Cameren

Cameren was 15 years old when she was diagnosed with a very rare blood disease called aplastic anemia, making her bone marrow unable to function well enough to keep her alive. On Cameren’s 16th birthday, an anonymous donor somewhere in the UK gave his stem cells for Cameren, and she was able to receive the transplant the following day. This initiated a long road to recovery during which Cameren was too sick to attend school or even study at home with homebound teachers.

Having successfully recovered from her bone marrow transplant, Cameren is now working hard in her adult life as a full time mom, which was her ultimate dream. She wanted to be healthy enough to have a family. She shares her story to help raise money for kids like her who need help with the burdensome expenses that come with medical crises and the treatment needed for total recovery. When her two children are in school she wants to go back to school as well. She has a small business making jewelry and art while she is raising her kids.

Cameren is the namesake for the Step Onward Foundation’s program, the Cameren Trust. This fund is restricted to children at risk of homelessness who have had or have life threatening or acute illness.