Adolfo is 2 years old and the youngest sibling of four. He was diagnosed in July 2006 with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, a rare blood disease that is caused by an excess of white blood cells called histiocytes. During the second half of 2006 he received blood transfusions and chemotherapy and in January 2007 he underwent a bone marrow transplant.

At the same time Adolfo was diagnosed, his father Ignacio was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and was hospitalized at St. Joseph's Hospital, across the street from CHOC.

The family rents two bedrooms for $500 each - one for Adolfo and his dad Ignacio, both undergoing chemotherapy, and another for the other three siblings and their mom, Maria. Given their situation, this family was coming apart at the seams as the mom struggled to find work, support her ill husband and son and raise her other three children. The money they borrowed from friends and family was gone and they had no where else to turn for assistance.

The de la Luz family turned to Miracles for Kids for assistance. With combined support our organization was able to provide through the grant program and a separate campaign on behalf of the family, Miracles for Kids was able to significantly help this family ease their financial burden during this difficult period.






Molly’s Kids Grant Program at CHOC

Miracles for Kids offers individual family members or caregivers of patients at CHOC the opportunity to apply for financial assistance through the Molly’s Kids Grant Program. Grants are awarded to assist those demonstrating difficulty meeting financial hurdles as a result of a patient’s course of treatment at CHOC and are available to all families demonstrating need.

If you are interested in becoming a donor to the Molly’s Kids Grant Program or would like to find out more information, please contact us at info@miraclesforkids.org or
(949) 878-KIDS (5437).