Leo was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2024 when he was only 3 years old. One day he was running and playing and living his best life with his mom, dad and 2 big sisters, and the next day he was living at SickKids, getting hooked up to every machine, undergoing tests, chemo, car-t cell therapy, and eventually a bone marrow transplant, followed by weeks of quarantine and recovery.

During all of this, he was so brave, he handled everything that was thrown at him with incredible strength and positivity, he never complained, and made the most of each hospital adventure. He is a literal super hero.

In July 2025, after recovering from his bone marrow transplant, and many months in the hospital, Leo was able to come home. He was welcomed home by his 2 big sisters who missed him greatly, and all his friends and family. The next few months felt like a second chance and a new lease on life. The months of worry, sleepless nights for mom and dad and long days at SickKids were behind them all. It was a new exciting chapter for their family.

That chapter abruptly ended as the holidays approached. Terri and Matthew (Leo’s mom and dad), were starting to get excited for Christmas at home, together with their family, and were planning their first family trip through Make A Wish to Disney in January. All of this came to a halt on December 1st when they rushed Leo to SickKids after he started displaying some symptoms they unfortunately recognized.

“The cancer is back” was all Terri could tell us, “and this time, our options are limited”.

Imagine one minute you’re planning your first trip to the happiest place on earth, and the next, you’re back in that hospital room having doctors tell you that your cancer journey is going to start all over, and this time, will be an even harder battle.

In a blink of an eye, they’ve had to uproot their lives, just weeks after Leo got to start school and feel normalcy in his life, they’ve had to split up their family again, and prepare to fight for their baby boy’s life, again.

This time around, they deserve to only focus on their little boy. They need to be there, with him, every minute of the day. They deserve to have this time with their baby. They shouldn’t be stressing about how much time they can take off work, their mortgage, the bills, their daughter’s extra curricular activities or giving them a Christmas. They need to be there for Leo, without financial worry and hardship.

We are raising money to help support this beautiful family during a time of need, because no parent should have to worry about bills while worrying about their child surviving cancer. Let’s help them fight this disease together.

Anything you can donate will directly help Leo and his family through the most difficult time of their lives.