Kasey
Our daughter Kasey was a creative, artistic and incredibly compassionate kid. She was always thinking about other people, always really attuned to other people's feelings and emotions.
We learned Kasey had medulloblastoma in 2021, and our world instantly changed. We were hopeful after her initial treatment at Children's National. And then at the start of second grade, in 2022, we found out her cancer had come back. Throughout her treatment, when she was going through hard stuff, she was still thinking about other people.
Watching her go through difficult days was hard, but we have so many good memories from little moments over the next three years. There are so many families that don't get that. Kasey got to be a flower girl with her sister at a wedding. We'll hold onto those memories forever. Kasey died in August 2025.
From the moment she relapsed, we've been really focused on research. There's a lot of hope from ongoing research, but no one's discovered a cure yet. We promise to keep fighting until we find one in Kasey's honor. That is why we are proud to support the Medulloblastoma Initiative.
Alyssa and Joe, Kasey´s parents
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