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Childhood Cancer Survivor Recipients
Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023
Aaron Augustine
At center court seeing the faces of all of those I know that have been touched by cancer chanting for me, a cancer survivor, helped me realize my purpose in life.
Emma Baker
The truth is that pain, hurt and fear all have their place in survivorship as much as joy, fun and growth; it's about honoring the process of ups, downs and all arounds.
Patrick Baumann
"To be a survivor means so much more than surviving the battle and claiming victory. "
Allison Bean
As a survivor, I have refused to allow cancer to keep me from prospering in my young adult life. I have come to an acceptance of a life with limitations, yet great opportunities.
Allison Biver
I have been forever changed, and I appreciate the smallest triumphs because of these overwhelming tragedies. I am a survivor.
William Broomhead
"I am not a survivor just because the cancer is no longer visible on computer images; I am a survivor because these twenty-one marks remind me that I have a purpose in life."
Harrison Brown
"My undying adventure in a hospital bed has given me a critical life lesson: it is not how long one lives that matters, but how he or she lives."
Brandon Caramanis
"My entire world view today is directly due to the personal growth I experienced throughout treatment, and to me that opportunity is the essence of survivorship."
Madison Cavanaugh
Each hole now represents what my successful cancer treatment afforded me - the opportunity to aim high for my life, celebrate my healthy body, and make a positive impact on the lives of those around me.
Rian Covington
No matter where I am, I think back to that Wednesday, and it reminds me of my purpose each and every day and what my survivorship means to me: to inspire others.
Ellen Crawford
"Survivorship means living every single day with the primary outlook of gratitude."
KellyAnne Crovello
My disease was nothing but a reminder that there is no fear as long as you don't show it.
Lydia Crumpler
"Now my idea of survivorship is to take the experiences developed during my cancer battle and turn them into positive, driving aspects that guide my life."
Abigail Davis
"Survivorship to me is using my story to inspire others, remembering that my courage is bigger than all my fears, and reminding myself daily of the battle which taught me that love has the capacity to multiply faster than any cancer cell ever could."
Grace DeGroff
"I may not have many memories of being in the hospital, but I do deserve the title 'cancer survivor' because of how I live out my life to honor the little girl that fought ALL."
Alana DeLisle
I want to teach others how to believe in conquering "the impossible," how to move past their limitations, even when it seems easier to give up.
Ryan Dellmyer
But now I have an opportunity to not only keep growing as a student and an engineer but as a person.
Ava Ebling
In the future, I want to help anyone who receives a cancer diagnosis. I didn't let cancer stop me.
Molly Garretson
"Fate whispers to the warrior, 'You cannot withstand the storm,' and the warrior whispers back, 'I am the storm.' I am that survivor: a warrior."
Avani Ghosh
As many challenges come my way, I've seemed to create an increasingly picturesque mosaic through resilience, understanding, and self-exploration to overcome them.
Ryan Hardy
"Looking back on my experiences, I feel that I have been given a unique opportunity to help kids going through similar situations."
Lauryn Hernandez
"Surviving cancer taught me that I am stronger and able to accomplish much more than I realize."
Jonah Hurley
From accepting seemingly incandescent burns from vaccines to making friends with the looming possibility of death, I know how far I am willing to go to give back and how rewarding it is.
Sammy Husen
For me survivorship means living my life to the fullest unapologetically. Other children like Corey were not given a second chance, so it is my job to make the most of mine.
Matthew Ilg
"So if you ask me 'What does survivorship mean to you?'… it means living and sharing! It means loving each day, each person, each moment."
Ruby Kaufman
My journey as a survivor has exposed me to the importance of understanding not only the broken but the rebuilt; my sickness broke me but left me with pieces perfect to build the strongest tower I could.
Maya Keesey
"If I had never gone through the experience of battling leukemia, I would have never been given the opportunity to do the swim in the first place. Without overcoming these challenges, I cannot say I would be the same person I am today. I am a survivor."
Meaghan Kilner
"I realized that this was what survivorship meant: working for not only your survival and quality of life, but also for the survival and quality of life for all cancer patients."
Aurora Kimball
The perspective cancer gave me is life is wonderful, and to care for others, because we aren't alone. No matter the challenges I have faced, I was determined to get through them.
Eliza Lawrence
From the mountain of cancer I hope to remember my perseverance, the people who helped me on the climb, and know that if I was able to climb that mountain, then most other obstacles will be foothills.
Isabella LeKander
"Life is too short to sit around waiting, and if I can inspire others with my story to take life by the horns, I will. I want to help others see the world from my unique perspective as a survivor."
Alejandrina Marte
"I want to use my skills with art to make the world a better place. To inspire good and allow people with similar experiences to rise beyond their circumstances."
Cole Martin
Forever grateful for the endless support I received, I made it my mission to reciprocate it by raising money and awareness for the hospital and pediatric cancer non-profits.
Gwendolyn Mason
Survivorship is moving past staying alive and truly living...Survivorship is appreciating the world more deeply, and helping others do the same.
Patrick McSweeney
But survivorship is acknowledging the scars and pain cancer caused me, and then making a daily choice to let these experiences turn me into a better person.
Cierra Morgan
I realized that I needed to separate my mind from my body. If I kept treating the two as one, I would be surviving to simply survive but not to truly live a life of fulfillment.
Ciristen Neal
"The moment I became a survivor, I took the initiative to heal, and educate myself about cancer and how to fight it."
Kimberly Peacock
"Survivorship means I am a warrior; I am courageous; I am strong; I am a lionheart."
Caleb Pipes
Because of the strengths that surviving cancer gave me, my freshman year was the greatest year of my life.
Hannah Ray
The true weight of survivorship is defined by the "how" and "what," of the journey. How did you approach these winding and dangerous trails, and what were the takeaways.
Alexandra Sadoff
I realize that I matured through my treatment and as I moved through survivorship. My eyes were opened to the hardships of others, and I became more empathetic for those going through what I now have behind me.
Hunter Samra
Survivorship is not only the way one gets through their cancer, but also the way they help others get through theirs.
Cassidy Scruggs
"Being a survivor... has taught me what is important, and showed me how vital it is to live everyday to the fullest."
Mary Shannon
This is what survivorship means to me; all of the lessons that cancer has taught me so that I could become a stronger person, ready to conquer anything life throws at me.
Emma Smith
Cancer helped me to see that I want to help people who are like me, and I have created my career path based on this. With guidance and positivity, I know I can make this goal and idea I was given a reality.
Josephine Smith
Surviving cancer has changed the goals I have for my education and my future career. More importantly, cancer has changed who I am. I am a survivor and I always will be!
Angela Sun
Survivorship means that you get to push the restart button on your life so that you can experience small details from a different perspective.
David Szklaruk Traipe
This world can take you, and any potential legacy, without any warning. What matters is how you spend your impermanence: either chasing after superficial numerical values that can't define a person or living each moment like it's your last and squeezing the life out of every drop of joy it can offer you.
Mikari Tarpley
When I doubted whether I could be stronger than this disease, the voice would cry out, "Fight it, conquer it, and live to tell your story."
Isabella Toth
My encounter with cancer ceased to be a negative experience as soon as I shifted my perspective. Armed with humor and hopefulness, I refashioned the hardships my illness bestowed upon me into tools that shared an optimistic outlook with others.
Katelyn Tran
We cannot always control the obstacles in our path, but we can control the new direction we take onward.
Audrey Turner
"Perspective" is a word always present in my home. We see things differently than most. We don't sweat the small things, we celebrate them.
Gino Vizzi
If there is anything cancer has taught me, it is that our purpose here on earth is bigger than ourselves...Life is too short, and I know my fellow childhood cancer survivors understand this more than anyone else.
Elias Walker
I don't want to see others held back by their health challenges either. I can use my health setbacks to help others.
Piper Wiegert
Because of my difficult experience, and the people that helped me through my illness, my ultimate goal is to help others around me.
Madelyn Wilson
The mindset around mental health in our society must adapt, so that we can help those who need it the most...I am so excited to be a part of the change. This is what survivorship means to me!
