Meet Dean Hennick

Dean was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer in March of this year. Dean was told by the doctor that he should quit work because the cancer was fast growing. He chose to fight his diagnosis with chemotherapy instead of giving up! So far, the chemotherapy has made...

Meet Claire Myers

On October 10, 2023, Claire’s day started like any other Tuesday. She went to dance class, shopping with her mom and sister, got a blood draw, and went to the zoo to see the butterflies as a reward for being so brave at the lab. When getting in the car to go home, her...

Meet Rhonda Rottler

Meet Rhonda Rottler I live in Greene with my husband Brad. Brad, along with our daughter, Jenny, have been my #1 supporters! We have 3 adult children, 2 with spouses and our 3rd is getting married later this year. We have 3 granddaughters who live close by and bring...

Meet Cayleigh Pepper’s

Cayleigh is 14, from Northwood, IA. Her journey began in December of 2022 (age 13) when she began having issues with her shoulder. After months of PT and no improvement, we decided on x-rays. The x-rays showed our worst nightmare come to life. A mass in her shoulder....

MEET ALLISON CANNON

My name is Allison, and I live in Mason City, Iowa with my husband, Al, and our doggos, Benny and Kota. We also share our home with Al’s kids, my stepchildren, and my son from a previous marriage. They’re all teenage and keep life busy. I was first...

MEET AXEL HELLER

Axel was born at just 30 weeks gestation and spent his first 2½ months in the NICU. When he was just 2½ years old, and only 4 days before Christmas, Axel’s parent’s received the kind of news no parent ever wants to hear, “your son has cancer”. Axel was...