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About The
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The HayesTough Foundation is dedicated to providing financial support and hope to families affected by childhood cancer. Every year nearly 100,000 kids die from Childhood Cancer, which is almost 300 kids per day. Despite these numbers, childhood cancer research is vastly underfunded.

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"I had no idea that a cancer unit even existed, let alone the fact that it was overflowing with children."

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There’s strength in numbers, you aren’t alone. The HayesArmy is here to support and lift you up!

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We are on a mission to help warriors and their families battle childhood cancer. We need your help!

"Welcome to the club…I am so sorry you are now a member."

A Letter From Savanna Tate

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Well done sweet Nixon! You are a warrior forever • @nixonstrong Throughout all of Nixon’s journey with cancer we have compared it to a military deployment because Nixon wanted to be a Navy Seal. We first told Nixon that the cancer was like an infection of the enemy and the chemotherapy was the soldiers to go and fight inside his body. When we had to tell him about getting his leg amputated we talked about all the military guys that go into battle and have had to have amputations too. Last night at 8:54 Nixon completed his deployment here on earth. He left in peace wearing a Navy Seal trident on his chest. He fought so long and hard and now gets to continue his next mission in Heaven with his big brother Cole. If cancer could have been killed by the measure of a kids spirit it wouldn’t have stood a chance against Nixon. He had more grit, strength, determination and courage than any other 7 year old. There is a whole in our family and the pain of loosing him is unbearable. We will always love and miss him. He taught us to love life and love it to the fullest no matter what and did it with a smile on his face. We love you so much Nixon you will forever be our NixonStrong. Well done good and faithful soldier. #NixonStrong #FamiliesForever

Remember Zaliyah? The sweet warrior I had the privilege of meeting in Phoenix? I was heartbroken to find out that she passed this past week. I feel like there are SO many kids suffering, so many kids passing! It is constant! No donation amount will fix this wave of pain, but I will say that I am forever grateful that people are willing to donate to our cause! Forever grateful for the donations that helped us provide Zaliyah’s family with a check to help cover the cost of treating their sweet girl in LA! Their “unicorn”! Thank you all for the support! Thank you all for donating. We couldn’t do any of it without you! #hayesarmy #zaliyahsjourney #childhoodcancer

This brings tears to my eyes! 🎗🇺🇸 🎗#Repost @combat.pictures
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Call to arms, VETERANS ASSEMBLE. Go show support for this little warrior. He battled cancer for three years, and died at the age of 5. All he wanted was to be an “Army man.” If your in Arkansas or the surrounding states, have served, and have a uniform, show up to this little guys funeral. We don’t leave our behind. 1000AM, Tuesday 25 June 2019 at the Cullendale First Baptist Church in Camden, Arkansas.
#feels #littlesoldier #showlove #beagoodhuman #betherightexample #dogood
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Via @uniform.humor

Update: FOUND a photographer! 💚 Meet Logan, a little boy in Dearborn, Michigan that has been battling cancer and just found out there is nothing left that doctors can do. His mom reached out to me and asked what she needs to do to make his time left special. I told her to take LOTS of pictures and videos. Those are worth everything when they are gone. So it got me thinking, I would love to arrange a photo shoot for his family. If you are a photographer or videographer in Michigan, please reach out and let’s make this happen! #michiganphotographer #childhoodcancer

Come do this class tomorrow night with me @awakenstudios to support @hayestough. Steve might even show up!! 🤷🏻‍♀️and if you saw his stories from when he did yoga with me, you know it’s going to be a good time if @tate28 shows up 😂 #hayestough #matpilates

Sweet Morgan was one of our dream kids last September. He wanted to be a professional athlete and so we arranged for him to be a team captain at a game last fall for @realsaltlake. I feel like these losses come in waves. I was so heartbroken to hear that sweet Mo passed on to Heaven two days ago. Rest easy buddy! Go get into trouble with Hayes! #hayestough #childhoodcancer #movemountainsformo @move.mountains.for.mo

Happy Father’s Day to all those dads spending the day entertaining their kids in a hospital room. Dad’s are the unseen and sometimes unrecognized in the fight. We see you! You’ve got this! #childhoodcancer

I normally speak only about childhood cancer, but I HAVE to tell you about Annette. Last year I was contacted by her daughter and she told me about how her mom, Annette had terminal cancer. As part of her bucket list, she wanted to do 12 months of service and one of those months she wanted dedicated to raising money for HayesTough. After an entire month of raising money, Annette and her family raised over $10,000 for HayesTough. Sadly, a little over a month ago she passed on to heaven. I felt so sad for her beautiful family! Just to show you the ripple effect of her kind heart, her dad, owner of Chapman Richards Real Estate decided to donate $10,000 to HayesTough in her memory. I truly don’t know if there are possible ways to thank someone, but as far as Annette goes, I hope she is by our side as we help each of these families as a result of her legacy! Thank you #annettesarmy for your support! Never underestimate the power of kindness. 💚 #HayesTough #childhoodcancer #beapartofthegood #chapmanrichards

Repost • @nixonstrong The past couple months have been heartbreaking in our cancer mom group. We have had too many kids relapse, quit responding to chemotherapy, exhaust all possible treatment options and get their angel wings. It seems as though every time I turn around another mom is asking for advice, hope, prayers and some miracles. It is just not right. We shouldn’t have to scour the earth for ways to make our children live. And no amount of seeds, kale cleanses, tonic water, coffee enema’s, vitamin C blasts, or miracle pill from will cure and save our kids. We have heard it all, we have tried it all, we have researched it all. What worked for some people, some cancer, will not always work and save our beautiful babies. And that is the most maddening, hit your head against a brick wall, situation a lot of parents are in. The other day while I was holding Nixon and he was crying in pain the image came to my mind from the movie The Green Mile. In this show there is a man who holds people who are hurt, sick or dying and sucks all the bad away out of them. He sucks it into his body and then breathes it out. The bad forms this huge black mass of flies and floats away. I wish so bad that I could suck all the pain away from Nixon. I wish that I could suck the cancer out of his body and put it into mine. I wish I could take his radiation burns from his perfect child skin and burn them into me. I wish that I could take every pain in his legs and cut my own legs off for him. I have told Nixon this again and again that I would do anything to make him feel better. I know that there are a lot of sweet cancer momma’s out there that are hurting today. They have been burdened down by this weight for a long, long time. They choose to do it and would do it for a lifetime over and over again for their kids. Regardless if their child was healed or not. Please say a prayer for us cancer families. Take a moment and spread awareness of how this horrible disease continues to take and take. This is life. This is what matters. Hug your beautiful children and never stop telling them how amazing and how loved they are. #nixonstrong #noonefightsalone #childhoodcancerawareness

Heaven gained another warrior today! Ashtyn, give Hayes a hug for me! #childhoodcancer

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