Baily was diagnosed in April 2006 with Neuroblastoma, a cancer of the sympathetic nervous system. A patient at CHOC, Baily undergoes radiation treatment five days per week in addition to other tests and treatments.

For the months after her diagnosis, Baily’s parents had to drive to and from Corona each day for her treatments. The daily trips, compounded with exorbitant insurance co-payments and other unplanned expenses, have taken a devastating financial toll on the family. Normally bearable, the dad’s minimal public school teaching salary was suddenly much less than required for the family to survive. The Spoonhower family asked for assistance with their mortgage, the one expense they could not avoid and the one expense that was the most difficult to afford. With a grant from the Molly’s Kids Grant Program, the Spoonhower’s were able to hold onto their home and focus their energy not on financially worries, but on being with Baily when she needs them the most.



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).