We're banding together for Ellie & Grace Potvin.

Help us support the Potvins and fight childhood cancer! 100% of the proceeds from The Lift Up Ellie Headband will go directly to the Lift Up Ellie Fund.

Shipping for online purchases will be free when the discount code ELLIE is entered at checkout.

8 year old girls should focus on Barbies and their multiplication tables. Their laughs should be light, airy, real - they shouldn't have a care in the world. They should go to sleep replaying their soccer games and with tunes of Hannah Montana in their head.

Life's just not that fancy-free for Ellie and Grace Potvin. Ellie is battling Stage 4 Rhabdomyosarcoma - a very rare childhood cancer. Ellie was diagnosed July 2, 2008 and life has been forever changed. Only 3% of children in the United States have this type of rare pediatric cancer. Out of the 350 children total diagnosed per year, only 175 children have a survival rate past 5 years.

She has been fighting this fight with her twin sister Grace and her parents for 1.5 years now. Ellie's battles scars are visible from the sickness, Grace's scars are equally as deep, but not for the world to see. These girls are warriors - fighting a battle with odds against them, the beast is so much bigger than the monster under their bed. Like most twins, Ellie and Grace have an inseparable bond - a love for each other that's hard to describe to others. Ellie is holding on to life. Grace is holding on to hope. We want to band together to help them hold onto one another.

• 100% of the proceeds are donated to the Ellie Potvin Fund to help with Ellie's treatments and the family's financial needs
• Purchasing a headband grows awareness for Ellie and Rhabdomyosarcoma.
• Wearing the Lift Up Ellie Headband is a visible show of support.

History

Ellie was diagnosed July 2, 2008 with a rare childhood cancer called Stage 4 Rhabdomyosarcoma. Only 3% of children in the United States have this type of rare pediatric cancer. Out of the 350 children total diagnosed per year, only 175 children have a survival rate past 5 years.

Mission

The mission of the "Lift Up Ellie Fund" is to find the cure for Ellie and ease the effects of this devastating illness on the family's day to day life. This fund is a Supplemental Needs Trust Fund created for Ellie Shoal Potvin to offer various forms of financial relief for the family over the long years ahead.

Program

With each purchase, monetary, emotional and visible support is offered to Ellie, her family and the "Lift Up Ellie Fund."

To learn more about Ellie and her story, please visit:
www.liftupellie.com
www.caringbridge.org/visit/elliepotvin
Twitter: liftupellie and amypotvin