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Rally Kid Matthew's Story

Matthew Hart is just 13 years old but is in his 12th year fighting a high grade brainstem glioma, an aggressive brain cancer with less than a six-month life expectancy. His cancer is so rare that his doctors know of no other families with the same diagnosis. After spending an entire year and a half in hospice, Matthew became the first cancer child in Georgia’s history to graduate from hospice. After a near death biopsy, and 31 radiation treatments, in 2015 Matthew began a cutting edge, oral chemo that they hoped might buy him two years, and to everyone’s great surprise it’s brought him so many more years. However, Matthew’s cancer is so aggressive and in such a tight and vital part of the brain that he needs continuous treatment to keep it from overtaking him, which includes taking chemo twice daily for the past eight years. “These difficulties are small in comparison to the joy we experience in our lives,” said Dawn Hart, Mathew’s mother. “We have so much to be thankful for. Matthew is silly and sweet and loves any way that he can be independent!

By buying a shirt, you are directly supporting childhood cancer research through the Rally Foundation. Every day, 47 children are diagnosed with cancer—a heartbreaking statistic that drives our mission forward. Your purchase will contribute to the ongoing efforts to develop better treatments with fewer long-term side effects, and ultimately, find a cure. Stand with us in this critical cause and help bring hope to children and families battling cancer—so that one day, no child has to face this fight.