08/04/2026
Meet our Fall 2026 Recipient: Della 🩷💜🎗️
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Della is 5 years old and has b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
She was diagnosed 12/5/2025 after they noticed several bruises on her and family took her to the pediatrician and they did blood work and sent them straight to Children’s ER.
They were told in the ER she had leukemia but not sure what type until the next day. She got her port 2 days later and started chemo. She basically lost the physical ability to walk after the first month of treatment.
After physical therapy and once her steroids were done, she regained her physical strength. She loves gymnastics so this was particularly hard for her. Her cancer didn't reach remission the first month so she had to be on the high risk path for treatment.
This means treatment is longer and she's had harsher chemo. We've spent over 58 nights in the hospital since December.
She always has a smile on her face and always riding her bike in her cowgirl boots around clinic while getting chemo!! She will be in treatment until April of 2028 when we are patiently waiting for her to ring the gong and be done.
She's a girly girl! Pink and purple , princesses, unicorns! Anything girly! She has a soccer jersey with a 1 on it because her daddy always wore #1 in baseball.
Join us September 19th and 20th for the official coronation of Princess Della of the Thunder.
We will bring it for her in our baseball and softball tournament.
Please consider joining us
www.bringthethunder.net
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