ACCO’s National Childhood Cancer Awareness Tree is back!
Ribbons are on sale now through December 11. For every virtual ribbon purchased, you will receive a physical ribbon in the mail.
Purchase your ribbon here: acco.org/awareness-tree
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What helped me most during the first 48 hours..."Our friends and family. The amount of people who dropped what they were doing, canceled their plans, and made sure they surrounded us was incredible."
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"it's a marathon not a sprint. I wanted answers and timelines and it took me awhile to figure out that every next step depends on about twenty other things going right."
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In March 2025, Presley was treated for a leg injury after the her dog accidentally knocked her over. When her pain didn't improve after several weeks, her mother asked the doctor to run additional tests. Shortly after, she was diagnosed with B-Cell ALL.
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"How supportive Gunnar's doctors and nurses were - they are still one of the best parts of his treatment." Gunnar was 2 years old when diagnosed with B-Cell ALL.
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"I remember curling up on the bathroom floor, getting sick from the weight of it all, crying and feeling completely shattered." Aubrey was five years old when diagnosed with DIPG. Read Aubrey's story and share yours: acco.org/the-first-48-campai…
"Start researching the top specialists as soon as possible. Get a second opinion from the beginning." Miriam was diagnosed at 6 years old with nodular ganglioneuroblastoma.
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"We drove 4 hours with that gut feeling that we knew and when we got the confirmation our world shattered in seconds and we were just numb." Jhayliegh was diagnosed with ALL PH+ at 5 years old. Read Jhayliegh's story and share yours: acco.org/the-first-48-campai…
"We went to her primary care doctor and he immediately life-flighted us four hours away to a children’s hospital." That same night, Visalia was diagnosed with B-Cell ALL.
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Remington was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell non-hodgkin's lymphoma at 8 years old.
The first 48 hours after a diagnosis can be a blur. You’re not alone. 💛
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"A nurse saw me crying in the hallway & went up to me to hug me. I really needed that hug at the time." Juliana was diagnosed with ALL at 10 years old. Read Juliana's story and share yours: acco.org/the-first-48-campai…
"Surviving cancer wouldn’t necessarily mean the fight was over. I wish I knew how deeply childhood cancer and its treatment could continue to affect every part of his life years later." Read Rowan's story and share yours: acco.org/the-first-48-campai…
If I could go back, I'd tell myself, "nothing was your fault. You couldn't have prevented this." The first 48 hours after a diagnosis can be a blur. You’re not alone. 💛
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Honor your #childhoodcancer warrior with a personalized gold ribbon on our virtual tree! On sale now through Dec. 11. For every virtual ribbon purchased, you will receive a physical ribbon in the mail.
Get your ribbon here: acco.org/awareness-tree
#awareness #gogoldwithacco
"My sister is a trauma nurse, and I gave her my phone to help me understand Katara’s labs. She looked at my phone, then sat beside me, looked me in the eyes, and said, “Be strong. Brace yourself. Katara is watching - then the doctors walked in." acco.org/the-first-48-campai…
"The rush from our local hospital to the Children's Hospital and how fast it was to push everything." Ethan was 16 years old when diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma.
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"I will never forget Lenny looking at my husband and me and asking, “Mommy, Daddy, do I have cancer? Am I going to die?” Lennon was 8 years old when diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma." 💛 Read Lennon's story and share yours: acco.org/the-first-48-campai…
What helped me most during the first 48 hours was "Just simply being with Riley and how great of a medical team he had." Riley was just 2 months old when he was diagnosed with Cic-dux4 sarcoma.
You’re not alone. 💛 Read Riley's story and share yours: acco.org/the-first-48-campai…
What helped me most during the first 48 hours was "child life and asking a lot of questions." Braylyn was 2 years old when diagnosed with Ependymoma.
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The first 48 hours after a diagnosis can be a blur. You’re not alone. 💛
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ALT One thing I wish I had known in those first 48 hours was "In our case, I wish I would have known (besides that she was going to be fine) more details about how the housing worked. We lived 2 hours away from Stanford and needed to stay there for the first month." Mandy was 15 years old when she was diagnosed with high risk ALL.