by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Abi is a fourteen-year-old girl from Taylorsville, NC. She is battling chronic myeloid leukemia, and is currently taking chemotherapy drugs and will have to for the foreseeable future. Abi is excited to learn how to drive. What better way than her own high-powered...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2020 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Damon is eighteen years old from Chesapeake, VA being treated here in North Carolina. Damon has been battling AML leukemia and had just received a bone marrow transplant after other treatment had failed. Damon is scheduled for another six months of close monitoring...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2020 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Hannah is an eighteen-year-old young lady from Pinehurst, NC. She was on track to swim for the University of Pittsburgh until she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Hannah needed a smile in a big way. Hannah has always loved the Philadelphia Flyers and their...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2020 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Adam is an eighteen-year-old young man from Catawba, NC. He is currently treated at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital for ALL Leukemia. Adam loves to hunt, fish, and be outdoors. His Mom Sarah, knowing Adam had an interest in these things, watched videos and learned how...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2019 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Imagine going to the doctor’s office with your 3-year-old energetic son for what you think is a sprained ankle and finding out it is actually leukemia. This is what happened to Conner and his family three years ago. Conner, now aged 6, continues to battle acute...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2019 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Evana is a 22-year-old young lady from Concord who has been battling cystic fibrosis her entire life. She also lives with diabetes as a result of her disease. Evana is an aspiring writer, writing has been a major coping mechanism for dealing with her illness. She...