Cordelia

Cordelia isn’t just our why – she’s our everything. A once-in-a-lifetime soul. A one-in-a-billion human being. Our unicorn. In just 14 months, she taught us more about strength, joy, and love than most people learn in an entire lifetime.

Cordelia radiated light. She greeted the world with an unstoppable smile – one that stayed put through chemotherapy, pokes, tubes, and lengthy hospital stays. She fought infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia with unwavering courage and resilience. She was joy in motion: always giggling, always shining, always so incredibly strong.

She loved the outdoors. She loved long walks in her stroller and wagon, gazing at the scenery as it rolled by. She adored music (and let’s be honest here, Ms. Rachel & friends would have been her top artists on Spotify.) She clapped to the beat like it was her job. She was a bookworm at heart, flipping pages with purpose, as if she already knew how to read. And her bubbles…they were pure magic. She’d watch them for hours if allowed, poke them, and laugh like they were created just for her.

Cordelia was the kind of kid who made people better just by being near her. Brave. Curious. Goofy. Wise beyond her days. And impossibly beautiful. Even in the fight of her life, she was our calm. Our courage. Our compass. Our light leading the way. That hasn’t changed.

Cordelia is the captain of this collective. Every act of advocacy, every dollar we raise, every family we support – it’s all because of her.

Our girl didn’t get the future she deserved.
But she gave us one to fight for.