Cassie Zurlinden
"To infinity, and beyond."
JaydenZ Foundation was created from a place I never imagined I would be standing, a life without my son.
Jayden's cancer story actually began when he was just 18 months old, when he was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma. He endured chemotherapy and radiation and beat it. We thought cancer was behind us.
Years later, at 17, Jayden was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a secondary cancer caused by the radiation that had once helped save his life.
For almost three years, I watched him fight osteosarcoma with a strength that still amazes me. I also saw firsthand how desperately more research, better treatments and more options are needed, especially when these cancers spread.
Jayden wanted us to continue the fight for him. He wanted everything we learned through his journey to be used to help make a difference for other kids and families. That is a promise we intend to keep.
On June 9, 2026, we lost Jayden at just 20 years old. But his fight did not end that day.
JaydenZ Foundation is how we continue it.
Our mission is to support research for metastatic osteosarcoma and other sarcomas, help families access experimental and out-of-state treatment options, and advocate for safer, more effective childhood cancer treatments.
Because a treatment that saves a child's life today should not be the reason they develop another cancer years later.
We want children to not only survive cancer. We want them to have long, healthy lives after it.
I can't change what happened to Jayden. But I can honor what he asked of us.
We can keep fighting. We can help families. We can push research forward. And we can work toward a future where children have better options, safer treatments and more time.
JaydenZ Foundation is our promise to Jayden, to continue the fight, make a difference, and never stop demanding better for the children who come after him.
Enough Is Enough.