When your child is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, it doesn't get much worse than that. It's like the world comes to a quick stop, but only for you. There's still other responsibilities the parents must take care of, such as bills and work, while now juggling long in-patient stays, chemo treatments and tests. [Click here to read more]

Will Kelley was diagnosed with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on June 17, 2009. He is a pretty typical 16 year old boy who loves soccer, lacrosse, hanging with friends and eating his parents out of house and home. All of this and much more was taken out of his control this summer after his diagnosis. [Click here to read more]

Our family got in touch with Cal's Angels through a fellow cancer mom (thanks Claudia!). I thought for a while about what Abigail would like. She's only 2 so it was really hard. A trip? A tricycle? AHA! A kitchen! Abigail's favorite toy at the hospital is the kitchen. At the developmental playgroup, she plays with the toy food. [Read More]

In July, 9 year old Arnold made a wish for a laptop and all the accessories. Our friends at the Best Buy store in South Elgin were more than eager to help us grant his wish with special thanks to Product Process Manager Dave Guarino for being Arnold's personal laptop expert. [Read More]

We wanted to take some time to thank Cal’s All-Star Angels Foundation.  In April of 2008, our 2 year old daughter, Brooke, was diagnosed with Leukemia.  Even with great insurance and medical care, there are still financial and emotional costs that bring challenges to our family.  [Read More]