Our 2016-17 Ky. Champion Has Raised more than $100K for His Children's Hospital

Diagnosed with cancer of the blood and bone marrow when he was 2 years old, Aiden has been through a lot. He underwent three long years of treatment, having his last chemotherapy treatment on his sixth birthday. After being off treatment for two years, the unthinkable happened when Aiden and his family learned that his cancer had returned.

“Fighting cancer stinks. Fighting cancer twice stinks even more! I was very scared but never wanted to give up the fight,” said Aiden. He has undergone multiple procedures and treatments including central line placements, chemotherapy, lumbar punctures and countless blood and platelet transfusions.

Aiden is now in remission. During his hospital stays, Aiden used Legos as a distraction from treatment. Since it helped comfort him, he and his family have made it their mission to provide Legos to other kids in the hospital and have collected thousands, while also raising more than $100,000 for their hospital.

How donations helped Aiden at Kosair Children’s Hospital:  

The child life program, funded by CMN Hospitals donations, provides patients like Aiden with Beads of Courage, a visual journal of the treatments they’ve endured. Currently, Aiden’s beads measure over 90 feet long.