Mackenzie was diagnosed with metastatic large cell/anaplastic Group 3 Medulloblastoma with MYC-C amplification in May of 2018. Doctors discovered she had 4 tumors in her brain, in addition to two separate tumor areas in her spine. She endured an 8 hour long surgery that was able to remove almost all of the primary tumor site, with a small amount left on the brain stem. Since surgery she suffered from PFS, requiring her to learn to walk all over again, switch from right dominate to left dominate, and attend weekly PT and OT sessions to assist with gross and fine motor skills. She received 31 sessions of radiation to her brain and spine and seven months of maintenance chemo.
On April 9, 2021, Mackenzie passed away surrounded by her loving family.
The Childhood Cancer Ripple Effect
Photo Gallery
Help Give Kids a Lifetime
Infants, children, teens and young adults are depending on us to find cures for childhood cancers — and to give survivors long and healthy lives.
Support lifesaving childhood cancer research today.
Please read the photo submission policy and accept below.
By submitting a photograph of yourself on www.StBaldricks.org, you agree to the following terms and conditions for submission of your photograph:
We strongly encourage all users to submit a before and after photo, so that donors and fellow participants can easily recognize and relate to one another.
Any photo containing cartoons, comics, celebrities, nudity, pornography, sexually explicit images or any copyrighted image (unless you own the copyright) is not permitted. This is because photos of celebrities and cartoon or comic images are generally copyrighted by the owner.
Uploading images of other people without their permission is also prohibited.
This photo submission policy applies to StBaldricks.org users. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation reserves the right to review all photos and to remove any photo for any reason at our sole discretion. If you see a photo on StBaldricks.org that you believe does not conform to this policy, email to WebQuestions@StBaldricks.org
Private events are for people at the company, organization, school, etc., where the event is taking place.
