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The holiday season is supposed to be a time of warmth, family, sparkle, and gratitude.

But on December 22, 2015, my husband Jim and I were not sitting around the tree with our children. Instead, we were in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, watching doctors fight to save our baby boy’s life.

That night, our four-month-old, Quinton, was diagnosed with Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

I remember the feeling so vividly. It was like stepping outside of my own body. I could hear the doctor’s words, but none of it made sense. All I could do was pray that my baby would survive the night.

Hours later, a person I had never met walked into the waiting room. They introduced themselves as a Family Liaison from Childcan. They handed me an envelope with meal vouchers and gently said, “You are not alone.”

Those four words broke the dam. I cried for the first time since hearing the diagnosis.

That was the very beginning of Childcan walking beside us through long hospital stays, months apart from our older children, mounting bills, and eventually, relapse. They were there with food vouchers and parking passes. With help paying household bills when Jim had to take leave from work. With hotel support when we were in Toronto for Quinton’s bone marrow transplant. With emotional care when I felt like I couldn’t take another step.

And in November 2018, just before the holiday season, we finally heard the words we had been longing for: “Quinton is cancer free.”

That holiday season was filled with what it should be: laughter, light, fun, and the immeasurable gift of hope.

But as I write to you today, another family is sitting where we once sat. Another parent is staring at their child’s IV line instead of watching them play. Another family is wondering how they will manage the financial burdens when cancer has already taken so much.

That’s why I’m asking you, heart to heart, to give to Childcan this holiday season.

Because when you give to Childcan, you lighten the crushing financial weight parents carry when they must step away from work to be by their child’s side.

You make it possible for families to stay close, covering meals, parking, travel, and accommodations so they never have to choose between being with their child and paying the bills.

Your generosity brings comfort and care when parents feel most alone, and it supports the vital research that gives children like our Quinton a second chance at life. We were deeply moved to learn that one of the treatment plans that helped save Quinton was made possible because of Childcan’s investment in research.

Every gift you make is more than a donation - it is a lifeline, a hug, and a beacon of hope.

And this holiday season, your gift will go twice as far. Thanks to the amazing Partners in Possibility, every dollar you give will be matched up to $32,000 - doubling the love, doubling the relief, and doubling the hope you place into the hands of a family who desperately needs it.

Please, give today. And with your donation, I invite you to include a short message of encouragement. Childcan will share your words with families, so they know, in their darkest moments, that they are not alone.

From the depths of a mother’s heart, thank you for being the light in the darkness.

With gratitude and hope,

Nikki
Quinton’s Mom

P.S. Please don’t wait. Every dollar you give will be doubled thanks to our Partners in Possibility.

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Thank you! We are #FacingChildhoodCancerTogether!