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JACOB'S HEART STORIES
Read inspiring stories and updates from Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services.
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![Meet The Five-Year-Old Who Lights Up Every Room She Enters!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e1e9b3_c01971ebd14e4b818fe0f6b83e42a929~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_461,h_346,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e1e9b3_c01971ebd14e4b818fe0f6b83e42a929~mv2.webp)
Meet The Five-Year-Old Who Lights Up Every Room She Enters!
This little fashionista is always the star of the show, radiating kindness wherever she goes. This is Maya, who faced a DIPG diagnosis at...
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![What Does Power, Strength, and Resilience Look Like? Mackenzie.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e1e9b3_e8466e3d1a4c4ed5b0d37b24bc41facd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_461,h_346,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e1e9b3_e8466e3d1a4c4ed5b0d37b24bc41facd~mv2.webp)
What Does Power, Strength, and Resilience Look Like? Mackenzie.
When asked about one word to describe her daughter Mackenzie, Christine immediately responded “powerful”. And powerful she was, as she...
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![Meet Kelly, a 10 year old fashionista who loves crafting, dancing, singing and drawing.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d1e5ed_cdf328573c214b07bd0dc3359af037d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_461,h_346,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d1e5ed_cdf328573c214b07bd0dc3359af037d2~mv2.webp)
Meet Kelly, a 10 year old fashionista who loves crafting, dancing, singing and drawing.
At the age of 7 Kelly was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma; the second most common bone cancer in children. Her parents discovered Jacob’s...
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Jacob's Heart Voted Best Nonprofit of Santa Cruz County 2022
What an honor to receive best nonprofit of 2022 from @goodtimessc. Our Jacob’s Heart families and staff appreciate everyone who took the...
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Meet Lupita
This about-to-be thirteen year old loves spending time with her trusty companion and very adorable dog Toby, she loves snap chatting with...
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