funds are donated to our local Childhood Cancer Families

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the whole family and community is affected by it. From day of diagnosis, everything changes immediately. The parents need to decide who will keep working and who will care for the child through this intense long process of childhood cancer treatments. The financial burden gets bigger with one less income and a lot more expenses, with long hospital stays and expensive treatments. In most cases, the single parent has to leave work to care for the child full time and depend on assistance from family, friends and foundations like the Bryantstrong Foundation.

The Bstrong Kids project allows us to raise funds for children that are currently battling cancer and their families in the front line. This program is specifically for children under 18 yrs old that have recently been diagnosed, taking cancer treatments and are within the 5 year mark of remission.

We provide a B-Box full of the child’s favorite items to help them fight on with a smile.
We also donate a Bryantstrong check to the child’s family for some financial support.

“Children are worth more than gold, and are sweeter than honeycombs.”

With the help of our community, the Bryantstrong Foundation has donated OVER 6,997 TOYS/ITEMS to our local Wolfson Children's Hospital Oncology Floor and together we have assisted 22 Childhood Cancer Families with over $18,000 in monetary donations and gifts. Thank you for your continues love and support.

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Meet our BStrong Kids

Bryce’s Brain Cancer Battle

Prayers were answered whenever I asked God for help in a boost in my e-commerce sales or another means of money since we had to restock the house with food, due to our recent change in diet. Bryantstrong Fighting Childhood Cancer and all those who were a helping hand in this blessing, I can’t quite find the right words to thank you for your giving hearts. I’m absolutely dumbfounded, I wasn’t expecting this whenever Karla (founder of Bryantstrong) reached out to me to tell me that she chose my family to be the next family that Bryantstrong chose to help. Not only did they come with a huge box of goodies for Bryce, but also made a huge bag of #BRYCEMOCERISTRONG bracelets as well as this check, that I was not expecting at all. Totally didn’t see this coming. Truly answered another one of my prayers.

What a beautiful foundation, in memory of Karla’s sweet baby boy, Bryant, whom was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the very young age of five. Chemotherapy treatments unfortunately shut down his body, and 4 very short months after diagnosis (July 7th) his body had enough, and sweet Bryant gained his angel wings November 17th. I have goosebumps from head to toe as I type this out. The first 6 months of Bryce’s diagnoses are beyond a blur to me. I couldn’t even imagine going through diagnoses and the loss of my baby in a four month span. KARLA YOU ARE A SUPERMOM! To go through what you went through, and to find a way to help others, just absolutely a beautiful way to keep Bryant’s sweet memory alive. God bless you and your amazing team of angels. I can’t even find the words to show my appreciation and admiration. Ya’ll came hailing down like angels sent from God himself. I am so grateful. ~~Mary Morceri( Bryce’s Mom)

Meet 7 yr old Shane Taylor

Diagnosed 10/25/2022 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Relapse

Shane (AKA Boogie) was rushed to the ER on June 12, 2019, due to his lack of color and lack of strength. The Dr. came in the room and said Shane had lost about 2 bags of blood and diagnosed him with Leukemia(ALL)

“We were so devastated when we heard the news”, said Shane’s mom, Amber. Cancer was something that never crossed our minds.”

Shane’s treatments began the next day and went on a couple years of continuous treatments until he rang the bell Jan 7th, 2022. We were all so ecstatic for him to end this chapter of his life. Sadly, this joy only lasted 8 months. On October 25th, 2022 Shane relapsed, the cancer came back. Our world was shattered a second time. It took a lot of strength to tell Shane that things were about to change again. This second time around Shane had to get a bone marrow transplant. After a few months looking for a match donor, Shane’s dad Zach was found to be a match. June 6th, 2023 was the day Shane received his dad’s cell transplant. Shane has fought strong all throughout his treatments and always let his light shine no matter the circumstances.

Shane celebrated his 100th day after transplant and is now under maintenance care.

Shane and his family received a BStrong check for $3000 and BBox full of Shane’s favorite items.

“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is power to do it.” -Marianne Williamson

Meet Thomas

Meet Bentley AKA”B”

Another mission accomplished🐝💪🏽💛🎗
Yesterday we visited our #BStrongKid Bentley and his family.
💛We DONATED $3000 to our Bstrong Family.
🙏🏽Bentley was in very good spirits & was so happy, smiling with all his gifts. His parents were so kind and thankful for the donations.
Thank you so much to the #Jax #Community for your love & support.
🐝Your contribution is vital to continue our important work & Bstrong Mission.
#BryantstrongFoundation #FightingChildhoodCancer #HelpingKidsBattlingCancer #FightOnWithASmile #TogetherWeAreStronger #NoOneFightsAlone

Blessings for Val

“We had the Honor today of meeting the leader of the foundation Bryantstrong!! Bryant’s mom Karla . She is such a sweet amazing string woman! We want to thank her so very much for the wonderful things she has done for our family. From emotional support to a fundraiser for Val! Thank you so very much Ms. K and your truly wonderful foundation #BryantStrong“

~Val’s mom, Annette

We had the honor of meeting 7 year old Valarie and her beautiful strong family. Valarie is battling #Osteosarcoma. By the grace of God & the help of our community, we were able to raise the $3000 for them and we delivered the funds today, along with a BBox full of fun items & toys for Valarie. This family reminded us of the struggles we phase during this battle. Having to split up the family to make it through treatment is one of the toughest things to do. Leaving one child with a family member, the other one with dad, while mom is admitted in the hospital with the sick child. It truly takes a village to get through this fight. We related on the side effects of chemo and how at times just to eat a hot, fresh plate of food can be a privilege. We are so grateful to be able to bring joy, financial support, hope & love, to local families like Valarie’s.

Remember Jaxen

🎗2021 we had the honor of meeting Rowe and her strong 5 yr old son, Jaxen. For almost 2 years, Jaxen battled (DIPG) Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas, highly aggressive and difficult to treat brain tumors found at the base of the brain.
💪🏽Rowe is a wonderful single mother who cared for her son 24/7. Jaxen was unable to walk, talk, nor consume nutrients via mouth for the last couple months, but still wore a big smile on his face.

Unfortunately, this type of brain tumor has a very low survival rate and Jaxen was dependent upon his family to care and meet his daily needs. May 30th, 2021 at approximately 5am our buddy Jaxen was called to be with the Lord.
Thank you Rowe for sharing your wonderful son’s journey with us.
💛Through the #BstrongKidProject, we were able to donate to this family $500 and we will continue to walk alongside this family for strength, love and emotional support.
No child or parent should have to go through this alone.

“ Let’s do this!”
were Tzion’s words going in the hospital the next day.

^{Like most childhood cancer cases, our child feels very ill, we take them to the doctor and they send us away with antibiotics. But like most cases, we end up taking our child back requesting more testing hoping to find what’s going on with our child.}

Tzion Caffee was sick the month of December of 2017, he had swelling and just weakness for the longest. On a Wednesday we took him in to a regular sick appointment thinking that the doctors would tell them it’s allergies again, but he had a different doctor that morning. She decided to do a full blood work panel on him.

After her results, she hugged mom and sent them to a hospital 2 hours away. After hours of waiting for results, the Oncologist walked in to say, “Tzion has Cancer, High Risk ALL”. At the age of 13 years old, Tzion was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on January 10, 2018.

Immediately, Tzion ended up in PICU for 2 weeks due to heavy bleeding. The whole year of 2018, 2019 they were admitted in and out of the hospital, taking chemotherapy daily and going in for inpatient IV Chemo monthly. It seemed like Tzion started feeling better. He started working out with the baseball team and then he started doing the same with football later on in the fall of 2019. Tzion loves football and baseball, but also enjoys his Xbox video games. His favorites list also includes Gordon Ramsey as his favorite famous person and Down Below by Roddy Rich as one of his favorite songs.

Around January 2020, mom and dad noticed Tzion was napping more than usual and was very tired after football practice. He was forgetting things again, so his parents pulled out pictures from when he first was diagnosed and compared them to how he was looking.

On February 4th, 2020, Tzion went in to an appointment, they explained his symptoms, showed them pictures and the doctor said it was allergies, but agreed to do a full blood work panel just in case. On Wednesday February 5, 2020, Tzion went back to school preparing for a scrimmage but that’s the day they received the call from his nurse and said, “Tzion has relapsed”!

Tzion’s parents said, “That day I checked him out of school, he knew he was going in to the hospital the next day, so we decided to go to his friends house where Tzion played basketball, we cried, ate pizza and ice cream. His words going in the hospital the next day, “ Let’s do this!” Tzion spent a month in PICU on continuous dialysis. On June 5, 2020, Tzion had a Bone Marrow Transplant and his sister Cayleigh was his donor! Although we have had many scares, he is still recovering with hiccups along the way, but he is determined and knows that March 2021 he will be practicing football again!

Tzion’s parents shared a little known fact: “Even till this day before every procedure, Tzion prays regardless of how he’s feeling! He has this song he plays called “Come on in the Room” by Mississippi Mass Choir that he listens to before a procedure. God is good and we are grateful!’

What are symptoms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children? Common signs and symptoms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia can occur in other illnesses. You should see your pediatrician if your child has any of the following:
_{Unexplained fever and headaches}
_{Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, arm pits or groin}
_{Pain in the arms, legs or back}
_{Easy bruising and bleeding}
_{Tiny red spots in the skin}
_{Fatigue and low energy}
_{Shortness of breath}
_{Unexplained weight loss}

Meet Joshua Ribeiro

On October 19^th, 2018 at the age of 12 our Bstrong Kid was fighting for his life.

Joshua Ribeiro was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Childhood (ALL) it’s a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many immature lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). Signs of ALL include fever and bruising.

His mom tells us, it all started with flu like symptoms which lead to his diagnosis. By then, the Leukemia had attacked his liver and Josh was not able start the typical protocol cancer treatments. They first had to heal his liver before they could start chemo. The first five months of chemotherapy treatment were extremely hard and he was sick every day. He couldn’t even get out of bed without throwing up. It took tons of medications to figure out what cocktail finally worked for him. By the grace of God on day 29^th of treatment he went into remission. However, Josh will have to continue to take cancer treatments for 3 years.

Joshua missed out on all 6th grade and has suffered secondary side effects including memory loss, anxiety, depression and some days he is still feeling nauseous and sick due to all the medications. Through all this Joshua continues to be a vibrant boy who loves to make everyone laugh and loves to be the center of attention. Right now he is in the second block of maintenance. With the support of his family, prayers and his amazing positive attitude, Josh will get through this journey.

Joshua wants to be an Oncology Nurse when he grows up…

He is brave, courageous and has a heart of gold.

Today we we had the blessing to deliver some gifts and a Bryantstrong check for $500 to our Bstrong Kid Project recipient, Joshua Ribeiro and his family.

Josh is 13 years old and truly understands the reality of Childhood Cancer and how important it is to raise awareness. He is super smart, very mature and a respectful kid. He told us that when he grows up he wants to be an Oncology Nurse and soon he will be CPR certified. He also shared with us that if he had the choice of $1 million or to raise awareness for Childhood Cancer, he would choose raising awareness.

How amazing is he!!!!

Josh is always willing to participate in speaking engagements to share his journey through Childhood Cancer and offered to help us with our future toy drives. We are very thankful to his family for the thoughtful gifts they gave us and for even opening the doors to their home.

We are also very thankful to all the Bryantstrong supporters and donors, because of you all we are able to give back and bless kids like Joshua and his family.

#TogetherWeAreStronger #NoOneFightsAlone

Meet Baby Audrey

About 6 years ago Lydia’s teenage daughter Rachael, passed away after complications from a bone marrow disease, Severe Aplastic Anemia. In 2019 on May 24th, her granddaughter Audrey Mae Jones at just 7 months old, was diagnosed with Bilateral Retinoblastoma.

Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. It is the most common primary malignant intraocular cancer in children, and it is almost exclusively found in young children.

Audrey’s mom Jennifer, tells us she took her baby girl to a pediatric eye doctor because her left eye was veering to the side. They simply thought their baby girl would come home with an eye patch or baby glasses. Instead, that day baby Audrey’s parents also heard the words, “Your child has cancer.” They received the devastating diagnosis—cancer in both eyes. The tumor in the right eye was about a third of the eye space; the tumor in the left eye, however, took up almost the entire eye space.

There have been many ups and downs—immunodeficiency, neutropenia, pain after treatment, port placement problems, respiratory issues, fevers, vomiting/diarrhea, trips to the ER. It’s been six months of monthly systemic chemo, laser and/or cryotherapy treatments, followed by almost monthly scans under anesthesia to see what progress or changes were occurring after each treatment.

As of right now, baby Audrey’s tumors are considered ‘inactive.’ Despite this, her tumors are still there and will always be there. We pray they will not become active again, but that chance hangs over her. At this point, the main objective is to try to save the structure of the eyes, especially the left eye. She has less sight in her left, at this point, than her right eye.

Through it all, 14 month old Audrey has been a warrior. She has managed many days to soldier through and her shining little personality has won the hearts of everyone. She is so brave for one so small.

Her family, once again is phasing another fatal disease. Her brother, Jack, is 4 years old. He is a good big brother to her, but he doesn’t quite understand the gravity of her illness and gets jealous at times because of all the attention given her. Her mom, Jennifer, quit work to take care of a sick child, and her dad, Ian is the only breadwinner at this time. Needless to say, this family is stretched emotionally, physically, and financially.

We are truly honored to be able to assist this family, in memory of their beloved Rachael Davies💜.

“This made her day. And will forever be a sweet memory.”

“Audrey got an awesome and very generous gift box today from Bryantstrong. We are very thankful for them and their donation to her as we go through this long journey of fighting childhood cancer. This made her day. And will forever be a sweet memory. I’m grateful for organizations like this who help make the kids fight a little bit gentler and take their mind off of things. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” -From the Jones Family