Brave Like McKenna

06/07/2026

💛 Today, on National Cancer Survivors Day, we celebrate the incredible strength, courage, and resilience of pediatric cancer survivors.

To every child, teen, and young adult who has faced cancer: your journey is a testament to determination and hope. You have overcome challenges that most people will never fully understand, and your courage inspires everyone around you.

Today is about honoring your victories—big and small—and recognizing the families, caregivers, healthcare teams, and supporters who walked beside you every step of the way.

As survivors, you are more than your diagnosis. You are dreamers, athletes, artists, students, leaders, and friends. Your story matters, your voice matters, and your future is bright.

Happy National Cancer Survivors Day to all the young survivors who continue to show the world what strength truly looks like. 💛🎗️

05/31/2026

Brain Tumor Awareness Month ends today, but our commitment to raise awareness doesn't stop today.
Everyday our hope is to bring awareness not only to brain tumors, but pediatric cancer and the impact it has on children and their families.
Together, we can shine a light in the darkest places and give families hope and support them in the only way we know how... with our hearts.

05/26/2026

💛✨ SAVE THE DATE
Join us for the 3rd Annual Brave Like McKenna Glow Walk ✨💛

📍 Mill Valley High School
🗓️ 6–9 PM

Come enjoy an evening of community as we come together to support children and families affected by pediatric cancer. The Glow Walk is a night to honor fighters, remember the children we’ve lost, and carry hope forward together.

This year, we’re excited to bring even more fun for families, including:

🎶 DJ & Music
🎨 Face Painting
🎈 Balloon Artists
🎯 Games & Activities
🍭 Cotton Candy
🛍️ Vendor Tents
🍽️ Food option available (details coming soon!)

As dusk falls, participants will walk together glowing in gold and light—a beautiful reminder that no family fights alone. 💛

🗓️ Registration opens in June! More details coming soon.

We can’t wait to see our community come together again for such a meaningful evening.

05/17/2026

Today is May 17th and it’s also DMG Awareness Day.

I will never forget sitting in that room as the doctor told us McKenna had DMG. In an instant, our lives became divided into two parts: life before diagnosis and life after.

Then came the research. Reading about this disease. Learning what it does. And eventually, living through the heartbreaking reality of what it takes from children — from our child.

These kids are so much more than a statistic, and they deserve so much more than what research has been able to offer them so far.

While there are promising new treatments that may buy precious time, there is still no cure.

No cure.

Today, we honor every child and family facing DIPG/DMG. We remember the children we’ve lost, stand beside those still fighting, and continue advocating for the research and treatments these kids deserve. 💛

05/15/2026

Today, on International Family Day, we honor the incredible families Brave Like McKenna has had the privilege of walking alongside this year. 💛

Families navigating pediatric cancer know a road no one should ever have to walk. The appointments, the unknowns, the difficult conversations, the fear, the grief, and the strength it takes to keep showing up each day.

We know this journey personally because we have lived it, too.

The Brave Like McKenna Foundation exists to remind families they are not alone in their darkest hours. To stand beside them with support, compassion, and hope when they need it most.

To every family in the fight: we see you, we honor you, and we are holding space for your story today and every day. 💛

05/15/2026

Kids get brain tumors too. 💔

And while it’s something many people would rather not think about, families across the world are living this reality every single day.

This month, we Go Gray for them. 🤍

You can purchase our exclusive Go Gray in May Shirt to show your support for families in the fight. https://www.bonfire.com/go-gray-in-may-with-brave-like-mckenna-2026/

05/11/2026

Some statistics are hard to read.
But they matter.

Awareness creates conversation.
Conversation creates advocacy.
Advocacy creates hope. 🤍

Join us this month as we Go Gray in May for children and families affected by brain tumors.

05/10/2026

05/09/2026

May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month and a month that is near and dear to our hearts.
McKenna was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2023. And while not all brain tumors are cancerous, hers was.
Her diagnosis changed everything and now we help bring awareness in honor of her.
McKenna's parents and Founders of Brave Like McKenna, Janell & Keith Royer, share her story here.

This is the story of McKenna Royer. McKenna bravely battled DMG, a rare and aggressive form of pediatric brain cancer. McKenna lost her battle with DMG on Fe...