AZ Family Donates Gifts to Banner Children’s

MESA, Ariz. – The holidays are meant to be a joyful time, but for those who have a loved one in the hospital, it can be hard to find Christmas cheer.

One family in the Phoenix area, however, has made it their mission to bring happiness to one hospital wing as a way to channel their own grief.

The backstory:

In December 2024, we did a story on the Christmas family. The family adopted the pediatric cancer floor at Banner Children’s every year in honor of their daughter, Savanah. She was a patient at Banner Children’s before she passed away in November 2020 from leukemia, a month before her first birthday.

“It keeps her alive with us and her memory. It keeps on going,” said Cristal Christmas, Savanah’s mom.