Family

Chugging towards the 2026 parade!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s TIME to start the craziest, craftiest, fundraisiest half of the year – starting with a parade of epic proportions! The 2026 Fourth of July parade!! Each year we have participated in our city’s parade we have been able to pass out about 1,000 flyers telling our local community our story: about Damian, our ambition to treat his disease and save his life, and ask for help! Every year I have spent anywhere from 2 weeks to 1 month paper m

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Latest Blog Post:

Hi, Brittany (Damian's Mom) here! Damian's story is being told across multiple platforms in an attempt to reach the largest audience. I post a lot of content on these other platforms and it is all very shareable!! Please join our community on whichever platforms you're on to help us spread the word! THANK YOU!

A letter to my son on his 7th birthday

My little love, You are such a big boy now! Seven years old! I'm excited for you to finish sleeping so we can have fun doing all of your favorite things - we will snuggle on the "Fiffer-feffer-feff" (what we call our big couch) while we read as many books as you want. We'll of course make sure to read a bunch of Dr. Seuss books and ones with Mickey Mouse in them. Next we'll sit up at the piano and you can play (and I can play next to you if you want, you have always liked sit

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May 243 min read

Happy New Year from the Markham's

Happy New Year! Some people get their holiday cards out (digitally or physically) before Christmas, but not us! We just wrapped up Damian's Christmas Village this past weekend though, so I think we are more than justified, haha. Our last in-person fundraising event of 2025 went so well, I couldn't be more pleased! I reviewed all the specifics in my last post , but today's is our annual family newsletter! It sometimes feels a little silly talking generally about our year (beca

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Jan 15 min read