My name is Molly and I am raising funds to support my best friends and their beautiful baby girl, Maddie, who has been diagnosed with liver cancer.

From Meghan (mom):

"One week after Maddie's first birthday, I noticed her belly was really distended and firm. Thinking it was gas, I gave her a day to decompress. When that didn't happen, I became suspicious that something was going on. We went to see her pediatrician, and he sent us over two hours away to the children's hospital in Atlanta. After a bunch of tests in the ER, it wasn't looking great. We heard words like, 'likely carcinoma' and were quickly sent via ambulance to the pediatric oncology department. A couple of days later, after many tests and sleepless nights, we heard the life-changing words: our angel has hepatoblastoma, a cancerous mass the size of a grapefruit in her liver."

Maddie will undergo chemotherapy to shrink the mass enough to operate and remove a large portion of her liver. Each chemotherapy session requires an overnight admit to the oncology department as well as labs and scans weekly. Although it is devastating to watch her struggle each time we enter the hospital, we know she is getting the best care possible."

At only 13 months, Maddie is strong, feisty, and no doubt a fighter. However, her family needs support to fight this battle. Maddie needs to be home playing with her older brother and sister, not in hospital beds.

Being a pediatric cancer mom as well, I (Molly) understand the financial burden and emotional toll the journey has on a family. What helped was support from our friends and family, including the Mallens!! I'm asking for any donations you can give to help this sweet angel baby. If you are unable to donate, please share this GoFundMe to help spread the word!

Molly H.