Help us make our 100 miles matter more this summer by helping children that are coping with serious illnesses!

Let’s unite to empower these courageous kids with every step, stride, climb, and swim!

This summer, we are taking on the Beads of Courage 2025 Summer Challenge — 100 miles and $100 raised to support children coping with serious illness. Just a small donation will go a long way to helping me meet my goal for Beads of Courage!

Axton’s place of treatment, University Hospital in San Antonio Texas, is a member of this amazing non-profit organization. After every part of his treatment, whether it be a hospital admission, cardiology appointment or heart procedure, Axton is presented with Beads of Courage that represent all he goes through. For example, yellow beads represent an overnight stay in the hospital, glow in the dark beads represent echocardiograms, black beads represent pokes (IVs, shots), red beads represent blood transfusions, pink beads represent respiratory support, heart procedures have their own sets of beads — the list goes on! You string them all together by day, creating a visual journal of Axton’s Heart Journey.

Every mile we move and every dollar you give helps provide Beads of Courage to children coping with serious illnesses. You can help provide the beads kids need to visualize and honor their courage.
We can’t wait to see Axton walk across the stage at graduation with his around his neck!

Together, we can help Beads of Courage reach their goal to provide 400,000 beads to courageous children!

Thank you <3
Michael, Ali, Leighton & Axton Ramirez
Also our big pup, Rubi - she’s doing a lot of walking with us too!