Hello, my name is Kai Martin and on March 5th, I'm turning 16 years old. For the last 11 years straight years, I've asked for donations to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society instead of presents for my birthday. Last year I had the honor of being named a GoFundMe Hero (you read more about it here ) which helped bring my grand total over the past 10 years is just over $50,000 thanks to so many people's help.

Almost every year I get asked two questions: 1) Do you really not get presents? (The answer is I really don't!) and 2) I get asked a lot why do I do this. Blood cancer has impacted my family a lot since I was young. As long as I knew her, my Nana Gail had it and then when I was 8 my papa John was also diagnosed with it. When I started this for my 5th birthday they were both still here and now they are both gone. Cancer, I feel is the worst disease ever and I think cancer has taken too many lives already. We should never stop trying to find a cure and help those in need. There are so many intelligent people out there who are trying to help. I would be very grateful if you would make a donation, or just share my cause with others so that we can work together to destroy this disease. Every year raising this money feels a little harder to do, but somehow my community helps me get there. For anyone who thinks one single person can't make a big impact, I'm here to tell you that you CAN.

Thank you so much! Let's help support ending cancer!