Carly DeLong became passionate about lifting the spirits of girls fighting cancer locally by helping them to feel beautiful, even during their treatments and extended hospital stays, long before facing childhood cancer herself. Carly loved makeup and beauty products, and developed a program called “IVs and Eye Shadow” in which cancer patients would receive makeovers and photoshoots while battling their illness. She eventually wanted to turn the program into a nonprofit and expand it to hospitals across the country. But on New Year’s Eve in 2016, Carly was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia herself and ultimately lost her battle with cancer the following September. After her passing, Carly’s mother, Dr. Lisa DeLong, knew she needed to carry on her daughter’s legacy and turn her dream of helping cancer patients into a reality.
