Justine completed her 4th round of chemo last week but is battling an infection and other complications as she recovers. This means she is in critical need of platelets.
The hospital’s supply of platelets is generally low, and platelets only have a shelf life of five days, so donations are always appreciated. If you’re in [...]

After being home for a few days, Justine is back at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for her third round of chemotherapy. This time around, the treatment seems to be a little more intense, and she’s had some challenging moments. Justine is getting through the therapy, and she’s been a warrior through it all. 
Let’s keep the prayers coming [...]

When you join the Be The Match Registry, you become part of every patient’s search for a bone marrow donor. You could be the one to save a life. And now, during the Be The Match Marrowthon, you can join online for free June 8-22, while funding remains. Our Marrowthon goal is to add 46,000 [...]

Girl Scout Troop 523, Justine’s former troop, is holding a fundraiser for her on Thursday, May 28 to help purchase an air purifying system that will help Justine’s recovery. The Burger King in Saugus on the corner of Newhall Ranch and Bouquet Canyon Roads will donate 20% of all sales between 4-8pm to the cause.
To [...]

Due to a shortage of platelets at Childrens Hospital, we encourage you to donate platelets as frequently as possible for Justine.  Justine suffered another nose bleed the other day which continued for about 24 hours. The doctors and nurses used gel packing as an alternative to slow down the bleeding until they were able to get donated platelets. As you can see, platelets are [...]

Justine appreciates all the love and concern that all you have shown.  You prayers, thoughts, gifts, phone calls, and other ways of showing support keeps her smiling.   However, we will be putting a hold on seeing any visitors at this time.  She will be graduating from junior high school in a few months and [...]

hey its me justinee…im doing pretty good “]
the chemo is working well…i can walk around and my bodys able to take it.
if you wanna talk and ask whats goin on you can just text me..im pretty sure you have my number “]]
kayy byee

Justine Caranto was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) in March 2009. Justine Kicks Cancer honors Justine, an avid soccer player, and was established to keep family and friends up to date regarding her fight against leukemia. Also, information about how you can support events and organizations devoted to raising money for cancer research will [...]