07/14/2026
🙌 🙌 🙌 Another $25,000 invested in AML Research thanks to two VERY special families!
Last November, Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer had the incredible honor of presenting a $100,000 research grant to Dr. Kathrin Bernt at CHOP and Dr. Kathy Fange Liu at UPENN to support their collaborative groundbreaking work developing new treatments for children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). At the same time, we made a commitment that this wouldn't be a one-time investment. We launched a dedicated fundraising page with the goal of continuing to support this project in $25,000 increments, knowing that meaningful progress in childhood cancer research only happens when we keep showing up.
Yesterday, we, along with the Hynes family, were beyond proud to present the first additional $25,000 check, and this one belongs to an incredible community!
As most of you already know, Fallon Hynes and Rachel Simon have both faced unimaginable battles with AML. Fallon was diagnosed as an infant and bravely fought through five rounds of chemotherapy before ringing the bell, while Rachel endured chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, and months of setbacks before finally returning to school healthy, smiling, and feeling like herself again. After the New Year, these two amazing families decided that although treatment was behind them, their fight wasn't over. They wanted to help change the future for the children who will be diagnosed tomorrow.
What happened next was nothing short of amazing.
The Hynes and Simon families, along with their friends, neighbors, schools, local businesses, and entire communities, rallied around this research project in the most incredible way. They shared the mission, organized fundraisers, inspired others to give, and even hosted an unforgettable lemonade stand that raised more than $7,000 in a single day. In just a few short months, they helped raise the entire $25,000, and then some, needed for this next research investment.
This is exactly why we believe so deeply in the power of community. When families who have already endured so much choose to keep fighting, not just for their own children but for children they've never met, incredible things happen. Thousands of individual acts of kindness become something so much bigger than any one person. They become hope. They become progress. They become the reason researchers can continue searching for better, safer, more effective treatments.
Dr. Kathrin Bernt recently said it perfectly: "Kindhearted families that are passionate about children fund much of the progress that is being made." Because of every person who donated, shared a post, attended an event, bought a glass of lemonade, or simply believed in this mission, this important work continues.
Today we're celebrating this milestone, but we're also looking ahead. Now that we've proudly delivered this $25,000 check, it's time to begin again. If you'd like to help us reach the next $25,000 milestone and continue funding this groundbreaking AML research, please consider making a donation using the link below. Every dollar brings us one step closer to better treatments, more survivors, and the day when no family has to hear the words, "Your child has cancer."
Click to donate:
https://givebutter.com/AMLResearch
Because no child fights alone. Because together, Love Always Wins. 💙
📸: The Hynes family from left to right: dad Pat, big brother Sully, AML survivor Fallon, mom Hannah, and Dr. Kathy Fange Liu.
Hannah Hynes Pat Gamble Samantha Simon Jeffrey Simon Cancer Center at CHOP
