Day of Light
13 candles. 13 years. One day to shine.
Kyra
May 26, 2013 – November 9, 2025
Where 13 Meets 26
One for each year of Kyra's life, 13 Candles, 13 Fundraisers
Her birthday. And the price of one candle.
Kyra would have turned 13 this May 26. This will be the first birthday she won’t be here to celebrate. She passed away on November 9, 2025, after fighting childhood cancer for over three years with a quiet bravery that stayed with everyone who knew her.
Her final act was to donate her body to science. Her tumors are still being studied. She is still fighting.
Kyra’s Hope Foundation carries this legacy, supporting children facing cancer with comfort and hope, and accelerating cures for childhood cancers still considered incurable.
Your donation is an impact investment, not a charity. Childhood cancer is the #1 disease killer of children, yet it receives only 4% of federal cancer research funding. Every dollar here helps a family survive this, and funds the research that could mean no child is left to die.
Every gift lights a candle.
73% · 343 donors
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Every Dollar. Every Child. Every Family.
250+
Hope Boxes delivered to children in hospital
50+
Financial assistance provided to families
100%
Of donations go directly to programs
$10M
Goal for Ewing sarcoma research funding
Meet the Light Bearers
Each one lighting a candle for Kyra’s 13 years.
