Meet our
Macy Barfield
Diagnosis
Medulloblastoma, age 19
Gage Stubbs
Diagnosis
Synovial Carcinoma, age 12
Jim Aldridge
Diagnosis
PXA Astrocytoma, age 5; Glioblastoma, age 9; Adenocarcinoma age 19
Jim was first diagnosed with a PX Astrocytoma in 2005. He subsequently underwent surgery and radiation. In 2009, a second brain tumor, Glioblastoma, was discovered. This tumor required surgery, 33 proton radiation treatments and almost three years of chemotherapy. This treatment left Jim with weakness in his right side resulting in the inability to use his right arm and a bad case of scoliosis that would require rods to be placed in his spine. Jim’s speech was also affected by this treatment but has improved remarkably to the point that he almost never has an issue with people understanding him anymore. To this day routine MRI scans are a necessity. In March of 2018, Jim was diagnosed with colon cancer which required a colectomy. He is doing well now but will have to be monitored very closely his entire life. CCAGCC has been assisting his family with travel expenses incurred during extended hospital stays. “CCAGCC means so much to my family not only because of their financial assistance and emotional support, but their hard work in helping to raise awareness of Childhood Cancer. It is reassuring to know that they have our backs if we need anything for Jim or to help relieve us, as parents, by relieving the stress we may encounter because of Jim’s health problems,” said Jim’s mother, Lisa. When thinking of CCAGCC she thinks of this quote by Gordon B. Hinckley, “The happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others.” Jim graduated from high school in 2017. Despite his diagnoses, he’s a friendly, loving person with a vibrant smile. His hobbies include playing video games, going to the movies with friends, spending time with his grandparents while watching the gopher tortoises in their yard and watching YouTube videos on the latest video game and movie news. And Jim loves a good laugh. His favorite comedians are Jeff Foxworthy and Jeff Dunham.
Braydon Boone
Diagnosis
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), age 2
Khemari Carter
Diagnosis
Neuroblastoma, age 3
Zi’Tavia Freeman
Diagnosis
Brainstem Glioma, age 3, relapsed at age 17
Braylynn Hughes
Diagnosis
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, age 10 months
Ashlynn Johnson
Diagnosis
Pilocytic Actrocytoma, age 7 months
Ashton Morgan
Diagnosis
Medulloblastoma, age 2
Aniyah Stuckey
Diagnosis
Burkitts Lymphoma, age 7
Gage Tanner
Diagnosis
Ganglioglioma, age 6
Barron Thomas
Diagnosis
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Barron was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in 2015. CCAGCC has been with Barron and his family from the beginning before the family even knew what type of cancer they were dealing with. They’ve helped with everything from emotional support to medical expense and college tuition assistance. The emotional support CCAGCC provides has helped Barron and his family get through the stress and fear of managing life with a child diagnosed with cancer. “It is hard to put into words what CCAGCC has done for my family,” says Barron’s mother, Blondale. “They are our family now. Sort of like that song ‘Angels Among Us,’ they are our angels through this journey. To have a community group looking out for our children is completely amazing and they have helped my family continue to fight this battle and truly believe in miracles.” He currently attends South Georgia State College and will graduate in the Fall of 2018. After graduation, he plans to attend Valdosta State University and pursue a degree in Business Management. He wants to become a lawyer. In his free time, Barron likes to play video games and spend time with his family, friends, and girlfriend.
Sommer Wright
Diagnosis
T-Cell Lymphoma, age 14
KIDS OF INSPIRATION
These kids and young adults are not under the direct service provision of CCAGCC, but we’d like to pay special tribute to their courageous battle with childhood cancer.
Zack Corbin
Stage 4 Neuroblastoma
Scott Sikes
Meningioma
Wade Reliford
Testicular
Katie Leon
Leukemia
Kyle Williams
Ependymoma
Jacob Cornett
T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia [ALL]
Madison Jones
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia [ALL]
Sommer Wright: No matter how sick she was or how bad she felt during her entire treatment, she would always say, “I never have to look far, to see someone worse off than me. God is still taking care of me. I don’t want to think about what our lives would have been like without the financial and emotional support of CCAGCC. To this day, they are still there for us.” “In turn, we do as much as we can for them as well,”