Kelsey's Dream

The next stop for Hopper the Cancer Crusher is just a hop, skip and jump away. Just up the road to Janet Weis Children's Hospital/Geisinger, in Danville, Pennsylvania.

AFLAC Cancer & Blood Disorders Center in Atlanta Georgia will be receiving another shipment of Hopper the Cancer Crusher to replenish their stock for children diagnosed with cancer. Shipment is leaving today!!

Hopper the Cancer Crusher is on the way to St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa Florida. Did you know that we stock Hopper the Cancer Crusher for children diagnosed with cancer, in over 160 hospitals across the United States? Hopper cannot wait to get to this beautiful location!!

Hopper the Cancer Crusher is on the way to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Every child diagnosed with cancer receives their very own Hopper the Cancer Crusher, at Texas Children's Hospital.

Shout out to Mifflinburg Bank & Trust Company (MBTC) and their employees, for their donation to Kelsey's Dream. They held "Casual Banker's Day", to raise funds and donate to our cause. Pictured are (L to R): Shelby Hackenberg - Community Office Manager at MBTC and Tina Kuhns - Volunteer at Kelsey's Dream

Merry Christmas from our family to your family. May you all be blessed with the warmth of the season, and surrounded by the love of family and friends.

We have been working on something exciting, the past few months. Stay tuned, in a few weeks, we will release the news!!

After hours of planning, zoom meetings, creation, tweaks, and review, we are "tickled pink" to announce that our new website is complete. Some new features we are ecstatic about are: - new donation platform "give butter"... - amazon smile link - shop at amazon and support Kelsey's Dream - an online form for hospitals to request Hopper the Cancer Crusher - an up to date map with all the locations of hospitals that stock Hopper the Cancer Crusher, that also includes a list by state - new adorable photos of childhood cancer patients with Hopper the Cancer Crusher. Check it out, and let us know what you think in the comment section below. www.KelseysDream.org

Hopper the Cancer Crusher is on the way to Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Hopper the Cancer Crusher is on the way to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Did you know Kelsey's Dream stocks Hopper the Cancer Crusher at 156 hospitals across the United States?!!! Hopper the Cancer Crusher is a play therapy toy for children diagnosed with cancer.

We are excited to announce that we will be stocking Hopper the Cancer Crusher at another hospital. Hopper the Cancer Crusher is on the way to NewYork - Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical, New York, NY.

Thank you to Enterline's Dance Center for the $1,000 donation to Kelsey's Dream! In December, "Miss Alicia" held The Nutcracker at the Mifflinburg High School. Before coordinating the performance, she decided to donate a portion of the proceeds to Kelsey's Dream. This donation will go towards supplying Hopper the Cancer Crusher to children diagnosed with cancer, across the United States. Pictured are some of the young dancers that took part in the performance:... Front row on knee (l to r): Abigail Scurto, Atlee Auman, Colbie Loss Center row (l to r): Lily Ulmer, Alaina Ulmer, Addison Walter, Lilyana Macias Back row (l to r): Kylie Kuhns (Kelsey's Dream, Founder/Volunteer), Alicia Little aka Miss Alicia, Tina Kuhns (Kelsey's Dream, CEO/Volunteer) Please feel free to tag parents and grandparents of the dancers.

Hopper the Cancer Crusher is on the way to Beaumont Children's Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Did you know the Hopper the Cancer Crusher is stocked in over 160 hospitals, within the United States? Hopper is given to children diagnosed with cancer.

Angel Day - November 1st Forever in our hearts!! You are missed and loved, Kelsey!!

Happy Halloween and a big throw back. Kelsey - 4 years old Kylie - 8 months old

Great News! We are adding a new hospital to our list of places we stock Hopper the Cancer Crusher. Hopper the Cancer Crusher may have followed Kylie and Tina on their trip to Montana. They made a great contact at Montana Children's Hospital in Kalispell, Montana and Hopper will now be stocked and available to childhood cancer patients at this location

Hopper the Cancer Crusher is on the way to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. The childhood cancer patients love Hopper the Cancer Crusher. This is just one of 162 hospitals that we stock and supply Hopper at, in the United States.

Happy Birthday, Kelsey!! You are loved and missed, every day!!!

Hopper the Cancer Crusher is on the way to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, AKA Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. We have been supplying and stocking Hopper the Cancer Crusher at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for over three years, for children diagnosed with cancer.

Hopper the Cancer Crusher is on the way to Banner Children's at Desert in Mesa, Arizona. Kelsey's Dream has been supplying and stocking Hopper the Cancer Crusher at Banner Children's at Desert, for 6 years, for children diagnosed with cancer.

September was designated Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to bring awareness to childhood cancer, which remains the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 14. We wanted to share Kelsey's story and some photos of Kelsey. This is why we do what we do. Please click on the photo below to read a story from Kelsey, a little over a year before she passed away.

Hopper the Cancer Crusher is making his way across the country to Valley Children's Hospital in Madera, California. We have been shipping and stocking Hopper at Valley Children's Hospital for a few years for each newly diagnosed childhood cancer patient. Valley Children's Hospital is one of the leading hospitals in the country. Hopper the Cancer Crusher is a useful play therapy toy. "Nearly 70 years ago, Valley Children's Healthcare began as the vision of five civic-minded women who saw the need for a dedicated pediatric hospital in Central California. Since then, they have grown from a 42-bed hospital to one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the country."

Last evening, Kylie reminded me that this was the weekend of the anniversary of the bone marrow donation. I guess that is why Friday - today, I seemed a little down. Sometimes your brain just knows. I am so proud of both my daughters - Tina 9/4/2003 - this was the day I became a Bone Marrow Donor for my sister, Kelsey. In this photo is Kelsey, age 9 years, and me, age 6 years, the day of transplant at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. This is right after my transplant sur...gery and Kelsey is receiving my stem cells via her mediport. My older sister, Kelsey, was diagnosed with Leukemia one month before her fifth birthday. Kelsey later went into remission and after 2-1/2 years in remission, the cancer returned. The doctors suggested a Bone Marrow Transplant. When I found out that I was a perfect antigen match for Kelsey, I couldn't wait to help and willingly became my sister's Bone Marrow Donor. After a two-year fight, Kelsey passed away as a result of the disease. I still wanted to help; the fight with cancer isn't over. Kelsey was a very kind and giving person, who touched many people's lives. My hope is that I can help bring smiles and happiness to children that go through what my sister struggled with for eight years. She always smiled no matter how sick she was, and always cared about others. I know Kelsey would want us to keep smiles on these children's faces, and that is the goal of Kelsey's Dream. My personal experience and the 13,400 children (ages birth-19 years) in the United States diagnosed with cancer each year inspire the existence of this foundation. Cancer has been named the #1 cause of disease-related death for children in the United States - our goal is to contribute what we can to change this. - Kylie

Did you know Kelsey’s Dream helped create a special program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia? We sponsor that program because Kelsey had her Bone Marrow Transplant at CHOP and her little sister, Kylie, was her donor. The day of transplant is celebrated as a birthday, by the donor and recipient. This program was created to give the donor and recipient a birthday celebration with gifts and these special cell -abrate life shirts. This is the the 11th year we sponsored this program and today we shipped another year supply of shirts for the patients, to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Pictured is Tina, Kelsey and Kylie’s mom, showing a sample of the back of the shirts at Green Ridge Graphic Design in Mifflinburg. We also attached a detail of the design, which includes the Kelsey's Dream logo on the sleeve.