TeamJess • Hope & Heroes

09/04/2026

Bus Ride is Over...
💛 Shine Gold Ohio
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09/01/2026

Thankful for the support LM Schools gives to our gold kids & families!

🎗️ September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! 🎗️

Going Gold is about much more than wearing a color. It is about ensuring our students and their families know they are never fighting alone. It means making sure our children and families know that their community sees them, remembers what they have endured, and continues to stand beside them throughout treatment and survivorship.

We currently have 10 families affected by childhood cancer in our school district. Throughout September, we will be sharing graphics and personal stories authorized by our families to recognize their courage, celebrate their strength, and educate our community.

Join us in wearing gold and showing our Gold Families that Little Miami walks alongside them in treatment, recovery, and survivorship. Thank you for standing with our LM Gold Families today and every day!

09/01/2026

September is childhood cancer awareness month.
Today I’m highlighting our Panther Community childhood cancer heroes.
Their stories of bravery, resilience, courage, & hope when facing hard things in their young lives inspire me everyday.
Their families are amazing and resilient, caring, strong, and love their community.
Let’s go gold this month for them!

08/31/2026

Today is Danielle’s last chemo treatment in her hard fight over the past six months battling hodgkins lymphoma at 16 years old.

Today we celebrate her courage and lift her up as she handles this last chemo in her battle.

She will have scans in October that will hopefully show the success of her hard battle.

We love you Danielle! You got this!

08/25/2026

LOVE FOR LANIE!

Prayers & extra love for Lanie this morning appreciated.
Today (this morning at 8am) is her PET Scan to check on some areas of concern.

We are hopeful for the best news that she is still in remission but know full well the anxiety that comes with these kind of tests and unknowns.

We love you Lanie! You got this!💛

08/19/2026

💛 Extra Love for Lanie 💛

Next week, our sweet Lanie heads in for follow up scans as part of her continued cancer journey. No matter how much time passes, scan time brings with it all those familiar emotions—the worry, the waiting, the hoping, and the praying.

So this week & next, we are asking for a little extra love for Lanie. 💛

Please keep her close in your thoughts and prayers as she goes through her scans, and send all the positive thoughts, love, and good energy you can her way. We are praying for clear scans, good news, and continued health for this amazing girl.

Lanie has already shown us what courage, strength, and resilience look like. Now we surround her with love as she takes another step in her journey. She just started 6th grade and is looking forward to an amazing year ahead with her Panther Community.

You’ve got this, Lanie. We’re all behind you. 💛🎗️

07/22/2026

Go Henry!

06/07/2026

Today is National Cancer Survivors Day.

A day for anyone who has heard “it’s cancer” and face it with grace, courage, and resilience.

Those who endured the surgeries.
The treatments.The scars.The fear.
The unknowns.The anxiety.
The recovery.

Cancer changes your life.

But so does surviving it.

Today is for every survivor who fought hard to still be here & overcame so much.

scars are proof.
strength is undeniable.
your story is inspiring.
your life is worth celebrating!

Today, if this is you; there is no space for survivors guilt. Not today.
Take this day to say “I did it”
And be proud for overcoming something very hard in life.

We honor you.

With Love,
Jo & Jess

05/24/2026

2026 Cancer Free Kids
Butterfly Walk
LM Gold Families Team recap

We extend our deepest gratitude to our community, friends, families, and local businesses for their support of our 2026 LM Gold Families team. We came together as a small (but actually big) group and it was a great day despite the rain!
Thanks to the contributions we received, our team achieved a top 3 placement in the event, thereby increasing awareness about our LM Gold Families Group and the amazing kids in our community we serve, while also securing crucial funding for pediatric cancer research.

The event's total fundraising exceeded $180,000 this year.

Special recognition goes to our Gold Families, who raised funds & advocated for their children and numerous others who have faced similar challenges because they believe in the power of pediatric cancer research. These are some of the best families who have faced the unthinkable and still work to give back through their own challenges.

A special shout out to Miss Hannah Grace & the Billman family whom we walked in honor of this year. They couldn’t be with us but they were still with us in many ways. Hannah Grace had a big week and we are still celebrating her big win over cancer (x3).

A special thanks to CancerFree KIDS for all they do for the champion kids, angel families and their efforts to help kids have the best treatments possible.

Thanks again everyone for your support! 🎗️

05/22/2026

I want to take a moment and say thank you to our LM teachers, especially Mrs. Houillion’s team that helped Hannah this year in 3rd grade. They also showed up to Hannah’s ringing of the bell, which was so GREAT to see. Love our community!
Hannah had to miss all of third grade in classroom teaching due to her treatment plan and Brooke & her team made sure Hannah stayed on track and finished 3rd grade in a great way!
Cancer affects not only the child and their family but also our teachers and school staff who also care about the child and put in extra work to help them succeed under not normal circumstances.
Just a special thank you to ALL teachers who work with these kids!
You are appreciated!💛