Dear John,

Twelve years ago, I would wake up every morning not knowing if my son Nathan's next birthday would be his last.

When Nathan was an infant, he was treated for undifferentiated sarcoma, a cancer in his abdominal wall. Then, at age 4, he was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare type of cancerous tumor that affects mostly children and teenagers.

No parent wants their child to face these kinds of diagnoses. But when they do, I hope they'll have the same care and support my son received at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Will you make a generous gift today to help every child who needs care receive it?

Make your tax-deductible gift of $10 or more now to the Children's Fund to have every dollar DOUBLED.

Today, I wake up with so much hope. He's happy, he's enjoying his life, and he's here with his family—and there's nothing more I could ever ask for.

Twelve beautiful years later, there are just no words to express how this feels, and how grateful we are to the doctors, nurses and staff at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

When you donate a tax-deductible gift of $10 or more now, your impact is DOUBLED by an anonymous donor to make an even bigger difference for kids receiving the life-changing care that Children's Hospital Los Angeles offers.

There's not a day that has gone by in the last 12 years that I haven't thought of Dr. Leo Mascarenhas and Dr. Jim Stein at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and their love and compassion for our family. What they have given us is priceless.

I'm grateful for the doctors at Children's Hospital—and also for the compassionate people like you reading this message.

Please make your year-end gift of $10 or more today and have it go 2X as far for kids like Nathan.

Sincerely,

Samantha Shalon Patient Parent Children's Hospital Los Angeles