Inspirational Stories

It all started with a limp. Then we began to notice random bruises on his arms and legs. Ten days before his 5th birthday, he had a fever that just wouldn’t go away. We went to see our family doctor, and after doing bloodwork, they said we needed to get to Children’s Hospital immediately. He was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), and this began the start of a journey that we never imagined we would be on.

Fast forward 23 years: he owns his own photography business, works part-time at his church (where ironically the nurse who took care of him while he had leukemia also attends), he is married to the love of his life, and in January 2022, they welcomed their first child into the world.

We are so thankful to the doctors and nurses at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, all those years ago for giving Geoffrey the care that he needed to save his life.