Week in and week out, members of Team Endure to Cure have made a choice to push themselves beyond their perceived limitations to reach the finish line of endurance events of all kinds.  They never ask why they are doing what they do because they know why.

Day in and day out, children are diagnosed with cancer or going through harsh treatments. They are forced to push themselves beyond their limitations simply to survive.  Their finish line may never seem near. They probably do not understand why cancer happened to them, or why their sense of “normal” has changed from playtime with friends to hospital treatments with doctors.

Part of our mission at Endure to Cure is to help children bridge this scary abyss. Gracious supporters combine with the efforts of our Team Endure to Cure members to help these children endure their treatments with a little more vigor and energy by fulfilling some of their simplest wishes.  These tiny wishes usually result in huge emotional boosts.

Our most recent grant went to Carolina, who is currently fighting cancer in a Chicago-area hospital. Carolina was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2011 at just 4yrs of age. Despite her illness, she is still happy and full of life. In an effort to keep Carolina healthy and germ free, she spends a lot of time at home with her family.

Since Carolina cannot go outside much, she spends a lot of time in her bedroom watching movies. Unfortunately, when she needed it most, her TV broke and her family could not afford to purchase a new one.  Carolina’s wish simply was to have a new TV and a DVD player so she could watch her favorite Disney movies.  Understandably, Carolina was quite excited to hear about her new TV arriving at their home while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Her mother described how she couldn’t wait to get home and watch a movie!  With tears in her eyes, Carolina’s mom hugged and thanked everyone who helped make Carolina’s wish come true during this difficult time.  She said, “In a time that is so hard, you have made my Carolina so happy. You have done something that I could not do, thank you.”

Thank you to all of our selfless donors and sponsors who supported our Team Endure to Cure members from around the world to make this possible.  If you are interested in becoming somebody’s hero today, click here to learn more!

Endure to Cure funded this via Bear Necessities in Chicago, IL.