At 17 months old, Payden Matthews was diagnosed with Leukemia. Very quickly, St Jude's Children's Hospital sent a plane to pick up Payden and his family and take them to Memphis, where they stayed for 7 weeks. Payden is now in his final stage (120 weeks long) of chemo, and still back and forth between Springfield, MO and Memphis, TN.

I am working to order as many Cuddle Bear Plushes and Books into the hands of patients at St Jude's as possible, all in Payden's name. To make it even sweeter, with every purchase of a Cuddle Bear book or plush, Usborne Books & More donates a portion of the proceeds to the Scott Carter Foundation for Pediatric Cancer Research.  Pediatric cancer research is the most underfunded cancer. The Scott Carter Foundation is looking to change that. And in honor of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, the timing couldn't be better.

Every donation is also matched with a 50% grant from Usborne Books & More, so a $50 donation turns into $75 worth of books and plushes we can purchase! My goal is to raise $1750 in order to purchase $2,625 worth of books and plushes! That's over 100 sets of books and plushes!

September is both Blood Cancer Awareness Month and Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. I can think of no better way to celebrate the month than to send all the cuddles we can to St Jude's in honor of my man Payden! 

Help us make the days at St Jude's a little cuddlier for the kids and families at St Jude's Children's Hospital and honor our friend Payden!