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7th Annual Catwalk for a Cause In 2010, Martin and Sherry launched Catwalk for a Cause, a fashion show (and so much more) that raises funds and awareness for childhood cancer. Aſter the inaugural event, a Special Needs Fund was established at the Levine Children’s Hospital for financially deserving families. Each year the event has grown, with new heroes walking the runway. Here’s a sneak peek at this year’s brave heroes. 500 S. Main St., Mooresville | Doors open at 6 p.m. | Purchase tickets at www.martintruexjrfoundation.org May 18, 2016 Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Presents Meet the rest of the heroes at this year’s event. SAM Age 6 Leland was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in Dec. 2013. He went through four rounds of chemo in almost a month. Leland and his family never really got to go home between his diagnosis and treatment because he kept getting fevers. He had a hickman line placed in his chest, but when it failed, Leland received a picc line placed in his arm. Being a small child, however, the picc line didn’t last long when Leland pulled it out and another hickman line was put in. Finally, he went into remission in the middle of May 2014 and the hickman line was removed. Leland enjoys playing outside, swimming, playing with trains, and watching TV. He also loves Carowinds and can’t wait until it is open again. He is also starting t-ball. Even though Leland was so young when he was diagnosed, his personality was never affected. In fact, his mother says you couldn’t really tell he was sick; he responded to treatment well and he’s doing great! LELAND Age 3 AVA Age 5 Chloe was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma on March 31, 2015, just two weeks before her grandmother was also diagnosed with cancer. Since going into remission on Sept. 9, 2015, Chloe receives 15 minute treatments of chemotherapy once a month. She will continue to receive these treatments until July 23, 2017 to make sure the cancer is gone. She enjoys reading the Junie B. Jones series, dancing, singing, cheerleading, basketball, softball, participating in Girls on the Run, her church choir, and she does some modeling. Her family is very proud of her and calls her an example of a trooper, never having complained once since being diagnosed and treated. Brynn was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in July 2015. She had a bone marrow aspiration and they put in a port. She went into remission four weeks after treatment and receives chemotherapy every 7-10 days, as well as lumbar punctures (spinal taps) where chemo goes directly into her spinal fluid once a month. She will continue to receive this treatment for at least two years to help ensure she remains cancer free. While it has been hard for Brynn to go through cancer, since treatment, she is becoming her old self again. She enjoys playing with dolls and My Little Pony, playing shop and kitchen, and is playing soccer with her older brother this year. Ava was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Oct. 28, 2014. She began chemotherapy treatments right away and has undergone numerous procedures since she was diagnosed. Ava enjoys playing outside, dancing, and being an awesome big sister! She has endured so much for anyone, much less a child. It has been a tough journey, but Ava is such a fighter, and she just continues to amaze us all. CHLOE Age 13 Sam was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma in his left adrenal gland on Dec. 29, 2012. To be able to perform a surgical tumor resection, Sam received five rounds of chemo to shrink the tumor that was wrapped around his aorta and renal arteries. In Aug. 2013 he was told there was no evidence of disease. To help prevent relapsing, he went through four more rounds of chemo, 12 sessions of radiation, a stem cell transplant, and received Ch14.18, an immunotherapy treatment that was still in clinical trial (it has since been FDA approved). After being NED for several months, Sam relapsed. This time it was only in his left testicle and groin area. He went through more treatment and clinical trials and was given another NED diagnosis. Sam started kindergarten Sept. 14, 2015 just four days after being allowed to go home. He will receive scans and have blood work completed every three months until Sept. 2016, then every six months for a year until his doctors believe he’s in the clear. Sam is his family’s little superhero. BRYNN Age 5 DAVIS Age 6 Davis was diagnosed Jan. 20, 2015 with Hepatoblastoma at the age of 5. From January until the first of April, Davis went through 20 rounds of chemotherapy. He then underwent liver resection, having 50 percent of his liver removed, and then proceeded to have 10 more rounds of chemo. Being the true fighter his family knows he is, after finishing with his treatment on June 10, just five days after his surgery, Davis climbed the 72 steps to the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art popularly known as the “Rocky Steps” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he received his surgery.
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7th Annual Catwalk for a CauseIn 2010, Martin and Sherry launched Catwalk for a Cause, a fashion show (and so much more) that
raises funds and awareness for childhood cancer. After the inaugural event, a Special Needs Fund was established at the Levine Children’s Hospital for financially deserving families.
Each year the event has grown, with new heroes walking the runway. Here’s a sneak peek at this year’s brave heroes.
500 S. Main St., Mooresville | Doors open at 6 p.m. | Purchase tickets at www.martintruexjrfoundation.org
May 18, 2016
Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Presents
Meet the rest of the heroes at this year’s event.
SAM Age 6Leland was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in Dec. 2013. He went through four rounds of chemo in almost a month. Leland and his family never really got to go home between his diagnosis and treatment because he kept getting fevers. He had a hickman line placed in his chest, but when it failed, Leland received a picc line placed in his arm. Being a small child, however, the picc line didn’t last long when Leland pulled it out and another hickman line was put in. Finally, he went into remission in the middle of May 2014 and the hickman line was removed. Leland enjoys playing outside, swimming, playing with trains, and watching TV. He also loves Carowinds and can’t wait until it is open again. He is also starting t-ball. Even though Leland was so young when he was diagnosed, his personality was never affected. In fact, his mother says you couldn’t really tell he was sick; he responded to treatment well and he’s doing great!
LELANDAge 3
AVAAge 5
Chloe was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma on March 31, 2015, just two weeks before her grandmother was also diagnosed with cancer. Since going into remission on Sept. 9, 2015, Chloe receives 15 minute treatments of chemotherapy once a month. She will continue to receive these treatments until July 23, 2017 to make sure the cancer is gone. She enjoys reading the Junie B. Jones series, dancing, singing, cheerleading, basketball, softball, participating in Girls on the Run, her church choir, and she does some modeling. Her family is very proud of her and calls her an example of a trooper, never having complained once since being diagnosed and treated.
Brynn was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in July 2015. She had a bone marrow aspiration and they put in a port. She went into remission four weeks after treatment and receives chemotherapy every 7-10 days, as well as lumbar punctures (spinal taps) where chemo goes directly into her spinal fluid once a month. She will continue to receive this treatment for at least two years to help ensure she remains cancer free. While it has been hard for Brynn to go through cancer, since treatment, she is becoming her old self again. She enjoys playing with dolls and My Little Pony, playing shop and kitchen, and is playing soccer with her older brother this year.
Ava was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Oct. 28, 2014. She began chemotherapy treatments right away and has undergone numerous procedures since she was diagnosed. Ava enjoys playing outside, dancing, and being an awesome big sister! She has endured so much for anyone, much less a child. It has been a tough journey, but Ava is such a fighter, and she just continues to amaze us all.
CHLOE Age 13
Sam was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma in his left adrenal gland on Dec. 29, 2012. To be able to perform a surgical tumor resection, Sam received five rounds of chemo to shrink the tumor that was wrapped around his aorta and renal arteries. In Aug. 2013 he was told there was no evidence of disease. To help prevent relapsing, he went through four more rounds of chemo, 12 sessions of radiation, a stem cell transplant, and received Ch14.18, an immunotherapy treatment that was still in clinical trial (it has since been FDA approved). After being NED for several months, Sam relapsed. This time it was only in his left testicle and groin area. He went through more treatment and clinical trials and was given another NED diagnosis. Sam started kindergarten Sept. 14, 2015 just four days after being allowed to go home. He will receive scans and have blood work completed every three months until Sept. 2016, then every six months for a year until his doctors believe he’s in the clear. Sam is his family’s little superhero.
BRYNNAge 5
DAVISAge 6Davis was diagnosed Jan. 20, 2015 with Hepatoblastoma at the age of 5. From January until the first of April, Davis went through 20 rounds of chemotherapy. He then underwent liver resection, having 50 percent of his liver removed, and then proceeded to have 10 more rounds of chemo. Being the true fighter his family knows he is, after finishing with his treatment on June 10, just five days after his surgery, Davis climbed the 72 steps to the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art popularly known as the “Rocky Steps” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he received his surgery.
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