Generous DeGeneres.

Name: Viera

Interests: Singing, crafts, paining, dancing, rock collecting, nature, animals and softball

Diagnosis: Non-germinomatous Germ Cell Tumor (NGGCT)

Cap Hero: Ellen DeGeneres

Viera is an outgoing eight-year-old with a positive energy that fills a room and the hearts of everyone in it – kind of like her Cap Hero, Ellen DeGeneres.

According to her mother, “Viera has always been a big fan of Ellen’s and she just loved receiving the hat signed by her.” Viera, who especially likes when Ellen interviews kids, thinks the cap is really cool. “It was really nice that she took time to sign the hat for me,” Viera said.

“It’s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Are they fun when they happen? No. But they are what make us unique.”– Ellen DeGeneres