Fun Run Season Kick-Off

Come join our 5K Fun Run in Olympia or Tacoma!  Everyone is welcome, please RSVP if possible.  These events kick-off our training season for the Tacoma City Marathon and the Portland Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon.

For more information about our team, see:
http://rallyfoundation.org/index.php/participate/half_marathon_training

or email kathi@rallyfoundation.org

RallyFoundation.org

Please visit 
http://rallyfoundation.org/index.php/participate/rally_nw 
to learn more about our efforts in the NW to raise funds for Rally, as well as information on all upcoming events.  


Please email kathi@rallyfoundation.org with any questions.


Thank you, and Rally On!

Upcoming Events for the remainder of 2011 and to kick off 2012!

Rally Kid Sydney!

Meet Sydney

Sydney was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, when she was 11 years old. She had a tumor in her left femur, just above her knee, as well as a few spots on her lungs. She had 30 weeks of chemotherapy and six different surgeries. Surgeons replaced her femur with an allograft, a bone from an organ and tissue donor. She also underwent a thoracotomy to remove her lung tumors. Sydney also had many infections that caused her to spend extensive time in the hospital, in addition to when she was admitted for chemo.

Today, Sydney is back at home, going to school and just using a cane to get around. She loves hanging out in her room since she received a room makeover from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and being a typical 12-year-old girl! 

 Below:  Rally Kid Rhema, Rally Kid Mia, and Rally Kid Sydney!!!  You are all rockstars!

Rally Kid Jesse "Kaimana"

Jesse “Kaimana” San Nicolas at age 14, a typical teenager enjoying his family, friends,  first year in high school as a freshman,  and an athlete heavily involved in football, baseball, karate, and mixed martial arts was diagnosed with High Risk Pre-B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) .  Jesse suffered many months of unexplainable headaches, fatigue, and weakness until blood work finally revealed an unusual amount of white blood cells confirmed by his medical team as ALL on February 17, 2010. 

 Six-months of intense treatment began immediately that required Jesse (only child), and his parents to relocate to the Seattle area to be closer to the hospital for daily treatment.  It has been a long and difficult journey, but with the incredible care of his medical team, the support of family and friends, and his faith, Jesse is determined to fight and beat cancer.  Today, Jesse is back home and continues to receive monthly chemotherapy treatments at Seattle Children’s.  He is in his 2^nd year of high school as a sophomore working hard to become a “normal” teen again catching up with school work and friends.  Jesse has already begun to work towards gaining back his physical strength in order to play baseball and football for his high school, and to compete in the ring again.    

At any given opportunity, Jesse is determined to share his story with others, with the hope that his experience can help another child/teen and their families understand the emotional side of cancer, and to help find a cure for Leukemia.

To follow Jesse's Caringbridge site....go here.