![]() ![]() She participated in the 10th Annual Honolulu St. This past Septemmarked Lily’s fourth year shaving her head with St. They are my inspiration, my big team…and my biggest and bestest friends in the world.” She says, “I really enjoy shaving my head!” She adds “I would never want my siblings to have cancer. Lily is determined to stay involved and shave her head every other year. To Lily, childhood cancer is a disease that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. They are also thankful for supporters, like you, who fundraise each year and fight for better cancer treatments for kids like her. her famous ‘fro.’ So losing it was tough, and it felt icky, but she and her family are ecstatic that she is now cancer-free. She was also known for her curly hair, a.k.a. The nurses used to load their phones with music before Lily arrived, just for her to dance. While in treatment, she remembers bringing her tap shoes to clinic and tap dancing to an audience of nurses. She went through multiple surgeries and 8 months of chemotherapy. Lily was three years old when she started her cancer treatment. Lily with her mom, Jennifer, during Lily’s first head-shaving event in 2014. Others who have fought cancer in Lily’s family include her uncle, great-aunt, grandfather, great-grandfather, and cousins. With this rare syndrome, a DNA mutation turns off the body’s natural ability to suppress tumor growth.Īfter almost a decade battling cancer, Lily’s mom, Jennifer, passed away on October 5, 2020. Lily is a childhood cancer survivor in a family diagnosed with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, or LFS, an inherited genetic condition which makes those who carry it highly susceptible to cancer. While Lily was in treatment, her mom was also diagnosed with two cancers - breast cancer and sarcoma in her arm. Lily is full of life and hope and wants to inspire you #ConquerKidsCancer with St. Diagnosed with two different cancers at the age of three, she is now 15 and shows no evidence of disease. Meet Lily, 2021 League Champion of the St. Members of this honorable group are led by an Honored Kid each year known as the League Champion, who inspires members to continue climbing up in the ranks and fundraising for childhood cancer research. Baldrick’s League of Legendary Heroes recognizes volunteers who have gone above and beyond by participating for three or more years to raise money for lifesaving childhood cancer research. ![]()
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