Whitney's Journey for a Cure

Whitney is a vibrant full of life seven year old with a wonderful and caring heart. She is the beloved baby sister of her three older brothers.  With a due date of 01/08/08 and the unexpected arrival on 12/11/07 we could tell that Whitney was going to be very ambitious about life. Unfortunately, at 10 months old she made her first trip to Phoenix Children's Hospital with a diagnoses of bacterial spinal meninigitis and partial hearing loss. Since then Whitney has not spent an entire year without having to be admitted to the hospital resulting in five different surgeries thus far. Despite these challenges she still has a zest for life. Whitney loves to dress up as a princess and dance around pretending she lives in a castle.

As of April 2013 Whitney was diagnosed with a rare form of spinal brain cancer (Myxopapillary Ependymoma) and underwent surgery to remove the tumor from the inside of her spinal cord. We thought that she may be in the clear and hoped for the best but in November of 2014 we recieved another bout of bad news. The tumor was back and it brought a friend, another tumor. The cancer was back. She is now going through chemotherapy to shrink the tumors enough to be able to have another surgery on her spinal cord which could leave her competely paralyzed.

We are asking for your help in saving her life. Based on the last experience the cost of the chemo and surgeries will be $30,000 out of pocket. With this we are going to need your help. There is nothing we want more in life than to watch Whitney grow up happy, strong and healthy like she, and every other child deserves to grow up. Thank you in advanced for your consideration and/or help.