“This Mom of 2 helped raise $100,000 for childhood cancer after her oldest was diagnosed at 22 months”
The following written content by Diane J. Cho
Name: Danielle Moss
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Cofounder and Owner of Anecdote and The Everygirl Media Group
Family situation: Married with two daughters, Margot, 2 1/2, and Kate, 8 months
Parenting “philosophy” in a sentence: Always lead with love and never let your children doubt how incredible you know they are, or how much you love them.
What was your journey to having the family life you have today?
My husband Conor and I got married in October 2017 and found out we were going to be parents a month after our wedding. We have two girls, Margot and Kate. Margot was diagnosed with Leukemia in May 2020 at 22 months and Kate was born just six weeks after, during the pandemic. I made the decision to take time off from work during Margot’s frontline, the most aggressive part of her treatment, and Conor, who is a realtor, referred all of his clients out so we could rally around our girls.
When Margo was first diagnosed, we were in and out of the hospital. We felt so fortunate to be able to afford to be there and to have amazing health insurance because most families in treatment did not. After spending so much time there and eventually sharing our story and seeing the impact it had on other people, I remember talking to my husband about putting my energy into fundraising for all children with cancer and saying, “This feels like a mission. Why else would I have this many followers on Instagram and this blog where I can share my story if I can’t do something positive with it?” Once the dust settled a bit after welcoming my second daughter, I reached out to Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago to ask how I could help fundraise. Read more from People
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