 Founded in 2006 by Mark Ferris, and Kimberly Forsythe, the organization was dedicated in memory of their son, Tyler, who was diagnosed with infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia before he was one month old.Born in 2003, Tyler died after almost two years of treatment at the National Center for Child Health and Development in Setagaya, Tokyo  in June 2005.The high standard of medical care they experienced contrasted with the lack of psychosocial support offered to families and children with cancer in Japan.