This is Mateo, a brave 3-year-old from Wyoming, Michigan, whose life was changed overnight. What seemed like a simple cold turned into a nightmare when doctors diagnosed him with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Suddenly, Mateo’s world was filled with IV drips, blood infusions, chemotherapy, and endless hospital visits—things no child should ever endure.

Despite the everyday pain, Mateo’s spirit remains strong. Even on his hardest days, he smiles and comforts his family, reminding them about his medications, showing a strength beyond his years. But Mateo is just a little boy who deserves laughter, play, and a life beyond hospital walls.

His family has sacrificed everything to support him, and they deserve a break—a chance to find the peace and happiness they’ve longed for, and for Mateo, this is his chance to feel like any other normal little boy.

We need your help to raise $5,000 to send Mateo and his family on a special trip to Disney World and Give Kids The World, where they can experience life from a different perspective—one filled with happiness every family deserves. Let’s make this DREAM COME TRUE!

Herbie is a 6-year-old boy from Bartlett, IL, diagnosed with Medulloblastoma in September 2021.

Before his diagnosis, Herbie was vibrant, full of energy, loved to play soccer, and ran around outside whenever he had the chance. Several months before his diagnosis, he began experiencing occasional headaches, which were essentially his only symptom. Still, his mom had a strong feeling that something was wrong. They had to see multiple doctors before they decided to request an MRI. Their lives changed as quickly as an MRI captured brain images. The doctor urgently instructed them to take Herbie to Lurie Children's Hospital because they had discovered a large brain mass.

He should have been starting his first day of kindergarten but Instead was lying in a hospital bed. He underwent 30 rounds of proton radiation, daily sedation for six weeks, a year of chemotherapy, two surgeries, numerous MRIs, and extensive blood work.

His mom said, “Our lives completely were turned upside down. None of us are the same person, nor will ever be. The child we knew at four years old is no longer the same child. We grieve the child we lost at four but embrace the beautiful new child we have at six years old now. Every day is. Gift, and we know that.”

This dream would mean the world to their family. It's been three years since they had a proper vacation, and Disney World has always been Herbie's dream destination. It's on his vision board.

We aim to raise $5,000 to send Herbie and his family on a unique journey to Disney World and Give Kids the World. This trip will give them the opportunity to create joyful memories in a new environment, away from their current difficulties!

Brooks is a 5-year-old boy from St Berne, Indiana who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Diffuse Anaplastic Wilms Tumor in August of last year, 2022. This is a type of childhood cancer that starts in the kidneys.

It started when he complained of belly pain, after two days, he was brought to the emergency room and the diagnosis was ruled out.

He was a typical 4-year-old Momma boy prior to all of this. He loves boys' things like cars, superheroes, and doing all the fun stuff but when the cancer was discovered, his family completely crashed. His Mom said "I remember hearing the news but couldn’t hear anything after that. It was like a switch."

Despite his body becoming weaker and weaker, Brooks kept smiling during his journey. He wants to keep going and this Dream Trip would lift up his fighting spirit.

This is why we are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Brooks and his Family to American Dream Mall DREAM TRIP where they can shop and make beautiful memories OUTSIDE the hospital!

Lyanna is a 2-year-old baby girl from Champaign, Illinois who was diagnosed with Stage 4 high-risk Neuroblastoma just a couple of months ago, Dec of 2022.

Her diagnosis has really affected her especially now that she's still in a stage of crucial development. She has night terrors now so her sleep is never good and she’s lost her appetite for a lot of foods she used to eat.

So far she's been through five months of her treatment process and finishing up her fifth cycle of chemo. She’s also had extensive surgery to preserve her ovary and remove as much of the tumor as possible in her abdomen. For obvious reasons, Lee had to give up her new favorite hobby gymnastics. Because of her being immunocompromised, she misses out on all the fun a normal kid should've been experiencing in this stage of life.

This is why we are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Lyanna and her Family to Disney World and Give Kids The World where they can make beautiful memories together OUTSIDE of the hospital!

Taylor is a 5-year-old girl from New Berlin, Wisconsin who was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia(ALL) An aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many B-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the bone marrow and blood.

Prior to being diagnosed in Dec of 2021, Taylor was extremely active. She loved dancing, gymnastics, and swimming; She's indeed a social butterfly and loved playing with her friends and family. Getting the news was devastating to her and her family. She had to stop all activities and school.

This little girl has already been through a lot. Endless hospital admissions added diagnosis from diabetes to aseptic meningitis related to chemotherapy side effects to her spine, numerous sedated spinal infusions for chemo aside from what she's getting daily, and enduring nerve pain in her legs as a side effect from chemotherapy that she's dealing every day. She is currently working hard to gain her full strength back with physical therapy.

We are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Taylor and her family on a DREAM Trip to Disneyland where they can make wonderful memories together, OUTSIDE of the hospital!

Isaac is an 8-year-old boy from Massillon, Ohio who was diagnosed with a bilateral Wilms Tumor back in November 2019; just two weeks after his 5th birthday, and has relapsed twice since then.

He has gone through biopsies, tumor resections, splenectomy, port placement surgeries, broviac placement surgeries, port removal surgeries, 17 days of total abdomen radiation, 24 weeks of pre-surgery chemotherapy, 34 weeks of outpatient chemo, 10 weeks of inpatient chemo, 6 days of high dose chemo, an NG tube, and a stem cell transplant last December 2022 and still recovering from the transplant at this time.

We are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Isaac and his family on a DREAM trip to Disney World and Give Kids the World where they can make wonderful memories together, OUTSIDE of the hospital!

Levi is a 3-year-old local from Rolling Meadows, IL who was diagnosed with Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020 when he was just 9 months old.

Levi has been in treatment since then and relapsed twice. He's gone through emergent brain surgery to remove the tumor from his cerebellum, He has received intensive chemotherapy which resulted in multiple infections, and medical complications that landed us in the ICU multiple times, and had to be placed on a ventilator because he could not breathe on his own.

We are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Levi and his family on a DREAM Trip to Disney World and Give Kids The World where they can make wonderful memories together, OUTSIDE of the hospital!

Finn is a 4-year-old from Hastings, MN. Finn is very social and pleasant outdoors or when he feels safe. He’ll approach anyone and often make friends at the park. Finn’s journey started with very fussy behavior and lots of desperate screaming during the night. There were small signs and symptoms including swollen lymph nodes, a scrape on his nose that was just fountaining blood, and more & more bruises. The family didn’t know at the time but he had very few platelets, and so his blood couldn’t clot.

One day, the daycare sent him home for illness and required a doctor’s note to return. Finn was taken to the doctor for a well-child check-up to get the bumps behind his ears checked out. The doctor said they were just mosquito bites. Weeks later, the daycare sent him home again for swelling on his face. Finn was taken directly to the doctor. They took one look at him and told the family to get on the highway and go directly to the emergency department at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. At the hospital, Finn was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

We are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Finn and his family on a dream trip to Disneyland where they can make amazing memories together!

Nora is an 8-year-old from Boardman, OH. Nora was first diagnosed with Neuroblastoma in 2018.

In November 2020, Nora had her first relapse but she was still ready to fight. Just recently, during a routine scan, the family received news that Nora had relapsed again.

We are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Nora and her family on a dream trip to Great Wolf Lodge in CA where they can make amazing memories together OUTSIDE of the hospital!

Nathan is a 5 year old from Essexville, MI. Nathan was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Since diagnosis, Nathan has gone through 2.5 years of blood draws, spinal taps, blood transfusions, and platelet transfusions. The isolation he has experienced has seriously affected his mental health. Nathan hated that he couldn't do the same things as the other kids could.

We are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Nathan and his family on a dream trip to Disney World where they can make amazing memories together OUTSIDE of the hospital!

Averyana is an 8 year old from Toledo, OH. Averyana was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia with RAM immunophenotype.

Averyana was in remission for almost 6 years. However, during a routine eye exam, the doctors discovered that Averyana’s AML-RAM had come back in the form of a brain tumor. She started receiving chemo and radiation treatments and went into remission for 5 months. Then, the leukemia was detected in her marrow during a routine bone marrow biopsy.

We are on a mission to raise $5,000 to send Averyana and her family on a dream trip to Disney World and Give Kids The World where they can make amazing memories together OUTSIDE of the hospital!