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Teresa Moreno | 2x Scholarship Recipient

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Teresa Moreno | 2x Scholarship Recipient Meet Teresa, one of our 2020 and 2021 Bags of Love Foundation Scholarship Winners!! She is an extraordinary young woman who was diagnosed with a Pleomorphic Renal Sarcoma tumor next to one of her…

Katie Hawley | Scholarship Recipient

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Katie Hawley | Scholarship Recipient Meet Katie Hawley, a scholarship winner who is a 3x cancer survivor first diagnosed at the age of 9! She has been through chemo, radiation, a stem cell transplant, and immunotherapy. While she has hit…

Kenya Gonzalez| Scholarship Recipient

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Kenya Gonzalez | Scholarship Recipient Kenya was diagnosed with Leukemia at 4 years old, but has been cancer-free for 10 years now! She is determined to give back to her community and bring light to the world in any possible…

Ashley Solorio | 2x Scholarship Recipient

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Ashley Solorio | 2x Scholarship Recipient After a difficult and painful gym class, Ashley made a trip to the doctor’s office, where she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2014. Her chemotherapy lasted 2 and a half years. During…

Good Morning America

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“>”>Being A Champion Against Cancer At 16, Julian received a life-saving bone marrow transplant, highlighting the critical importance of donors. Shockingly, nearly 50 percent of minority patients like Julian struggle to find a match. By expanding the donor registry, we…

City of Hope OC Article

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Two-time pediatric cancer survivor gives back through his non-profit By age 16, Julian Castaneda had already survived two battles with cancer. Today, he’s many things: a survivor, a student, a founder, a leader searching for ways to assist other children…

LLS Article

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INSPIRATIONAL STORIES Julian acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) I was a 10-year-old kid when I was diagnosed with leukemia. I was a happy, energetic kid who loved being outside and was a straight-A student. However, my whole childhood was put on…

VeryWell Health

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My Journey With Leukemia My journey with started when I was 10 years old. I was an active kid who played on the basketball team when I started feeling very tired. I couldn’t stay up late, and I was falling…