Help and Hope Happen Here

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This Podcast is going to be about Pediatric Cancer and the need to keep the awareness of this terrible disease in the public eye. My plan is to be able to interview a wide spectrum of people who all have a passion and a stake in finding a way to make the lives of these Pediatric Cancer Patients easier. I will interview oncologists, nurses, recovered patients, parents who have had to oversee their children's cancer fight, heads of Pediatric Cancer Foundations and Organizations , and others who would like to use this forum to advocate for these children.

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August 13, 2026Episode 56746 min

Angelica Sharpe will talk about her daughter Lainy who was diagnosed with Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma when she was 12 years old after feeling numbness and paralysis in her legs in the summer of 2023. Lainy passed away in January of 2025 when she was 14.

Lainy Sharpe began to feel numbness in her legs, followed by paralysis when she was 12 years old in the summer of 2023. Her diagnosis was Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma, which as rare of a diagnosis as it gets. Lainy fought as hard as possible before passing away in January of 2025 and was very much a part of the Pediatric Cancer community during her fight, which was proven by her winning the Children's Healthy Hero Award for her dedication to helping others at Banner Children's Hospital in Tucson, Arizona.

August 10, 2026Episode 56641 min

Sarah Lappostato will talk about her daughter Elena who was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma when she was 3 years in old in September of 2025 and her Curie score has thankfully gone from 25 to 1 in the last 10 months.

Elena Lappostato was complaining of mouth pain in September of 2025 and just a couple of weeks later, she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma when she was 3 years old. Since that time , Elena has undergone difficult treatment including 2 autoglous stem cell transplants and is now doing well and has recently begun the next phase of her treatment which is Post Consolidation.

August 6, 2026Episode 56552 min

Michaela Haywood will talk about her daughter Kaylan who was 11 years old and a champion Gymnast in her home state of Hawaii before being diagnosed with DIPG in February of 2018 and passing away in August, just 6 months later.

After winning the Vault event and finishing 2nd in the All Around Competition in the Hawaii Gymnastics Championship in November of 2017, 11 year old Kaylan Haywood competed for the first time since her winning performance in January of 2018. What resulted was Kaylan's side being weak, her foot was dragging, and her arm was hanging. In February she was diagnosed with DIPG and only was able to live for 6 more months, as she passed away on August of 2018 from this most dreaded form of Pediatric Brain Cancer.

August 3, 2026Episode 56453 min

Dana Quiroga will talk about her diagnosis of Osteosarcoma which took place when she was 14 years old in 2023. Dana is now 17, and doing as well as possible as she is getting ready to enter her senior year in High School.

Dana Quiroga felt a pain in her knee during her entire soccer season in 2023 and during that summer this pain did not go away, leading to her diagnosis of the Bone Cancer Osteosarcoma. Dana underwent a replacement for her knee and tibia with a prosthetic substitute and now 3 years later, Dana is feeling well and has already chosen what she plans to do with her career which will involve Pediatric Nursing.

July 30, 2026Episode 56357 min

Fran Fulcher will talk about her daughter Grace who was diagnosed with an Anaplastic Astrocytoma which is a form of Pediatric Brain Cancer when she was 16 years old in 2015 and passed away 3 years later when she was 19

Grace Fulcher was 16 years old in 2015 when she began to complain about double vision. Her double vision led to a diagnosis of a non curable Pediatric Brain Tumor known as an Anaplastic Astrocytoma. Grace was given 3 years to live and she did her very best in trying to make those 3 years meaningful. Grace continued with her high school studies, being a member of the National Honor Society for 3 years, and graduating Summa Cum Laude with a 4.4 Grade Point average. Because of the acceleration of her brain cancer, Grace went to college for only her first semester of freshman year in which she hoped to become involved in Neo Natal care. Grace passed away at the age of 19 on October 24th of 2018.

July 27, 2026Episode 56249 min

Darline Medina will talk about her beloved daughter Brooklyn who was diagnosed with DIPG in April of 2023, spent 100 days at St. Jude's and went on the ONC 201 Clinical Trial, but passed away on February 17th of 2024, 1 month before her 4th birthday.

Darline Medina's daughter Brooklyn was full of health for the 1st 2 years of her life until the winter of 2023 when Brooklyn began to experience abnormal movements in her left eye. Her eye looked okay when examined by an eye doctor but her walking did not look okay and this led to her diagnosis of DIPG. Brooklyn's diagnosis took place in April of 2023 but her life span from that day until her passing on February 17th of 2024, was just 10 months, and took place one month before her 4th birthday.

July 20, 2026Episode 56140 min

Josh Doud will talk about his son Jameson who was diagnosed with a Midline High Grade Glioma Pediatric Brain Cancer shortly before his 8th birthday in the summer of 2024 and his passing away from this disease less than a year ago on August 12th of 2025.

Jameson Doud was nearing his 8th birthday in August of 2024 when he was diagnosed with a Midline High Grade Glioma Pediatric Brain Cancer. In March of 2025 the Doud family got very good news that there were no signs of any cancer from the most recent scans but just a couple of months later, Jameson's scans showed that his cancer had spread to his bone and Jameson was not expected to last until Christmas of 2025. That expectation went too far unfortunately and James on passed away from this disease on August 12th of 2025.

July 16, 2026Episode 56059 min

Kelsie Wittmayer's 5 year old daughter Rosie was having fevers every few weeks in May of 2025, and these fevers went unexplained for more than 3 months before she finally was diagnosed with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in late August

In May of 2025, 5 year old Rosie Wittmayer was found to have a double ear infection and then began to develop fevers every 2-4 weeks. These fevers were checked out regularly but no solution was found , with one possibility floated that she had the Mumps. Finally on August 27th, Rosie and the Wittmayer family received her diagnosis of B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Rosie has been through nearly 11 months of treatment and still has more than a year left as her scheduled date to end her treatment protocol will be in November of 2027. Fortunately Rosie is doing well physically .

July 13, 2026Episode 55950 min

Zach Arter and Emily Niebur will talk about the non-profit HELP 1 PERSON TODAY which Zach started in August of 2024 as a way to help fill the gaps for Pediatric Cancer patients who are going through treatment from this disease.

Zach Arter had been serving youths in Omaha Nebraska for 15 years in various capacities and then decided to focus on helping Pediatric Cancer patients in August of 2024. That is when he started his HELP 1 PERSON TODAY with this non-profit which tries in a number of ways to help these kids who have to go through difficult treatment during their individual cancer battles.

July 9, 2026Episode 55856 min

Toni and Dylan Franklin will talk about their daughter Noelle who was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in May of 2024 and was only able to survive this Bone Cancer for 1 year, as she passed away in May of 2025

As Toni and Dylan Franklin were in the playground with their children Noelle and Dylan in the spring of 2024, Noelle asked her dad to look at a bump that had formed on her leg. Withing a week Noelle was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a very difficult Bone Cancer. After being treated at the Pediatric Cancer hospital at Duke University which did not go well, Noelle was transferred to the Pediatric Cancer hospital at the University of North Carolina. Despite the treatment that was more to the benefit to Noelle, she was unable to recover and passed away on May 12th of 2025, almost exactly one year after her original diagnosis.

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Angelica Sharpe will talk about her daughter Lainy who was diagnosed with Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma when she was 12 years old after feeling numbness and paralysis in her legs in the summer of 2023. Lainy passed away in January of 2025 when she was 14.

Sarah Lappostato will talk about her daughter Elena who was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma when she was 3 years in old in September of 2025 and her Curie score has thankfully gone from 25 to 1 in the last 10 months.

Michaela Haywood will talk about her daughter Kaylan who was 11 years old and a champion Gymnast in her home state of Hawaii before being diagnosed with DIPG in February of 2018 and passing away in August, just 6 months later.

Dana Quiroga will talk about her diagnosis of Osteosarcoma which took place when she was 14 years old in 2023. Dana is now 17, and doing as well as possible as she is getting ready to enter her senior year in High School.

Fran Fulcher will talk about her daughter Grace who was diagnosed with an Anaplastic Astrocytoma which is a form of Pediatric Brain Cancer when she was 16 years old in 2015 and passed away 3 years later when she was 19

Darline Medina will talk about her beloved daughter Brooklyn who was diagnosed with DIPG in April of 2023, spent 100 days at St. Jude's and went on the ONC 201 Clinical Trial, but passed away on February 17th of 2024, 1 month before her 4th birthday.

Josh Doud will talk about his son Jameson who was diagnosed with a Midline High Grade Glioma Pediatric Brain Cancer shortly before his 8th birthday in the summer of 2024 and his passing away from this disease less than a year ago on August 12th of 2025.

Kelsie Wittmayer's 5 year old daughter Rosie was having fevers every few weeks in May of 2025, and these fevers went unexplained for more than 3 months before she finally was diagnosed with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in late August

Zach Arter and Emily Niebur will talk about the non-profit HELP 1 PERSON TODAY which Zach started in August of 2024 as a way to help fill the gaps for Pediatric Cancer patients who are going through treatment from this disease.

Toni and Dylan Franklin will talk about their daughter Noelle who was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in May of 2024 and was only able to survive this Bone Cancer for 1 year, as she passed away in May of 2025

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