Brooklynn presented the following speech in November 2025 during our annual LOVE for Heroes Tennis Tournament I am Brooklynn and I am a walking testimony of strength. I am proof that life hits you in ways you would never imagine or expect. One day I am thinking about school, my future dreams, hanging out with friends and next thing I know I am suddenly thinking about hospital rooms, scans, and what treatment comes next. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 15, 6 days before I...

For 15-year-old Zaidyn, his two dachshunds have been an important part of his journey through cancer. After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, Zaidyn spent 36 days in the hospital and began a long and difficult treatment journey. While he was in the hospital, he could not be with his own dogs, but the dogs on campus provided a little bit of that same comfort and companionship. When he was able to be home, his own dogs became a major support system for him. His dogs were there for the simple...

Click here to donate to support the BTS x Heroes for Children campaign. ARLINGTON, Texas — On August 15, five young cancer fighters and their families gathered at AT&T Stadium for the sold-out BTS concert, sharing an evening that offered something that can become surprisingly rare during childhood cancer treatment: time to simply be together. Through a generous partnership between Heroes for Children and UnitedHealthcare, the families experienced the concert from a VIP suite, surrounded by...