Tanner Tanner was diagnosed with Trisomy 21 at birth and Hodgkin's lymphoma in January 2020.  Tanner's mother was his primary caregiver and was not able to return to work.  JUST TRYAN IT provided a grant to Tanner's family to assist with their auto loan, car insurance and utility payment.  In March 2022

Elle Elle was diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was 5 years old (2007). Elle faced many challenges during her young life. She suffered a stroke, lost the use of her right hand and leg, had to re- learn how to walk and talk, survived several surgeries including brain surgery, underwent

Mary Kay Mary Kay was the 4th child in a family of 5 girls, living in Potomac Maryland. At the age of 14, she was excited to be a Freshman at Georgetown Visitation in Washington DC where two of her older sisters were attending. In the fall of her Freshman year, she

Kwami Kwami was a happy, healthy child until one day he became ill at school and began to exhibit a number of strange symptoms over the next few months. An MRI finally revealed a malignant tumor in the pineal region of his brain. He went through intensive chemotherapy and proton radiation treatment

Kenyah Kenyah was diagnosed with bilateral retinal blastoma at 6months old. She started chemotherapy the same week that she was diagnosed. In her first year of chemotherapy she also had 5 weeks of radiation. All of this was done at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. Six weeks after completing her first year of

Cody Cody loved pirates. He thought if he was tough like them that he could beat the cancer. He was great at lego’s, and loved watching spongebob. Patrick was his favorite. He liked playing video games with his older brother and always cheered him on when it came time to beat the

Chris Chris was more than just a twelve year old boy who had his life cut short by acute lymphoblastic leukemia; he was our son and a person who had a strong desire to do his part to preserve our environment. Chris loved the outdoors and especially loved gardens and natural areas

Ariella My name is Ariella and I am 10 years old and in the fourth grade. I was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in February of this year after having a lot of pain in my leg, especially when dancing. I have been dancing for 6 years, dancing all styles but my favorite

Abby It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Abby, a JTI triathlete and STAR.  Diagnosed with a form of leukemia at age 4, her family celebrated her 15th birthday just last month at Children’s Hospital. Abby was a true warrior, she fought cancer and the

In the beginning, when I was first diagnosed, my family was really scared. A while later, my friends at school found out and were devastated.

Our family feels fortunate to have had the support of the Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Clinic where Nicholas was successfully treated for a Rhabdomyosarcoma at the age of one in 2008 and again at age three in 2010-11, when it returned.