2017 Dream Team

Representing: Jacksonville (Northside)

Favorite Team: Florida Gators

Why Braiden is This Weeks MVP:

• Following 12 hours of testing, a cancerous mass was found on his chest. Then tumors were discovered all over his body.
• Endured 6 rounds of chemo before being told he’s in remission.

Representing: Folkston, Georgia

Favorite Team: Florida State Seminoles

Why Darian is This Weeks MVP:

• Since the age of 4 she has battled multiple brain tumors and just recently completed treatment.
• She is an experienced pageant queen and loves country music.

Representing: Adel, Georgia

Favorite Team: Georgia Bulldogs

Why Aaron is This Weeks MVP:

• Aaron has the same brain tumor as his brother. Its very rare for siblings to have the same tumor.
• He had surgery last Christmas Eve to partially remove tumor & endured 6 weeks of radiation to complete treatment.

Representing: Adel, Georgia

Favorite Team: Georgia Bulldogs

Why Andrew is This Weeks MVP:

• Diagnosed with rare brain tumor disease just 3 weeks after his brother received the same diagnosis.
• Had surgery in January to remove tumor where they pulled the tumor through his nasal cavity to avoid open brain surgery.

Representing: Jacksonville (Westside)

Favorite Team: Florida Gators

Why Preston is This Weeks MVP:

• 1st Heart Surgery at 1 day old
• 52 surgeries since then

Representing: Jacksonville (Northside)

Favorite Team: Georgia Bulldogs

Why Gregory is This Weeks MVP:

• Gregory’s battle with pain can land him in the hospital for up to a week per episode
• Gregory’s all time favorite sport is football

Representing: Orange Park, Florida

Favorite Team: Georgia Bulldogs

Why Jacob is This Weeks MVP:

• Involved in a car accident April 2015 – suffered a collapsed lung, cranial fracture, severed spinal cord, brain injury, and more.
• Jacob remained unconscious and sedated for several weeks and had 2 metal rods placed in his back.

Representing: Glen St. Mary, Florida

Favorite Team: Florida State Seminoles

Why Gage is This Weeks MVP:

• Diagnosed with brittle bones disease at twenty two weeks in utero and was not expected to survive birth.
• Has had at least 20 surgical procedures since the age of one.

Representing: Jacksonville (Northside)

Favorite Team: Florida Gators

Why Miles is This Weeks MVP:

• Was diagnosed with a rare form of Wims tumor which resulted in tumors on both kidneys
• Endured 3 rounds of chemo to shrink tumors before operating

Representing: Jacksonville (Arlington)

Favorite Team: Navy Midshipmen

Why Devon is This Weeks MVP:

• Rushed for emergency brain surgery in February 2016
• Recently had a 5 hour MRI that showed no evidence of disease