Seth Walsh Remains Cancer Free!

Seth Walsh

We are thrilled to bring you an update on 9-year-old Seth Walsh! He is now 2 years in remission and CANCER FREE!

Five years ago, Seth was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Over the next 3 years, he faced continuous treatment. He relapsed 4 times, had more than 200 doses of chemotherapy, total body and cranial radiation, 2 bone marrow transplants, treated at 3 different hospitals in 3 different states, 2 immunotherapy treatments, and finally a life‐saving clinical trial. During his treatment, Seth received more than 225 blood product transfusions.

Seth is a 2^nd grader at Mount Washington Elementary School and a member of the Bellarmine University Men’s Basketball team. Seth was able to join the team through a partnership with Team IMPACT, a non-profit organization that matches children facing serious illnesses and disabilities with college athletic teams across the country.

Some of Seth’s joys include the Star Wars characters, playing Pokémon and basketball, watching WWE, summertime swimming in his backyard pool, and spending time with his Bernedoodle, Dr. Pepper. Seth is the youngest child in his family and has 2 brothers, Brayden and Max.

Seth with Bellarmine Basketball
Photo credit: Bellarmine University Athletics

Every year since his first bone marrow transplant, we have partnered with the Walsh family to host a blood drive in Mount Washington, Kentucky. We are gearing up for our 4^th annual “Seth’s Squad Rise of the Blood Donor” blood drive on March 26^th. The event is from 11am-6pm at Calvary Christian Center. The family’s wish is to have over 150 blood donors attend the drive.

You can join us to honor Seth! All presenting donors will receive a special edition Red Cross T-shirt and kickball, while supplies last. Go to redcrossblood.org and enter code: SETHSSQUAD and keep up with Seth’s journey by following his Facebook! Facebook.com/sethssquad