His Grace Foundation – 2027 Chevron Houston Marathon January 15–17, 2027 His Grace Foundation is honored to be an official charity partner for the Chevron Houston Marathon's Run for a Reason program in January 2027! Registration is open now for the 5K, Half Marathon, or Full Marathon. If you love to run (or know somebody who does), this is a fun and meaningful way to support the children and families we serve at Texas Children's Hospital. Every dollar raised goes directly toward comfort baskets, housing, meals, and emergency support for families facing a child's bone marrow transplant. Thank you for being part of the HGF family and helping us spread the word about this amazing opportunity!

When I look back, I can only say it was the presence of God that carried us through. There were many moments when I felt I could not do this alone and I was right, I couldn’t. Prayer kept me grounded. It gave me the strength to keep going for my son, Nathan, and his brothers. Nathan was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at age five in Tanzania. As a baby, he was often sick with fevers, infections, and severe pain. His hemoglobin levels were dangerously low, and his growth was stunted. School became a constant cycle of being present for two weeks and sick at home for two weeks. I knew my son’s future in Tanzania was uncertain. In 2020, after much prayer, I made the difficult decision to leave everything behind and come to the United States for the sake of my children’s survival.  By 2023, Nathan joined me in Texas. He was twelve years old and continued to battle sickle cell crises. In late 2023, after repeated hospitalizations, his doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital recommended a bone marrow transplant. To our amazement, his younger brother was found to be a 100% genetic match, a golden match. With [...]

When Colten was just nine months old, his parents, Karen and Tad, took him in for a routine doctor’s appointment. What was supposed to be a simple check quickly turned into a years-long medical journey. His platelet count was dangerously low, and while doctors couldn’t find a definitive cause, the possibility of leukemia loomed heavily over their family. For three years, the Collier family made trip after trip to Texas Children’s Hospital. Each time, they were told Colten was “fine” despite unexplained bruising and consistently low platelets. Answers finally came when Colten was almost four years old. After advanced genetic testing, he was diagnosed with Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia (CAMT), an extremely rare condition with only about 100 known cases worldwide at the time. CAMT meant Colten’s body could not maintain platelets, and without treatment, it would eventually progress into leukemia or bone marrow failure. The only cure was a bone marrow transplant. In August 2015, Colten received his transplant at Texas Children’s Hospital. His perfect match was a man from Poland, whose gift of life gave Colten a chance at a healthy future. By then, his platelets had dropped as low as 5,000 (a normal range is 150,000–400,000). Without the transplant, [...]

Let me tell you about my granddaughter, Elizabeth. She was only 23 months old when she was first diagnosed with leukemia. At that age, she was far too young to understand what was happening, but we, her family, understood all too well. We entered a world we never imagined — hospital rooms, endless tests, medications, and the fear of the unknown. Elizabeth began treatment right away, but it wasn’t easy. Just eight days into chemotherapy, she developed a serious fungal infection on her arm. The doctors worked tirelessly to keep her safe, and by God’s grace, she pushed through. For a time, we thought we were through the worst. But when Elizabeth was five years old, just five months off treatment, she relapsed — this time into her central nervous system. I’ll never forget the moment she grabbed her head in pain, tears streaming down her face, and said, “Grandma, I can’t see. Something is strange.” That was when we learned the cancer had returned in her brain. Elizabeth endured radiation, a bone marrow transplant, and years of physical and occupational therapy. The road was long, and there were many setbacks. The treatments saved her life, but they also left [...]

When Elias Jones began getting sick over and over again in early 2023, his parents, Abigail and Elisha, never imagined the journey that lay ahead. At just 15 months old, Elias’s pediatrician noticed alarming lab results, a significantly elevated white blood cell count. They were immediately referred to Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), where further evaluation revealed a large mass in Elias’s liver. The family was transferred from the Woodlands campus to the TCH Medical Center location, where they met with a team of specialists who ruled out cancer but were concerned by the size of the mass. After extensive genetic testing, Elias was diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), a rare, inherited immune disorder. A bone marrow transplant (BMT) was his only option for long-term survival. “Elisha didn’t want to accept it at first,” Abigail shared. “He started researching other possible ways to help Elias. But eventually, we had to face that this was the only path forward.” Soon after Elias’s diagnosis, Abigail underwent genetic testing and discovered she was a carrier of CGD. Around the same time, she also found out she was pregnant with their second son, Everett. He was born four weeks early and tested positive for [...]

When Ezra was just three months old, Carolina and David McMurphy noticed a large, fast-growing lump on the side of his neck. What they thought might be a simple infection turned out to be the start of a much more serious journey. That lump ruptured before they could even get to an ENT, and it became the beginning of Ezra’s diagnosis with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), a rare, inherited immune disorder. “We had no idea what we were dealing with at first,” Carolina shared. “Tests were run, samples taken, but we had no answers. I thought maybe it was a one-time issue.” But by the time Ezra was just four months old, the infections returned, fast, painful, and aggressive. A third infection, in August 2022, was the worst yet. Ezra had trouble sleeping, fevers, and intense pain. “I’ll never forget that one,” said Carolina. “When we finally got to the hospital and had it drained, I felt such a sense of relief, and so did Ezra. Even with a bandage on his neck, he went back to smiling and giggling.” Doctors told Carolina that a bone marrow transplant (BMT) was Ezra’s best chance at survival. “At first, I didn’t know [...]

From the moment Fatima was born, her life was marked by both mystery and miracle. The youngest of two daughters, she entered the world with visible differences like smaller hands, missing thumbs, and heart problems that would soon lead her family on a long and winding journey through doctor visits, tests, and unanswered questions. Her mother, Marina, remembers it all vividly. “Right after she was born, the doctors knew something wasn’t right. We started seeing specialists. Cardiologists, geneticists, so many. Everyone tried to understand what was happening inside her little body.” By age four, in hopes of helping Fatima through a possible bone marrow transplant, Marina and her husband considered having another child. It was during this time that doctors finally put a name to her condition: Fanconi Anemia with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a rare form of anemia that causes bone marrow failure and leads to dangerous tumors in the head and neck. They were told that many children with her condition do not live long. But Fatima defied those odds, growing, thriving, and pushing forward with courage. She was eleven when she began care at Texas Children’s Hospital. Over time, her condition stabilized, until it did not. In 2024, her [...]

We LOVE celebrating and keeping up with former bone marrow transplant patients and their families through our Heroes – Long-term Survivors program.  His Grace Foundation gathered with them for a Star Wars themed arts and crafts party at The Craft Chicks in Tomball followed by a pizza lunch in the park, a book distribution by the Harris County Public Library’s Curiosity Cruiser and gift giveaways. Click to check out our memories:

Check out the HUGE SMILES on their faces. SPECIAL THANKS to the Astros Foundation for gifting tickets to childhood cancer survivors and their families in our HGF HEROES program. For some children, this was not only their first Astros game, but also their first visit to a major league baseball stadium. Thanks for the memories and for giving them the best baseball experience! Click the Image Below to see the memories: https://hisgracefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/www.hisgracefoundation.org.mp4

Rodolfo Sanchez, a young ensemble and musical theater actor was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago at only 13 years old. Soon after his diagnosis, the South Texas native had to undergo a bone marrow transplant at Texas Children’s Hospital—a surgery that he and his family prayed would leave him cancer-free and give him the ability to pursue his passion for performing. Read Rodolfo's Story