In September 2021, Krysty was diagnosed with bone cancer osteosarcoma. She went through full chemotherapy treatment and several blood transfusions. In January 2022, she had surgery to remove and replace her femur bone and part of her knee with a titanium expandable prosthesis. Since the end of her treatment, she had four lung surgeries to remove multiple lung nodules. In August 2023 another lesion was detected this time in her scapula. Krysty is proceeding with 2nd line chemotherapy and considering high-dose radiation.
Despite all this painful journey, she remains a positive and happy child. She attends the school and participates in multiple activities including theater shows, where she played the main role of Jack in the Jack and the Giant Beanstalk in spring of 2023. Recently Krysty has been selected to be a Kid Captain on the historic Crossover to Kinnick event where the Iowa Women's Basketball team is going to break a record attendance at a women's basketball game.
Read more about Krysty, Kid Captain, here.
FACTOR brings together the leading researchers, clinicians, surgeons, together with patient families and OsteoWarriors to Make It Better for those battling this disease.
Each year a grant of $100,000 is awarded to a project that will focus on moving research forward for osteosarcoma patients.
Browse our extensive list of osteosarcoma resources from MIB Agents and our partner organizations.
OsteoBites is a weekly webinar and podcast where we invite Osteosarcoma Experts and OsteoWarriors to share their research, hope, and innovation.
Agent GAMERS game with their fellow OsteoWarriors and OsteoSiblings.
Ambassador Agents are certified peer visitors who provide hope, understanding, and resources.
OsteoWarriors receive monthly letters of hope and cheer from MIB Agent Writers around the world.
When an OsteoWarrior transitions to hospice care, MIB Agents provides an experience or an item of comfort and entertainment.
The OsteoWarriors HQ (headquarters) brings kids and young adults who have a connection to osteosarcoma together and It. Is. Awesome!
A world with less toxic, more effective treatments and a cure for osteosarcoma.
We are devoted to creating and instilling hope with and for our inclusive and collaborative osteosarcoma community. We do this through mutual trust, transparency and compassion.
