September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It's a mission that especially resonates with a family in New Rochelle.

Andrew Cohen is packing up for a big adventure. In just a couple of days, he’s leaving New Rochelle for Northwestern University in Chicago.

“I am looking to pursue a degree in radio, television and film. I love storytelling. I have always felt like it's hard to tell my own story," Cohen tells News 12.

A piece of that story is the diagnosis he received when he was just 3 years old.

"On May 27, 2010, we got the shocking news that he was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma. It's a really rare cancer, only 600 children a year are diagnosed in the U.S.," says Cohen's mom, Jill Ostrager-Cohen, MD.

Ostrager-Cohen says they started treatment within days.

"He relapsed 20 months later, like a majority of children with this type of cancer do," Ostrager-Cohen explains.

Cohen went back into remission in 2012 and has stayed that way since.

He and his mom are passionate about spreading awareness of childhood cancers. In fact, Ostrager-Cohen is involved with Band of Parents, a grassroots, nonprofit organization that funds innovative research and clinical trials for neuroblastoma.

That mission has teamed up with Hal's New York. Cohen is the great-nephew of the actual Hal.

"Hal's the company was founded by my cousins in honor of my Uncle Hal, who was a great proponent and supporter of pediatric cancer research," says Ostrager-Cohen.

As part of childhood cancer awareness month, Cohen's story can be found on the back of limited-edition bags of Hal’s Original Sea Salt Kettle Chips. Net proceeds from sales during the month of September will benefit Band of Parents.

"To be able to really highlight this amazing cause for childhood cancer awareness month has been easily the most special project we've ever done," says Stephanie Reda, who is with Hal's New York.

You can read more about the limited-edition bags and the Band of Parents HERE.