A Mother, a Miracle, and a Mission: Kristin Connor’s Journey to CURE Childhood Cancer

2025-09-28

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Kristin Connor was living a typical life as a business litigation attorney, a job she held for about a decade and absolutely loved. Then, while she was pregnant with her second child, everything changed. Her unborn son was diagnosed with an unusual form of neuroblastoma, a cancer that’s rare in children to begin with, and almost unheard of in unborn babies. After he was born, Kristin and her family spent two years going through test after test, tracking the tumor and evaluating options – all bef...

Kristin Connor was living a typical life as a business litigation attorney, a job she held for about a decade and absolutely loved.

Then, while she was pregnant with her second child, everything changed.

Her unborn son was diagnosed with an unusual form of neuroblastoma, a cancer that’s rare in children to begin with, and almost unheard of in unborn babies.

After he was born, Kristin and her family spent two years going through test after test, tracking the tumor and evaluating options – all before any invasive surgery ever occurred. After trekking 3,000 miles, clear across the country, to meet with a doctor who seemed to offer the least worst alternative, the hand of god stepped in a performed what can only be described as an honest-to-goodness miracle. More on that in the interview.

This experience led Kristin to leave her law career behind and dedicate her life to helping other families whose children are battling cancer.

Today, Kristin is the CEO of CURE Childhood Cancer, a national nonprofit organization that raises millions of dollars each year to fund childhood cancer research and help families.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and your donations are encouraged today and every day. You can donate directly at THIS LINK.

In this inspiring episode, Kristin shares more about what she loved as an attorney; the way she got involved in childhood cancer research; how she became totally disillusioned with the other cancer nonprofit organizations out there; what Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine and then-Commissioner Bud Selig had to do with it; why she does what she does today; and of course, the miracle she experienced.

Again, please donate to Kristin’s organization, CURE Childhood Cancer, at THIS LINK. No amount is too small, and every penny brings them one penny closer to saving a life.

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