About: LeAnna Headley
Hi! My name is LeAnna and I am a 20 year old junior in college from Richmond, Virginia. I am a swimmer and have one younger brother. I attend James Madison University where I am majoring in Social Work and I am a hopeful future child life specialist. I am the founder of Our Amazing Fighters!
On August 25th, 2014, I started an Instagram called Our Amazing Fighters to raise awareness, follow battles and share stories of kids battling pediatric cancer. As my account began to grow and I started to hear the horrifying reality that childhood cancer entails, I knew I needed to do something more, something tangible for these kids so thus the care packages were born. Since then my Instagram has gained thousands of followers and I have continued delivering and sending care packages to kids all around the country fighting cancer. Our Amazing Fighters also has provided respite care, coffee and meals to inpatient families, free babysitting and necessities to childhood cancer families. The application to apply for a care package is located under the "Applying for a care package" tab!
in 2016, two years after starting oaf, my dad was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Watching him fight and knowing kids going through the same exact thing broke my heart and made me so much more passionate about the cause- kids deserve a chance to grow up and live fulfilling lives just like him. My dad passed away on november 4t, 2020, 4 years after diagnosis. he is and always will be my hero and best friend.
Thank you so much for supporting Our Amazing Fighters and remember... Let all that you do be done in love! BE BOLD... GO GOLD!
-LeAnna
On August 25th, 2014, I started an Instagram called Our Amazing Fighters to raise awareness, follow battles and share stories of kids battling pediatric cancer. As my account began to grow and I started to hear the horrifying reality that childhood cancer entails, I knew I needed to do something more, something tangible for these kids so thus the care packages were born. Since then my Instagram has gained thousands of followers and I have continued delivering and sending care packages to kids all around the country fighting cancer. Our Amazing Fighters also has provided respite care, coffee and meals to inpatient families, free babysitting and necessities to childhood cancer families. The application to apply for a care package is located under the "Applying for a care package" tab!
in 2016, two years after starting oaf, my dad was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Watching him fight and knowing kids going through the same exact thing broke my heart and made me so much more passionate about the cause- kids deserve a chance to grow up and live fulfilling lives just like him. My dad passed away on november 4t, 2020, 4 years after diagnosis. he is and always will be my hero and best friend.
Thank you so much for supporting Our Amazing Fighters and remember... Let all that you do be done in love! BE BOLD... GO GOLD!
-LeAnna
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