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Hindsight is twenty-twenty. If someone had shown me a picture of my life now to...
Read MoreDuring my freshman year at the University of Alabama, my 14-year-old brother, David, was diagnosed...
Read MoreI was first introduced to Smile-A-Mile over 20 years ago, as a freshman in college,...
Read MoreTwo of my great friends (Katie Green and Jennifer Frudaker) have volunteered for Smile-A-Mile a...
Read MoreRemarkable stories told by so many of my favorite people on the planet! As we...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile benefits people in many ways. When my little brother was first diagnosed with Leukemia,...
Read MoreI was diagnosed with PNET Ewing Sarcoma in August 2012. After receiving 35 weeks of...
Read MoreMy favorite Smile-A-Mile memory is from the week of youth camp. I made so many...
Read MoreIn April 2011, my son, Micah, was diagnosed with T-cell Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 11....
Read MoreMy Smile-A-Mile story started while I was a student at Auburn University. I volunteered at...
Read MoreWhen Abigail was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on December 20, 2016, our world was...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile is absolutely the best! When my daughter Reginae was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in 2015,...
Read MoreI first met Smile-A-Mile when my little brother got leukemia. I graduated from kindergarten and...
Read MoreLeaving Smile-A-Mile’s camp sessions gets harder and harder every year, because it is my second...
Read MoreBeing part of Smile-A-Mile has truly changed my life over the years. Starting as a...
Read MoreBre’s favorite Smile-A-Mile memory is participating in Day Camp this year. She enjoyed spending the...
Read More"Everything happens for a reason." I never really understood the true meaning of that saying...
Read MoreOur daughter Kathryn was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in June 2016 at age 7....
Read MoreI always knew getting involved with Smile-A-Mile would leave an impact on my life. I...
Read MoreOur Smile-A-Mile story began in the spring of 1996. Our son, Matt, was four years...
Read MoreAfter a career in education I joined the Hoover-Metro Kiwanis Club out of a desire...
Read MoreTo me, Smile-A-Mile is a place where I feel connected to these amazing people without...
Read MoreWhen six-year-old Elijah was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, life changed drastically for the Tyler...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile is important to me because I get to hangout with friends that I've met....
Read MoreI was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) when I was 7 years old. My...
Read MoreAs a Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Child Life major at...
Read MoreWhen I was 11 years old I was diagnosed with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. That...
Read MoreMy heart was forever changed on November 20, 2017, when I had the awesome opportunity...
Read MoreWhen I was going through treatment at Children's of Alabama in Birmingham, I learned about...
Read MoreI started volunteering with Smile-A-Mile at camp in high school and will always be so...
Read MoreMadison visited my therapeutic play class at Auburn University in the Spring. She talked about Smile-A-Mile,...
Read MoreI first got involved with Smile-A-Mile when I was in college as a volunteer counselor...
Read MoreI found out about Smile-A-Mile through the Hospital Outreach Program, and the inpatient kids that...
Read MoreMy experience with the Ride of Love started well before I participated the first time...
Read MoreLast summer, I began my Smile-A-Mile story at teen camp as a first-time counselor. I...
Read MoreFour years ago, I crossed paths with a Smile-A-Mile board member and decided I needed...
Read MoreI walked into On Therapy Family camp feeling separated from everyone, and walked out feeling...
Read MoreMy Smile-A-Mile story is really my family's story. Getting involved with the early forms of...
Read MoreWhen I was 15, I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. People at the hospital...
Read MoreIn the winter of 2009 I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, and that following summer...
Read MoreFour years ago I was looking to join an organization that worked with children since...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile has influenced my life in a way that I never thought possible. I came...
Read MoreMy Smile-A-Mile volunteer experience began 2002. It was back in the days when volunteers worked...
Read MoreI am a senior at Auburn University studying Human Development and Family Studies. I am...
Read MoreThis project has been so much fun honestly. It has been an unexpected challenge but...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile has changed my life forever. I have been going to camp for 16 years...
Read MoreHaving been involved with Smile-A-Mile as a Board Member these past 4 years, I have...
Read MoreWe cannot express how much Smile-A-Mile has meant to our family!! Gabriella was diagnosed July...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile means so very much to our family! Looking back on our journey through cancer...
Read MoreThis weekend, the junior and senior campers took on Boston together. The trip was amazing-...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile has meant so much to our family from almost Day One of Jake’s sister’s...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile and their Hospital Outreach Program (HOP) have made a huge impact in our entire...
Read MoreI have the privilege of being involved with Smile-A-Mile in many different facets. I work...
Read MoreWords cannot express what Smile-A-Mile means to our family! After diagnosis in November of 2013,...
Read MoreI have had the privilege to serve as a counselor for this wonderful organization since...
Read MoreI've been going to Smile-A-Mile for 5 years. My favorite activities are boating, going to...
Read MoreEven though Eleanor’s just a baby, she (and I) love Smile-A-Mile in the Hospital! She...
Read MoreFor me, what started off as a volunteer opportunity turned into something much bigger then...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile became by second family in the summer of 2008. When I first arrived as...
Read MoreMy favorite thing about Smile-A-Mile is not found in an activity, it is simply the...
Read MoreWe didn’t know what we were missing until we went to camp. Madison was diagnosed...
Read MoreMy favorite part about Smile-A-Mile is being able to give back. I was diagnosed with...
Read MoreAs a thirteen-year-old survivor, I thought my brief struggle with cancer from March of 2009...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile has helped me a lot. In the hospital, staying almost 30 days, it can...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile has benefited us as a family in so many ways. Taylor (pictured left) was...
Read MoreSmile-A-Mile is my favorite place in the world. This organization has made a huge impact...
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