Hope for Eloise

Hi, my name is Ruthanne (aka Auntie Roo) and I have setup this Go Fund Me fundraising opportunity for the Riley family. I have started with the background of this Hope story, followed by a personal note from Jen and Matt, Eloise's parents.

The story begins...

Eloise Riley is a vibrant, outgoing, and spunky nearly 7 year old. She went for her annual eye exam (along with her brothers) on February 6th, 2025. At that appointment the optometrist detected significant pressure on her optic nerves. Eloise had no neurological symptoms, no headaches, blurred vision, nausea, nothing. She was referred to an ophthalmologist the next day who then referred them to Children’s Hospital to get medical imaging and blood work.

It was thought perhaps she had a concussion based off a recent head bonk tobogganing, so they were floored the next day when they were told she had a mass on the front of her brain. On February 10th they operated and were successful in removing the 8x6x5cm tumor from her prefrontal cortex. The next week pathology came back that not only was this a cancerous tumor, but it was incredibly rare and extremely aggressive.

Eloise’s cancer is called mesenchymal chondrosarcoma. It makes up 1.6% of all brain tumors. Western medicine is offering an intensive attack of proton radiation and 5 different chemo therapy drugs. All of which have devastating side effects and significant risk to her long term health and well-being. All of this at a 50% chance it will cure her cancer. However, what they don’t offer, is looking at her body and finding the root cause, why was the cancer able to grow in the first place?

A note from Jen & Matt, Eloise's parents:

"As her parents, we have prayed and sought God. Nothing brings you quite to your knees then hearing the deafening words “cancer” with your seemingly perfectly healthy daughter. Knowing that the tumor was fully removed and that her PET scan showed no other cancer/tumor activity, we feel led to find healing for her body, internally. We are on a mission to not just cure her cancer, but to ensure she comes out whole and restored.

When you go against the grain of western medicine, it comes at an additional financial burden. Many treatments, supplements, tinctures, and holistic medicines are not covered by extended health benefits, let alone MSP. We are also looking into treatment options outside of the country, ones that will look at the root cause and treat in a way that won’t give her permanent side effects.

We are a young family. Eloise is in the middle of four children, her older brother Bennett is 8, her younger brothers Oliver 4, and Lucas 2 keep our family very busy. We love the outdoors and living off the land. We know God is with us in this storm, His hand has been evident more times than we can count. While we in no way want to “ask” for money, we have been approached by many different people in various circles if we have some platform to raise funds. We hope Eloise’s story is one of Hope, Love, and unwavering faith in our King of Kings.

Thank you,

Jen, Matt and the kids"

There it is: the story, the family, the little girl, the Hope. If you feel so led, we know God will bless whatever is given. But more than finances, your prayers for the Riley family are most treasured. On behalf of the Riley family, we thank you for taking the time to read this and consider helping in any way you feel led.

in Christ,

Ruthanne aka Auntie Roo.