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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Warrior</strong> | 26<br />
27 | <strong>Little</strong> <strong>Warrior</strong><br />
ELLIE<br />
Age 7 Months | Neuroblastoma<br />
<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Warrior</strong> Ellie was diagnosed with stage 3 neuroblastoma at<br />
only 5 weeks old. She began treatment at St. Jude just one day<br />
after diagnosis and received a total of 8 rounds of chemotherapy.<br />
The tumor was massive in comparison to her tiny body and was<br />
compressing her spinal cord.<br />
When she was around two months old, she completely lost the<br />
ability to move her lower extremities. Her doctors and nurses<br />
believed that she would never move her legs again. Ellie received<br />
15 emergency proton radiation treatments with the hopes to<br />
quickly reduce the severe spinal compression.<br />
Ellie is now 7 months old and recent scans showed no evidence<br />
of disease! She can now move her legs and her neurologist has no<br />
doubt that she will walk. Throughout all of her treatment, Ellie was<br />
her normal, happy self and brought joy to everyone around her.<br />
She loves Elmo, her kitty Phyllis, eating, being outside, and Adele.<br />
Follow Ellie’s journey on Facebook at facebook.com/cheersforellie
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