Ty loved blue lollipops... Ty Louis Campbell, a boy I never got to meet, has changed my life. Ty passed away from an aggressive pediatric brain cancer in 2012 when he was only five years old. I was only nine years old when I was introduced to Ty's story, but it immediately grabbed my attention. Pediatric cancer is severely underfunded and due to this, under-researched. I find it so unfair that innocent children are being robbed of their childhoods and that the options to save their lives are ones that are harsh, outdated and usually meant for adults. I knew that I wanted to do something to help fund pediatric cancer research while also honoring Ty in the process and that's how The Blue Lollipop Project was born... Did I mention Ty LOVED blue lollipops? Why? Because to a child they are magical. It isn't their delicious taste that holds the magic, but the way that it turns your smile blue. Your tongue, lips and teeth all turn blue when eating a blue lollipop and that's where the magic resides. In honor of Ty, I created The Blue Lollipop Project. For every dollar donated to The Blue Lollipop Project, a blue lollipop is sent to a pediatric cancer warrior and all the money funds pediatric cancer research through The TLC Foundation (the organization founded by Ty's family in honor of Ty). One hundred percent of the money that The TLC Foundation raises goes towards pediatric cancer research. Through the support they have given me, I have partnered with hospitals throughout the United States, raised thousands of dollars for pediatric cancer research, and donated thousands of blue lollipops through The Blue Lollipop Project. I continue to work closely with The TLC Foundation to bring blue smiles to kids throughout the country and to best support pediatric cancer research. I hope to continue my project and supporting The TLC Foundation for many years to come in order to spread the magic of blue lollipops. It is so amazing how something so simple can be so uniting and powerful.