Eden began her fight with cancer in 2023 at just 16 years old. She was a typical high school junior — a gifted artist, an athlete, and a girl excited for her senior year and beginning to think about college. Everything changed when what seemed like simple back pain was found to be a tumor. Eden was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer.

Eden faced every step of treatment with incredible strength and her unmistakable sense of humor. Over 10 months, she endured five chemotherapy drugs at extremely high doses, often administered for 2–5 days at a time in the hospital. The newest of those drugs was developed in 1983; the oldest in 1959. Yet they are still considered “the best we have” for kids like Eden.

Just three months after completing treatment, Eden relapsed. Her doctors — and Eden — never gave up, but we quickly learned there was no established treatment protocol for her relapse.

During her treatment, we learned some painful truths:

• Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children in the U.S.
• Up to 95% of childhood cancer survivors face lifelong health issues from toxic treatments.
• Childhood cancer receives only 4% of the National Cancer Institute’s research budget.

Eden deserved better. All children do.

The Eden Project for the Sam Day Foundation was created to honor our beautiful daughter and help change what is possible for children facing cancers like Ewing sarcoma.

Since Eden’s passing, this incredible community has raised more than $252,000 in her honor to support Ewing sarcoma research through the Sam Day Foundation. That includes nearly $98,000 raised at our first Eden Project Art Auction & Fundraiser in Seattle in April 2026, in addition to the generous donations reflected on this page.

Our goal is to continue building a strong Seattle presence for the Sam Day Foundation — fueling better research, advocating for safer and more effective treatments, and bringing real hope to families facing childhood cancer.

Eden’s courage, humor, and determination to live fully — even on her hardest days — continue to inspire everything we do.

Thank you for helping us carry Eden’s legacy forward.

Eden Project for Sam Day Foundation

In Memory of Eden Shoultz