Griffin's journey
Griffin's Story
Diagnosed at three years old, Griffin faced one of the most aggressive childhood cancers with courage that thoroughly impressed everyone around him.
Griffin was just three years old when we noticed something was wrong. What began as a suspected intussusception — a common intestinal condition in young children — quickly became something far more serious. He was rushed to Wichita, where doctors discovered a mass in his cecum.
Emergency surgery removed the cecum and the mass. As Griffin recovered on the pediatric floor, we painstakingly waited for pathology results — days of uncertainty that felt like an eternity. Then came the words no parent is ever ready to hear: our sweet, innocent, perfect baby had cancer.
Burkitt Lymphoma is one of the fastest-growing cancers known to medicine — but Griffin was faster. He completed one round of introductory chemotherapy followed by four, week-long stays in the Pediatric ICU for his full chemotherapy treatments. Between rounds, he was hospitalized multiple times for fevers and neutropenia.
Throughout it all, Griffin endured CT scans, X-rays, MRIs, PET scans, lumbar punctures, bone marrow biopsies, and more procedures than any child should ever have to face.
On September 4, 2024, Griffin rang the bell — the universal symbol that treatment is complete.
That bell ring is why we march. It's proof that with enough research, enough funding, and enough fight, children like Griffin can win.
We march for my children and yours.
Why we march
Griffin's March for More was born from one experience and a simple, powerful belief: that no child should face cancer without the best possible chance of a full, happy life. Only 4% of federal cancer research funding goes toward pediatric cancer. We march to change that.
Every step, every dollar, every person who shows up is a message to every child and family facing this devastating disease — you are seen, you are loved, and we are fighting for you.
Join Griffin's march
Whether you walk with us, donate, or simply share of our mission — you are part of this fight.