by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2019 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Amber is a six-year-old sweetheart from Holly Springs. At the age of two, Amber was diagnosed with Bilateral retinoblastoma, a type of cancer that affects the eye. Because of this, Amber lost her right eye. Amber has been cancer free for two years! Amber and her...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2018 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Melanie is a 16-year-old young lady from Holly Springs. At 5 months old, Melanie was diagnosed with a brain tumor called anaplastic ependymoma. While Melanie’s cancer is in remission, her treatment included 2 brain surgeries and a year and a half of experimental...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2018 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Maddux is a 15-year-old sweetheart from Holly Springs. Maddux and Meg were friends in elementary school. Maddux’s mother, Jaime, took a very touching and memorable photo shoot of Meg and her family as she was battling. Maddux battles epilepsy along with other chronic...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2018 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Kaitlyn is a 15-year-old girl from Holly Springs. She is a fun-loving girl who lives with Cerebral Palsy, seizure disorder, and vasomotor instability. We thought Kaitlyn could use a pick-me-up! Kaitlyn loves the movie, Toy Story. She is fanatical about Tom Hanks, Tim...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2018 | Event Smiles, Smiles
Ganesh is a 16-year-old boy from Cary. Two years ago, Ganesh was like any other teenager. Suddenly, he and his family noticed changes that would be diagnosed as Childhood Onset Cerebral X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy. This is a progressive, life-shortening disease that...
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2018 | Event Smiles, Gift Smiles, Smiles
When Meg was battling her brain tumor, she was treated at Duke Children’s Hospital. We have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Duke and have helped give back to their patients and families in the following manner: Title sponsor of the Duke Children’s Hospital...
