Build a World Where All Children are Cancer Free!

Hello, my name is Maggie Smith.  I am the secretary and one of the founding members for Stomping Out Childhood Cancer.  My husband James and I became so passionate about helping children with cancer after our oldest daughter Blair was diagnosed with cancer in March of 2016.  Blair was just 7 years old when she was diagnosed with B-cell  Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.  She endured 2 ½ years of brutal chemotherapies, spinal taps, numerous hospitalization for infections, compression fractures from the steroids and chemo she was taking and loss of muscle and relying on a wheelchair for mobility some of the time.  Having to watch my child endure all of the harsh treatments that were needed to save her life and having to see some of the children we met through this journey die from either the cancer or side effects from the treatment made it so we wanted to make a change.  My husband and our families started having bake sales to raise money for families who were affected by childhood cancer and for childhood cancer research through Children’s Oncology Group.  We decided we wanted to do more so we reached out to fellow childhood cancer families in the area and together we started Stomping Out Childhood Cancer.

So here is a little about our family.  I am a registered nurse and work at an outpatient surgery center and James works in retail.  We have 2 beautiful daughters, Blair and Norah.  Blair is now an energetic and healthy girl who has discovered her love of the violin.  Norah is my feisty, loving child that loves anything that keeps her on the go.  From playing basketball and soccer to learning the piano.