Carson Confronts Cancer

Carson Thelen / Honor Pages

'Having alternative options is essential for a child because it gives us hope. Not only does it inspire innovation, but it gives kids in situations like mine a chance.' - Carson Thelen

'Through cancer I have learned the significance of spontaneity and just having a fun time. Go camping with your friends because why not? Pull up to the library to study together. Invite everyone over for a movie night. Just go do something random with people. Now that I am in this situation, my greatest sadness is that the time for my fun with friends has passed. Tonight perhaps I shall dream of what I wish to be and some opportunity that could have been.' - Carson Thelen

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    $100.00 / 109 days ago

    Keeping you in prayers .

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  • Kim Amyett

    $25.00 / 158 days ago

    In memory of Carson Thelen; he deserved a cure, and we must continue his legacy of fighting for and demanding research for a cure to pediatric cancer in particular; they deserve hope; they all deserve a cure!

  • Anonymous

    $30.75 / 159 days ago

    Followed Carson's journey on Facebook and still pray for family. Have also learned about other kids with cancer that I now follow. Childhood cancer needs support to find cures.

  • Linda Z Atkins

    $25.63 / 159 days ago

    Carson. a brave young man fighting cancer. Either way, he won: he lives with Jesus. We must continue “Carson Confronts Cancer” in order to defeat the beast, cancer. In loving memory of our sweet boy, Carson♥️🫟💜✝️

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    $50.00 / 159 days ago

    In memory of Carson Thelan

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  • Ingrid Hartz

    $100.00 / 642 days ago

    Praying that together we can find a cure for pediatric sarcoma, Ingrid Hartz-mom of Miles (osteosarcoma)

  • Anonymous

    $41.00 / 645 days ago

    Praying for Carson's family, praying for all with cancer, especially children, and their families

  • Melissa Crosby

    $21.00 / 651 days ago

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    $20.50 / 652 days ago

    Thinking of Carson on his bday. God bless his family and their commitment to prayer and helping cancer research

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  • Hope Elms

    $41.00 / 652 days ago

    Carson’s journey was incredibly inspirational to me and to hundreds of others who witnessed it. His family continues to honor his life by supporting children’s cancer research. Please consider joining them in this effort.

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    $21.53 / 652 days ago

    In honor of Carson on his birthday

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    $25.00 / 652 days ago

    Happy Birthday to your family! I am amazed at Carson’s faith! Think of him often!

About Carson Confronts Cancer

In memory of Carson; 5/20/2003 - 8/12/2021
In April of 2020, our 16 year old son, Carson, began complaining of back pain. We took the usual steps of visiting a chiropractor, then our pediatrician, then urgent care. On April 24th, we took Carson to the ER for sharp pains on his right side & continued back pain. We were told it was cancer. Within 2 days he was transferred to MD Anderson. He was diagnosed with high-risk, high-grade rhabdomyosarcoma. This disease appears to have originated in his prostate and had already spread to lymph nodes, bone marrow, bones, spine, and possibly lungs. Carson began chemo treatments on May 1, 2020. Survival rates tell stories of the past, not the future. We believe there is an effective treatment & we must work diligently to find it. Although cancer is at the focus, it does not define Carson. Carson is an intelligent (in the top 5% of his sophomore class), witty, fun, compassionate, handsome, ambitious teenage boy. He has BIG goals for his life (college, job, wife, children), and he wants to do his part to end cancer. Carson believes in miracles and prayer. He also believes God gives us an amazing village of resources & we are called to obediently do all we can to help one another.

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