The Jack Strong Foundation

11/20/2025

ad•vo•cate
noun
/ˈadvəkət/ The word “advocacy” comes from Latin and means ‘to add a voice’.
~Merrium-Webster Dictionary

You may not have a child with cancer, so it may not be a priority to you..but the day before diagnosis, we did not have a child with cancer either.
Pediatric cancer is NOT rare.
Be an advocate, be their voice, not because it’s your child, or my child..

but because it is “a child”.

11/19/2025

❤️Please Share

Are you the parents or caregiver of a child fighting Childhood Cancer?

Do you have upcoming treatments, clinic, surgeries or scans? Maybe your child is currently having a difficult time in treatment, and you BOTH could use some loving SUPPORT?

Let’s show the world the beautiful BRAVE faces of the many SUPERHEROES fighting childhood cancer!

❤️Please share a photo of your WARRIOR 💪 and if you choose, a little of their journey in treatment this week. We are ALL ready to send an abundance of love, prayers, support, hope, and encouragement to each of you!

WE ARE HERE‼️
WE SEE YOU‼️

11/18/2025

♥️Lilah Update

Lilah was 18 months old when she was diagnosed with ATRT, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
But today she celebrates🥳

“8 months. 261 days. 6,263 hours.
Filled with tears, pokes, surgeries, infusions, chemos, scans, fevers, late nights, uncertainty, sedation, radiation.
But now there’s cheers. CHEERS to no more. No more destroying our girls body to try and save it. It’s over.” shares her Momma.

Several days ago,
🔔 She got to ring the bell 🔔

Lilah had surgery today to finally remove her central line🎉

Please join us in 🎈celebrating 🎈Lilah and her amazing news. We are sending bundles of love and wishes your way♥️
Now go get busy precious child. Playing, smiling, giggling, and just being a little girl❣️

11/17/2025

♥️This amazing strong warrior? His name is Gustavo, aka Baby G.

Gustavo has been battling cancer since being diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2022. He just completed treatments and had his port removed on Thursday. Baby G also had all of his scans. The scan results have come back, unfortunately “G” has relapsed. He has a mass in his chest and two tumors in his abdomen.
🌟His momma shares:

“ I don’t even know if processing is the right word. We’re all still just in shock. Scan days always bring a lot of anxiety in general, but there was nothing that could’ve prepared us for the results.
Hearing your tiny human has cancer the first time is heartbreaking in itself, watching them fight the hardest fight ever. Hearing it has come back is even worse. I don’t even know how to put those emotions into words.
Yesterday morning I woke up and saw we had new test results available! I opened them like I normally would and as soon as I saw the word “unfortunately” I started crying and I was completely shattered.”

Baby G has a clinic appointment tomorrow and will be admitted from there. Since G did get his port removed last Thursday he will have surgery this Wednesday to get his port placed again. He will also be starting chemo/immunotherapy on Wednesday as well. During his port placement they will also do bone marrow aspirations to see if it has spread as well as taking a biopsy of the tumor that is the safest one to biopsy.

🎗️Please send loving thoughts and prayers to Gustavo. Let him and his Momma know they are not alone. Good vibes, prayers for courage, strength, comfort, and infinite HOPE! We are holding you so tightly in our hearts Baby G and sending so much LOVE brave child💛

11/13/2025

10/29/2025

PLEASE SHARE🎃

Could you please share your Halloween Costumes with our little warriors!

Many children fighting Childhood Cancer are spending this fun “Halloween” time in a hospital room receiving treatments, recovering from surgeries, or maybe in quarantine from low immune systems.
Please help us to place SMILES on their face, and bring a little bit of “Halloween” to them, as they ENJOY seeing YOUR special, spooky, funny, original, cute, or awesome,
Halloween costumes in the comments below🎃👻

*All ages welcome to share their pics!

10/27/2025

🎃Please SHARE a picture of your “JACK”-O-LANTERN!!

Many children fighting Childhood Cancer are spending this fun “Halloween” time in a hospital room receiving treatments, recovering from surgeries, or maybe in quarantine from low immune systems.

Please help us to place SMILES on their face, and bring a little bit of “Halloween” to them, as they ENJOY seeing YOUR special, spooky, funny, original, cute, or awesome,
JACK-o-lantern’s in comments below🎃