Christa moved to Rochester in her middle school days, and hasn’t really left since. She and her husband Aaron have two freckled faced kids and enjoy their life just north of the city in Oronoco. Their family was living what she calls The Oblivious Life until spring of 2015, when their youngest child, Hannah, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma at the age of two. Devastated by the pediatric cancer diagnosis, Christa left her career to be a full time mom while Hannah received cancer treatment. Despite the heartache and hurdles, Christa still finds joy in navigating the murky waters of having a child with a complex medical illness. She enjoys putting miles on her motorcycle, summer life in their culdesac, and collecting yarn to crochet. She’ll forever be a loud advocate for childhood cancer causes. She chronicles her favorite mom moments on Instagram and Hannah’s medical journey on Facebook.
Our family now sees September in a whole new light: it’s time to pound the ground and advocate for Childhood Cancer Awareness. Here's a bit of our story....
Our whole world was turned upside down and led us into a world of cancer treatment, fear, and isolation that would last years and even up until today....
Every year, in September, the childhood cancer world swells up a little bigger and asks for recognition. Go Gold. Think about childhood cancer. Ask for research. Honor the survivors and reach...
The damage is irreversible. Hannah's hearing loss is called high frequency, which means that she has trouble hearing soft sounds, like the letters L and S....
When the travel bug hits me, I find myself searching for Rochester options. The Rochester International Airport is a much easier choice for my family....
When my daughter was going through chemotherapy in the fall of 2015, we were approved for a Wish by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She chose a Disney cruise....