✦ A SMALL HERO WITH A MIGHTY HEART

Meet Lymphie.
Your new guardian.

A brave little lymph node with one big mission: helping children, families, and survivors feel informed, protected, and never alone.

Hope lives here.
One day closer, together.

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HOPE ✦ COURAGE ✦ COMPASSION ✦ EDUCATION ✦ COMMUNITY ✦ RESILIENCE

WELCOME TO THE LYMPHIE UNIVERSE

Meet our heroes.

Every hero brings a special power—protection, courage, treatment, wisdom, and hope. Press play for your first look at the friends who make sure no one faces the journey alone.

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15 SECOND TRAILER

HPV AWARENESS

Prevention is powerful.

Join Lymphie for a simple, family-friendly explanation of HPV and how vaccination helps prevent several HPV-related cancers.

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30 SECOND VIDEO

01 · THE STORY

Sometimes the smallest protectors make the biggest difference.

Lymphie began with a real idea: a tiny lymph node working hard to protect the body and keep cancer from spreading.

That idea became a friendly guardian—created to turn fear into understanding, treatment into courage, and isolation into community.

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Deep inside Bodyland lived a little green lymph node named Lymphie. Though smaller than many of the neighbors, Lymphie had an important job: watch carefully, help the body recognize trouble, and call the right helpers when something seemed wrong.

One day, Lymphie discovered that true bravery was not about never feeling afraid. It was about speaking up, asking questions, accepting help, and taking the next step. With a mighty heart and a growing circle of friends, Lymphie became a guardian for children, families, patients, and survivors everywhere.

Now Lymphie travels from story to story sharing one promise: whatever journey you are facing, you matter, your voice matters, and you never have to face it alone.

“Guarding. Protecting. Healing.”
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PROTECT

Learn how the body’s guardians help keep us safe.

02

EDUCATE

Make health and early detection easier to understand.

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ENCOURAGE

Bring hope and kindness to every step of the journey.

02 · MEET THE CREW

No one heals alone.

Every friend brings a different kind of strength to the Lymphie Universe—where hope comes to heal. Open any card to discover the story behind the friend.

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The Caring Guide

Dr. Shield

Knowledge and compassion when answers matter most.

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Dr. Shield believes that understanding what is happening can make fear feel smaller. With a gentle voice and a listening heart, the doctor explains confusing words, welcomes every question, and helps families prepare for the road ahead. Dr. Shield’s greatest tool is not carried in a medical bag—it is compassion. No one should ever feel embarrassed to ask for an answer, support, or a second explanation.

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Beam of Courage

Radiation Ray

A focused friend who makes treatment less frightening.

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Ray was born from a beam of warm light that found its way into Bodyland on a cloudy day. When treatment feels unfamiliar, Ray explains how carefully focused energy can help and stays close until the moment has passed. Ray never pretends that every day is easy. Instead, this bright friend teaches that courage means moving forward even when you feel nervous—and celebrating every completed step.

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The Mighty Helper

Captain Chemo

Strong, steady, and ready to help the body fight back.

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Captain Chemo travels through Bodyland searching for dangerous cells that do not follow the rules. The Captain’s work can be tiring, so the whole crew joins the mission with rest, nourishment, kindness, and expert care. Captain Chemo reminds patients that asking for help with side effects is an act of strength. Every mission is different, and the care team chooses the plan that fits each person.

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Heart of Encouragement

Hope

Comfort for hard days and a reason to keep believing.

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Hope appears when someone whispers, ‘I don’t know if I can do this.’ He does not erase fear or promise that everything will be perfect. He simply sits beside you, helps you breathe, and reminds you of every hard moment you have already survived. Hope grows stronger whenever people encourage one another, and he makes sure no one in the Lymphie Universe has to carry a difficult day alone.

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The Wise Observer

Ollie

Big health questions turned into friendly lessons.

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Ollie keeps a library filled with pictures, questions, and easy-to-understand answers about the body. Whenever medical language sounds too big, Ollie breaks it into smaller pieces and explains it with patience. His favorite words are, ‘Let’s learn together.’ Ollie teaches children and grown-ups that knowledge is not something to fear—it is a light that helps us make informed choices.

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The Patient Pal

Buddy

A familiar friend so no one walks alone.

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Buddy knows that appointments and recovery days can sometimes feel lonely. That is why he arrives with a listening ear, a steady paw, and enough patience to sit quietly when words are hard to find. Buddy celebrates tiny victories, remembers important milestones, and reminds everyone that accepting support is never weakness. A faithful friend can make even the longest road feel a little shorter.

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Flower of Positivity

Bloom

Brighter with every kind word, brave step, and new day.

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Bloom began as a tiny seed carried through Bodyland by a kind word. Each time someone chose gratitude, offered encouragement, or recognized their own progress, another bright petal appeared. Bloom understands that positivity does not mean ignoring pain. It means leaving room for joy beside it—and trusting that love, courage, and new possibilities can still take root.

03 · INSIDE BODYLAND

Adventure lives inside all of us.

When trouble appears, Lymphie detects the invaders, calls in the helpers, and teaches healthy habits along the way.

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Wally White

Brave white blood cell

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Wally patrols Bodyland’s pathways looking for anything that does not belong. He may be small, but he works with an enormous team of immune-system defenders. Wally teaches that the body is always communicating and protecting us—and that healthy habits and medical care help the whole defense team do its best work.

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Captain Heart

Keeps everyone moving

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Captain Heart keeps a steady rhythm at the center of Bodyland, sending blood, oxygen, and encouragement wherever they are needed. On anxious days, the Captain invites everyone to pause, breathe slowly, and listen for the dependable beat inside. Every beat carries the same message: keep going, one moment at a time.

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Breezy

The lungs’ calm companion

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Breezy glides through Bodyland delivering fresh air and calming breaths. Whenever worry makes the world feel too fast, Breezy leads the crew in a gentle inhale and a slower exhale. This peaceful companion reminds everyone that a quiet breath cannot solve every problem, but it can give us a steadier moment in which to face it.

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Professor Brain

Bodyland’s problem-solver

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Professor Brain collects signals from all across Bodyland and helps the crew decide what to do next. Curious and thoughtful, the Professor loves good questions and knows that feelings deserve attention too. The lesson is simple: caring for the mind is part of caring for the body, and speaking about fear, sadness, or confusion can help.

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Benny Bone

A strong protector

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Benny Bone forms the sturdy framework that helps Bodyland stand tall, move, and protect its most delicate places. Although known for strength, Benny understands that real strength includes flexibility, rest, and recovery. He encourages everyone to rebuild patiently and never compare their healing journey with someone else’s.

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Mischief Germs

Playful troublemakers

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The Mischief Germs sneak into Bodyland hoping to create confusion, coughs, and sniffles. They are clever, but the crew has clever defenses too: clean hands, healthy choices, vaccines when recommended, and help from trusted healthcare professionals. Their adventures turn prevention into a playful lesson—without making anyone feel afraid or ashamed of getting sick.

♥ WHY LYMPHIE WAS CREATED

Awareness with heart.
Education with hope.

Lymphie was born from a real journey with HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma—a head-and-neck cancer that can begin in the tonsils or base of the tongue. After a neck lump led to a diagnosis of cancer in the left palatine tonsil and nearby lymph nodes, Lymphie was created to turn that experience into knowledge, hope, and action for others.

Lymphie helps children, parents, families, patients, and survivors understand HPV, HPV-related cancers, the lymphatic system, and head-and-neck cancer in a way that feels clear and encouraging.

“Lymphie was created from my cancer journey so that someone else’s journey might be prevented, detected earlier, or made a little less frightening.”

Educate. Prevent. Detect early. Encourage.

Our mission is to share accurate HPV-vaccine education, encourage early attention to changes such as a lasting neck lump or sore throat, reduce stigma around HPV, and remind every person facing cancer that they are never alone.

Learn more about HPV at HPV.com Read the NCI study: HPV vaccine helps prevent cancer
Educate.Prevent.Detect early.Encourage.

✦ THE STORY IS JUST BEGINNING

Welcome to Lymphie’s world.

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