Aden and Alec O'Connor's Cancer Journey

12/21/2025

🎉🎂 Happy 13th Birthday Alec & Aden! 🎂🎉

Today we celebrate 13 years of life, strength, miracles, and purpose.
Alec and Aden — my identical twins, my warriors, my why.

You both have faced more in 13 years than most people face in a lifetime.
Cancer tried to steal your joy, your childhood, and your future — but it failed.

Alec, you showed us what perseverance looks like when you rang that bell in July 2022.
Aden, you showed us what courage looks like when you finished chemo and rang that bell in November 2024.

Two journeys.
Two miracles.
One unbreakable bond.

Watching you grow into strong, kind, funny, resilient young men has been the greatest honor of my life. You are proof that God still performs miracles, that faith works, and that love truly heals.

Today we don’t just celebrate a birthday —
we celebrate survival, victory, and new beginnings.

Happy 13th Birthday, Alec & Aden.
Mommy loves you more than words can ever explain. 💙💙

12/01/2025

✨ If anyone needs prayers today, drop them below. ✨
This space is open for all of us to share our stories, uplift one another, and remind each other that prayers truly work. 🙏💛

Whether you’re struggling, celebrating, or just needing a little strength to get through the day — we’re here together. You never know who your story might touch or who your prayer might bless. 💫

Let’s motivate, support, and pour into each other. 💛🙏

12/01/2025

❤️❤️Hope is Real❤️❤️

Hope helped us fight. Even when we were tired, hope whispered, ‘You can get through this.’ Whatever you’re going through, hold onto hope. It can change everything.

11/30/2025

🌤️ Happy Sunday, everyone! 🌤️

Taking a moment this morning to breathe, reset, and thank God for another day. 🙏💛
Life stays busy, emotional, and full of ups and downs… but Sundays always remind me to slow down and appreciate the little things — my kids, our growth, our journey, and the strength that keeps us going.

No matter what this week brings, I’m walking into it with faith, gratitude, and a renewed spirit. 💛✨

Wishing everyone peace, rest, and a blessed Sunday.
Let’s get ready for a beautiful new week. 🫶🌻

11/26/2025

Hi everyone,

As many of you know, I’m a mom of five, including two sets of twins, and two of my boys — Alec and Aden — have battled the same cancer three years apart. Alec was diagnosed in 2019 and beat cancer in 2022. Then Aden faced the same fight, finishing treatment on November 1st of this year. By the grace of God, both of my boys are now cancer-free, and that is the greatest Christmas blessing I could ever ask for.

But what many don’t see is the toll this journey takes behind the scenes — emotionally, mentally, and financially. I had to stop working to care for Aden throughout treatment. I’ve struggled to keep everything afloat, from bills to repairs, to just making sure the kids have what they need. It’s been on my shoulders to keep this family together and moving forward.

I’m finally heading back to work in December, and I’m excited to rebuild and bring stability back into our home. But right now, Christmas is extremely tight, and I’m doing the best I can after such a long battle supporting both of my sons through cancer.

If anyone is aware of programs, churches, organizations, or just personal assistance that can help us give the kids a Christmas after everything they’ve endured — it would mean the world to us. Even sharing this post helps more than you know.

Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us, checked on us, and loved my family through one of the toughest seasons of our lives. I’m believing this chapter ahead will be filled with restoration, peace, and joy.

Please inbox me if you’re able to help in any way.
Wishing everyone a blessed and beautiful holiday season. 🎄✨

11/24/2025

✨ International Emmy Awards 2025 ✨
Today is a BIG day for our family! Alec and Aden’s movie “Kids Like Us” is officially nominated for an International Emmy, and today we find out if any of our incredible kids were nominated individually. 🙏💛

Please continue to keep them lifted in prayer — they are SO excited, and this moment means more than words can explain. This film represents strength, courage, and the powerful voices of children who face battles most adults couldn’t imagine.

📺 Watch with us here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/7TEA5y2bqKI?si=s2bhs2KWi9cCXleK

This nomination is not just an honor — it’s a major opportunity to bring MORE awareness, MORE research, MORE funding, and MORE support for families walking through childhood cancer every single day.

🌟 And a very special tribute to Zuza and her beautiful family.
Zuza was a part of this film, and losing her in September broke all of our hearts. 💔
Tonight, we watch, support, and celebrate in her honor.
We love you, Zuza. You will never be forgotten. Your light continues to shine through every scene, every child, and every victory. 🌈🕊️

Please tune in, pray, support, and follow our journey. 💛
For Alec. For Aden. For Zuza.
For ALL the kids who fight for their lives every single day. 🎗️💛

Please hit “Notify Me” on the link so you’ll get an alert when the Emmys go live 🎬✨
I don’t want anyone to miss out on this big moment with Alec and Aden and Kids Like Us 💛

I also added a picture of our category so y’all can see exactly what we’re nominated for! 🏆💫
Click the link, hit notify, and tune in with us tonight! 📺🌟

11/10/2025

I got over 100 reactions on one of my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

10/28/2025

💛✨ Follow Alec Aden’s Story! 💛

A journey of hope, faith, and determination 🙏💪

Two brothers who fought cancer with courage and are now spreading light and strength to our community 🌈🎗️

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10/28/2025

From pain to purpose 💛
From chemo to freedom 💪
From fear to FAITH 🙏
CANCER FREE

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10/27/2025

😭💛 Tears are flowing today… We just left Aden’s last chemo. 🙌

Thank You, Jesus, for carrying us through every single battle, every sleepless night, every tear, and every moment of faith. 🙏

This is not just an ending—it’s the beginning of a brand-new chapter of healing, hope, and purpose. 🌟
We made it! 💪💛

10/23/2025

✝️ “Jesus Heard My Cry” – Full Testimony

I can’t speak enough about the documentary Kids Like Us! 🎬 It shares stories like ours — stories of faith, fear, and the fight no parent should ever face.

Our journey began in October 2019, when my son Alec was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 🎗️

Watching him battle cancer broke me in ways I can’t even describe. But even through the tears, the sleepless nights, and the hospital walls that became our home — God was there. 🙏 Alec fought hard, and by 2022, he was declared cancer-free.

But just when I thought we could finally rest, three years later, his identical twin brother Aden became sick with the same exact cancer. 💔 We almost lost him on 10/23, and I remember falling to my knees, crying out, “Jesus, please don’t take my baby.”

And in that moment — Jesus heard my cry. 🙌 He wrapped His arms around Aden and gave him the strength to keep fighting. That night, I made a promise: if God saved my son, I would spend the rest of my life advocating for children like Alec and Aden. I would speak up, raise awareness, educate others, and never stop fighting for a cure. 🎗️

Next month, Aden will ring that bell 🔔 — a sound that means victory, faith, and survival. After years of holding my breath through fear and prayer, I can finally breathe again. 💛

To every mother still in the storm — don’t lose faith. Cry out to Jesus. He hears you, even when your voice shakes, even when your heart breaks. He’s the same God who carried me through, and He’ll carry you too. ✝️

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.” — Isaiah 43:2
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” — Philippians 4:13