On the afternoon of May 16th, 2021 our world turned upside down. A typical, busy Sunday for our family of five, turned into an unexpected visit to the local emergency room, and ended with Cameron admitted to Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland, Maine. We had just spent the weekend wrapping up travel basketball and began playing baseball for the first time as the COVID pandemic was still raging on. We were all excited to be out on the field again and looking forward to more time together with our friends and family, but God had other plans for us. Cameron had just turned 12 years old; his brothers, Vincent and Dominic were 10 and 14. 

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Cameron did not go to school that Monday, nor many more school days at all. He found himself in the confines of a hospital bed, fighting for his life given the dreadful and terrifying news that he had B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Instead of going to school and playing baseball, Cameron was looking out of his window watching the Sea Dogs games and waving down to his brothers, family and friends standing outside on the streets waving back at him. There were no visitors allowed due to COVID, not even his brothers. 

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Cameron spent the next days, weeks, months and years bravely fighting childhood cancer and undergoing travel to Maine Children’s Cancer Program, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Dana Farber/Boston Children’s Hospital.  Our family priorities and routine changed. Cameron had to face a relentless, life threatening illness that impacted him, our family, friends and community forever. 

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No matter how far away we were from home, our friends, family, and community always felt present.  They supported us through four years of the most challenging days.  Cameron’s medical teams became like family and bravely led the way to the most advanced care, research and treatments available. 

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Despite Cameron's strength to persevere and his ability to never give up hope, he passed away on the evening of February 28, 2025, just shy of his 16th birthday.  

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Cameron always thought of and shared a deep compassion for other children going through what he was experiencing. He had a profound gift to recognize that he was blessed with family, friends and a community that supported him. He was hopeful to one day be able to help raise money for other children like him and families like ours.