Key has been fighting for his life since he was 8 years old.

He is 15 now—and in those seven years, he has endured more than most people face in a lifetime.

Key has been battling osteosarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, and has faced four relapses. Four times this disease came back trying to steal what cancer never had the right to take. And four times, Key stood up and fought again.

There have been too many surgeries to count. One of the most devastating was a limb-salvage surgery meant to save his leg, which ultimately resulted in a leg amputation in August 2020—the very same day his grandmother (mom foster mom) passed away. Two life-altering losses in a single day. No parent should ever have to witness that kind of pain in their child, and grieve someone who was deeply loved.

Since then, Key has endured eight thoracotomies, a recent lobectomy, and countless hospital stays. While he was still recovering from that surgery, his service dog Dexter passed away—his constant companion, his comfort, his sense of safety. Loss after loss, layered onto a child who has already carried far too much.

Chemotherapy saved his life—but it also took a toll. Key now lives with hearing loss and vision impairment as a result of treatment. And while the physical scars are visible, the emotional ones are just as deep.

Key battles anxiety and PTSD, and carries the unbearable weight of survivor’s guilt. He has lost friends—children just like him—to this same cancer. He grieves them while still fighting to stay alive himself. Imagine being 15 and mourning peers, wondering why you’re still here, and fearing what comes next.

Recently, Key and his family were told the words no parent or child ever wants to hear:

“We’re out of options.”

Traditional chemotherapy is no longer an option for Key. Hospitals have turned them away—not because they don’t care, but because they truly have nothing left to offer. The only road forward now is experimental clinical trials, treatments not yet tested on children, treatments that exist in the space between science and faith.

Currently Key is pursuing a clinical trial in New York, stepping into the unknown yet again with prayer as his anchor. This is a frontier of hope in a sea of uncertainty—and we are trusting God to go before him.

This fundraiser is to help support Key through this next chapter:

• travel and lodging for treatment

• medical expenses not covered by insurance

• ongoing care, recovery, and quality-of-life needs

• and simply keeping his family afloat while they focus on saving key’s life

I have learned that faith does not mean the absence of fear—it means choosing to believe anyway. I believe God is not done with Key’s story. I believe miracles still happen. I believe purpose lives even in pain.

If you feel led to donate, we are beyond grateful.

If you cannot donate, please share, pray, and speak Key’s name to God.

Thank you for seeing my friend Key.

Thank you for standing with us.

Thank you for believing with us when the road feels impossible.

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7