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Day of Light

13 candles. 13 years. One day to shine.

Kyra

Kyra

May 26, 2013 – November 9, 2025

Kyra’s Story

Where 13 Meets 26

13

One for each year of Kyra's life, 13 Candles, 13 Fundraisers

26

Her birthday. And the price of one candle.

Kyra would have turned 13 this May 26. This will be the first birthday she won’t be here to celebrate. She passed away on November 9, 2025, after fighting childhood cancer for over three years with a quiet bravery that stayed with everyone who knew her.

Her final act was to donate her body to science. Her tumors are still being studied. She is still fighting.

Kyra’s Hope Foundation carries this legacy, supporting children facing cancer with comfort and hope, and accelerating cures for childhood cancers still considered incurable.

Your donation is an impact investment, not a charity. Only 4% of federal cancer research funding goes to childhood cancer, yet it kills more children than any other disease. Every dollar here helps a family survive this, and funds the research that could mean no child is left to die.

The Harsh Reality of Childhood Cancer

The impact we’re creating

Every Dollar. Every Child. Every Family.

250+

Hope Boxes delivered to children in hospital

50+

Financial assistance provided to families

100%

Of donations go directly to programs

$10M

Goal for Ewing sarcoma research funding

13 Light Bearers. 13 Candles.

Meet the Light Bearers

Each one lighting a candle for Kyra’s 13 years.

Kyra

✨

Kyra

The Light

Shannon Hernandez

👑

Shannon Hernandez

$1,872

raised

of $2,600 goal

72% · 16 donors

Support Shannon

Melissa & Daniel

#2

Melissa & Daniel

$1,508

raised

of $2,600 goal

58% · 13 donors

Support Melissa

Jyoti & Chintan

#3

Jyoti & Chintan

$962

raised

of $2,600 goal

37% · 14 donors

Hope-Collective

#4

Hope-Collective

$624

raised

of $2,600 goal

24% · 5 donors

Support Hope-Collective

Jessica & Aman

#5

Jessica & Aman

$312

raised

of $2,600 goal

12% · 4 donors

Support Jessica

Nupur & Parag

#6

Nupur & Parag

$260

raised

of $2,600 goal

10% · 4 donors

Garima & Rahul

#7

Garima & Rahul

$260

raised

of $2,600 goal

10% · 6 donors

Samriddhi

#8

Samriddhi

$208

raised

of $2,600 goal

8% · 4 donors

Support Samriddhi

Sana & Ayan

#9

Sana & Ayan

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Purwa & Sudipto

#10

Purwa & Sudipto

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Peter Howland

#11

Peter Howland

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Styled For Strength

#12

Styled For Strength

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Sudhanshu Garg

#13

Sudhanshu Garg

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Support Sudhanshu

Kyra

✨

Kyra

The Light

Shannon Hernandez

👑

Shannon Hernandez

$1,872

raised

of $2,600 goal

72% · 16 donors

Support Shannon

Melissa & Daniel

#2

Melissa & Daniel

$1,508

raised

of $2,600 goal

58% · 13 donors

Support Melissa

Jyoti & Chintan

#3

Jyoti & Chintan

$962

raised

of $2,600 goal

37% · 14 donors

Hope-Collective

#4

Hope-Collective

$624

raised

of $2,600 goal

24% · 5 donors

Support Hope-Collective

Jessica & Aman

#5

Jessica & Aman

$312

raised

of $2,600 goal

12% · 4 donors

Support Jessica

Nupur & Parag

#6

Nupur & Parag

$260

raised

of $2,600 goal

10% · 4 donors

Garima & Rahul

#7

Garima & Rahul

$260

raised

of $2,600 goal

10% · 6 donors

Samriddhi

#8

Samriddhi

$208

raised

of $2,600 goal

8% · 4 donors

Support Samriddhi

Sana & Ayan

#9

Sana & Ayan

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Purwa & Sudipto

#10

Purwa & Sudipto

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Peter Howland

#11

Peter Howland

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Styled For Strength

#12

Styled For Strength

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Sudhanshu Garg

#13

Sudhanshu Garg

$0

raised

of $2,600 goal

0% · 0 donors

Support Sudhanshu