"Destinee Coronado was just 10 years old when her parents noticed something seemed terribly wrong: The normally happy, bubbly girl was sprawled across a set of chairs instead of joining the dance floor at a wedding with her family. Her parents left the wedding early to take her to a hospital. There, doctors discovered a football-sized tumor on her ovary. She was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer and spent the next five months undergoing chemotherapy treatment."
"The medical bills drained her parents' bank accounts and possibly would have forced them to sell their condo had it not been for the intervention of Shop with a Cop Silicon Valley Foundation, a local nonprofit that runs an annual holiday shopping spree for children in need. After Coronado's diagnosis, Darrell and Alicia Cortez, founder/executive director and secretary, respectively, stepped up to launch a fundraiser for the family that collected $10,000"
At age 10, Destinee Coronado developed a football-sized ovarian tumor and was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer, undergoing five months of chemotherapy. The medical bills exhausted her parents' savings and nearly forced the sale of their condo. Shop with a Cop Silicon Valley Foundation organized a fundraiser that raised $10,000 to cover immediate living expenses and bills during treatment. Seven years later, Coronado has recovered and is starting college at San Jose State University. The foundation now seeks $15,000 through its Wish Book program to help fund her college expenses, reflecting the lasting community support she received during illness.
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