Cancer-free, Miyonna Berry will tell her story at Light the Night

Miyonna Berry is one of two Honored Heroes at Cincinnati's Light the Night, WLWT reported on October 21, 2026. She was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 3, six years ago. She has been cancer-free for four years, is doing well in school, and says she wants to be a teacher and a massage therapist. The walk is Thursday, October 22, at 5:30 p.m. at Yeatman's Cove. Miyonna and her mother, Amber Mumphrey, are to speak.

Mumphrey said her daughter told doctors when something hurt and did not give up, and that Blood Cancer United helped with bills, including a light bill and a car payment, when money was short. The organization distributed more than $2 million in financial assistance in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky communities last year, and over 10 years it has awarded more than $5.2 million for research in Cincinnati, including work at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, the CERV Foundation, and the University of Cincinnati. The other Honored Hero is Emily Sikora. Miyonna's part of the night is her story on that stage. It is not a claim that every child with leukemia follows the same path.