Aden and Alec O'Connor's Cancer Journey

05/07/2026

Paris has learned one of the hardest lessons at a young age… family isn’t always the people who share your blood. Family is the people who SHOW UP. ❤️ The ones who text to check on you 📱, come to the games 🏀, encourage your dreams ✨, pray for you 🙏🏽, help when things get hard 💪🏽, and remind you who you are when life gets heavy. 🖤

Yes, having an absent parent and absent family members can hurt. 💔 I would be lying if I said it didn’t affect her at times. But what I’ve made sure of as her mother is this: my daughter will NEVER lack love, support, guidance, protection, or people cheering her on. NEVER. 👏🏽🔥

Even while dealing with her twin brothers fighting cancer 🎗️💔, long hospital nights, emotional breakdowns, fear, exhaustion, and having to step away from my career and sacrifice so much… I STILL made sure Paris was seen, loved, supported, and pushed toward her dreams. 🏀✨

There were days I wanted to quit. Days I cried in silence. Days I didn’t know how I was going to keep everything together. But I got up anyway. 🙏🏽 I prayed. I cried. I kept moving. I made the impossible happen for my children. 💪🏽🔥

God placed some incredible women 👑 AND men 🛡️ in her life who step up in ways they don’t even have to. Strong women who pour wisdom, strength, confidence, and love into her. ❤️ Strong men who lead by example, encourage her, protect her spirit, and remind her what real support looks like. That matters more than people realize. 💯

One thing I’m teaching all my children is this: stop begging people to be in your life who continuously choose not to be there. 🚪 You cannot force people to love correctly, support correctly, or show up consistently. Let them go peacefully ✌🏽 and keep building with the people who DO show up. 🙌🏽

And let me say this loud for the people in the back — Paris has BACKUP. REAL backup. 💪🏽🔥 A whole village behind her. A team behind her. People who clap for her when she wins 🏆 and hold her up when life gets tough. 🫶🏽 She’s surrounded by people who genuinely believe in her future and pour into her dreams daily. 🏀✨

So no, we’re not focusing on who’s missing anymore. 🚫 We’re celebrating who’s PRESENT. ❤️ We’re celebrating loyalty 🤞🏽, consistency 💯, love 🫶🏽, effort 👏🏽, and the people who continue to stand beside her no matter what.

Because one day when Paris’ name is being announced on a WNBA court 🏀🎤, understand this wasn’t built on excuses, bitterness, or people who disappeared. ❌ This was built on resilience 🔥, sacrifice 🙏🏽, faith ✝️, discipline 💪🏽, and an unstoppable support system that refused to let her quit. 👑

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“Never cry over the people who walked away when God sent a whole army to stand behind you.” 💯🔥

03/20/2026

🚨 PRESS & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY | COMMUNITY CALL TO ACTION 🚨

I am proud to announce that I will be hosting a large-scale Cancer-Free Celebration Event honoring my twin sons, Alec and Aden — two warriors who battled the same cancer, three years apart, and are now standing strong in victory. 💛🎗️

This event is more than a celebration…
It’s a movement.

✨ Purpose of the Event:
• Celebrate survivorship & resilience
• Raise awareness for childhood cancer
• Bring the community together for a powerful cause
• Create hope for families currently fighting this battle

We are currently seeking:

🤝 Sponsors & Business Partners
This is a press and promotional opportunity for businesses looking to align with a meaningful cause. Sponsors will receive:
• Brand visibility (logos featured on event materials & promotions)
• Social media promotion across multiple platforms
• Community recognition at the event
• The chance to make a real impact in the lives of families affected by cancer

🙌 Volunteers & Event Support Team
If you have experience in event planning, decorating, logistics, or simply have a heart to serve — we would LOVE to have you involved.

🎗️ Community Participation
Let’s come together to create something unforgettable — not just for Alec and Aden, but for every child and family fighting childhood cancer.

This event will be BIG, impactful, and purpose-driven — and I truly believe with the right people behind it, we can turn this into something the entire community will remember.

📩 If you are interested in sponsoring, partnering, or helping organize, please comment below or message me directly.

Let’s build something powerful together.
Let’s raise awareness.
Let’s celebrate LIFE. 💛

03/11/2026

Family is strength. ❤️‍🩹

Through hospital rooms 🏥, long nights 🌙, treatments 💉, fear, and endless prayers 🙏🏽… these two brothers held on to each other.

Twin brothers 👬. Best friends. Fighters. 🥊

They didn’t just battle cancer — they walked that road together. When one was tired, the other was there 🤍. When one was scared, the other was right beside him 💪🏽. That kind of love can’t be taught… it’s something you’re born with.

Looking at this photo reminds me of the strength God placed inside these boys ✨. They supported each other through the hardest fight of their lives and together they made it to the finish line 🏁🎗️.

I also want to say thank you to our Facebook family and friends 💙 who truly showed up for us. The prayers 🙏🏽, the messages 💬, the encouragement 📣, and the love you poured into our family helped carry us through some of our darkest days.

You helped lift these boys up when they needed it most 💛. Because of your support, they kept fighting… and they never gave up.

Two beautiful boys. Two miracles. One marathon. And they finished the race. 🏁🎗️❤️

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02/25/2026

Mental Health Wednesday 💛

I’ve been struggling a little this morning… but I pressed play on my song “Two Miracles, One Marathon” and it reminded me why I keep going.

This isn’t just music.
It’s the tears.
It’s the strength.
It’s six years of walking through cancer with BOTH of my boys.
It’s survival. It’s faith. It’s endurance. 🎗️

The full version is on the Suno app (this clip is just a piece).
Please go listen to the full song and let me know what you think.

Some days healing sounds like a melody. 💛

Listen and make your own on Suno.

02/23/2026

Who likes this song?

Listen and make your own on Suno.

02/17/2026

Today we honor every warrior and their journey 💛 Awareness saves lives 🎗️

02/12/2026

There’s something I want to share from my heart today 💛

Many of you know me as the person who answers the phone 📞, shows up, helps when I can, and tries to be there for everyone. That has always been who I am. But this year, I’m choosing to focus on me 🌱

The last few years have been the hardest season of my life. Walking through TWO childhood cancer journeys with Alec and Aden 🎗️ changed me forever. There were days I didn’t know how I would keep smiling, how I would keep going, or how I would hold everything together 💔 Some days, I still don’t know how I do.

I had expectations of who would be there during those moments… and some people weren’t. And that hurt. But I’ve learned something important: healing means letting go of expectations and protecting your peace 🕊️

If you’ve reached out and I didn’t respond right away, please know it was never from a lack of love 🤍 I respond on my time, when I have the emotional space to do so. Surviving the hardest chapter of my life has changed my capacity, and that’s okay.

Toxicity doesn’t live in my life anymore 🚫
Peace does ✨ Healing does 💫 Growth does 🌸

I’m pouring into my mental health 🧠, my children 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, and this journey of healing. Part of that healing is sharing our story and using social media to help others who may be walking through their own storms 🌧️➡️🌈

Yes, my children survived, and I thank God every day for that 🙏 But survival doesn’t erase the trauma, the fear, or the emotional weight that remains. Many families don’t get the outcome we did, and that reality stays with me 💛

I’ve never used this space to speak negatively about anyone. I truly believe you can always find a way forward, even when the road feels impossible 🚶‍♀️✨

Tomorrow can be better 🌅 But today, take care of you first. Your mental health matters 💛

If you’re on this journey with me, I hope you’ll continue to follow, engage, and walk beside us as we heal and grow together 🤍

02/09/2026

God is working even when you can’t see it ✨

02/09/2026

Move Like It’s Coming 🚶‍♀️

02/03/2026

🌧️➡️🌤️ We survived the storm. Cancer doesn’t get the final word—hope does. 🎗️💛