Our 2023/2024 Child Cancer Foundation Stars
These tamariki and whānau all have a story to tell and messages of hope and resilience that they want to share with families who are going through a similar experience. Take a look at their stories below.
Mae
Why I'm excited to become a Star:
"To help other families going through childhood cancer by sharing our story, and to promote the good work that Child Cancer Foundation does."
Age: 3 years old
Home: Karaka, Auckland
Diagnosis: Intermediate-risk neuroblastoma
Age when diagnosed: 8 months
My favourite...
- Animal: Lions
- Colour: Pink
- Food: Spaghetti and bread
- Thing to do: Swimming/water play, play with my Paw Patrol toys
Roman
Why I'm excited to become a Star:
"To bring awareness to Child Cancer Foundation and the incredible work they do for families like ours."
Age: 3 years old
Home: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Diagnosis: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
Age when diagnosed: 11 months old
My favourite...
- Animal: Turtles and dinosaurs
- Colour: Green
- Food: Pasta, salt & vinegar chips, berry yoghurt
- Thing to do: Playing in the sandpit, playing with my friends and swimming
Maggie
Why I'm excited to become a Star:
"Because I want to bring awareness to Child Cancer Foundation by sharing my journey and saying how they help children like me and families like mine."
Age: 8 years old
Home: Fordell, Whanganui
Diagnosis: T-Cell lymphoblastic lymphoma
Age when diagnosed: 6 years old
My favourite...
- Animal: Dogs
- Colour: Turquoise and purple
- Food: Sweets
- Thing to do: Play with my sister Annie
Willy
Why I'm excited to become a Star:
"Because I want to take care of people and because I'm going to look cool!"
Age: 5 years old
Home: Nelson
Diagnosis: Neuroblastoma
Age when diagnosed: 4 years old
My favourite...
- Animal: Megalodons (prehistoric sharks)
- Colour: Blue
- Food: Popcorn, broccoli, chicken nuggets and Mum's meatballs
- Thing to do: Go to the big park in Christchurch (Margaret Mahy Playground), build lots of LEGO, play with our cat Roskie, and go to the pool with Baillie (big brother). I like it when Mum reads stories to me.
Join our Constellation
If your whānau is interested in representing Child Cancer Foundation in your community, we would love to include you in our regional network – ‘Constellation’ – of families who support us with stories, content, media activity and fundraising in their regions.
Our goal is to create a network of families around Aotearoa who are passionate about raising awareness of the work Child Cancer Foundation does.
If you’re interested, please send an email to our marketing team at: marketing@childcancer.org.nz
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