In October 2022, his life changed when he was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma, a cancer that spreads to distant parts of the body such as distant lymph nodes, bones, liver, skin, bone marrow, or other organs. Since receiving this diagnosis, Dallas’s family had to quickly adapt to the challenges that many families face with a childhood cancer diagnosis.

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Meet Keaton’s Kiddo – Angelee

Let us celebrate Angelee for reaching her maintenance milestone and returning to school. Keaton’s has been part of Angelee’s journey since she was first diagnosed about a year ago. We have been able to see Angelee grow and get to know what an amazing 8-year-old she is. We have enjoyed connecting with her extremely supportive family that have been with every step of the way, and we are honored to be a part of their support system.

“It started as a normal weekend for us and ended with Jaylen being in the hospital for two weeks. Thankfully, we noticed the signs his body was showing us, petechiae and lots of random bruises, that something was not right.”

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Meet Keaton’s Kiddo – Jaylen

Jaylen is a sweet and thoughtful 4-year-old. Jaylen was diagnosed almost 6 months ago with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. His Mom shared the journey from her perspective.

“It started as a normal weekend for us and ended with Jaylen being in the hospital for two weeks. Thankfully, we noticed the signs his body was showing us, petechiae and lots of random bruises, that something was not right.”

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