Our Story
Lilly Lights the Way honors the memory of Lilly Toxavidis, a 13-year-old girl from Attleboro, Massachusetts. Lilly was diagnosed with non-hodgkin’s lymphoma in November of 2017. After a year and a half of intense chemotherapy treatment, Lilly was diagnosed with a secondary cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, in May of 2019. This diagnosis required an urgent bone marrow transplant. She received her transplant in August of 2019 and battled many complications related to this procedure. Lilly courageously passed away on October 28, 2019, after a valiant fight.
Her innate kindness, strength, and bravery inspired everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Our goal is to spread her name in “lights” and bring happiness to other families who may be on a similar cancer journey.
Our Team
Lilly Lights the Way is a foundation that serves as a leading source of family support for children with cancer. The foundation provides emotional and financial assistance to allow your family to focus on spending precious, quality time with your child. Our goal is to illuminate your journey and pave a path for a brighter tomorrow. No family fights alone, so we hope we can help you live, laugh and love like our angel, Lilly.
Our Mission
Lilly Lights the Way is dedicated to directly support Northeast families battling childhood cancer. We strive to ease the financial burden and other challenges that come with such a diagnosis.
Our Vision
Lilly Lights the Way is a foundation that serves as a leading source of family support for children with cancer. The foundation provides emotional and financial assistance to allow your family to focus on spending precious, quality time with your child. Our goal is to illuminate your journey and pave a path for a brighter tomorrow. No family fights alone, so we hope we can help you live, laugh and love like our angel, Lilly.
Our Mascot: Meet Lilly the Bernadoodle!
Our mascot “Lilly” joined our family on July 24, 2020! She has been trained as a therapy dog so she can visit children who are hospitalized.
