Millie DeClercq’s Legacy: A Family Turns Loss Into Hope for Children With Cancer

Millie DeClercq’s life was painfully brief, yet every moment she lived now echoes through the families her story touches.

Her parents were thrust into a nightmare no one is prepared for:

a rare pediatric cancer, confusing medical terms, impossible choices, and the quiet terror of hospital nights. When the unthinkable happened and Millie died before her first birthday, their world seemed irreparably broken.

In that darkness, they chose a different ending for her story. They built a foundation in Millie’s name to stand beside other families facing the same terrifying words: “your child has cancer.” Through emotional support, practical resources, and fierce advocacy, they are turning heartbreak into help. By sharing Millie’s story, they shine a light on rare pediatric cancers that are too often ignored, reminding grieving parents that they are seen, they are not alone, and that even the shortest life can leave a powerful, enduring legacy.