#LittleWarriorStrong Stories | Vol I
Every single day, 43 precious children are diagnosed with cancer, at an average age of just six years old. The following pages contain real stories of some of these incredible children as told by their loved ones. Stories of great joy from a healing, extreme grief from a loss, and incredible inspiration from a continued fight. These children are precious, adored and so loved. At just a few years, months, and even weeks old, these children face battles every single day that many of us will never have to face even one time in our adult lives. They are #LittleWarriorStrong.
Every single day, 43 precious children are diagnosed with cancer, at an average age of just six years old. The following pages contain real stories of some of these incredible children as told by their loved ones. Stories of great joy from a healing, extreme grief from a loss, and incredible inspiration from a continued fight. These children are precious, adored and so loved. At just a few years, months, and even weeks old, these children face battles every single day that many of us will never have to face even one time in our adult lives. They are #LittleWarriorStrong.
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ALICE<br />
Age 4 | Stage IV High Risk Neuroblastoma<br />
Little Warrior Alice was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma one month after her third<br />
birthday. She went through the standard treatment: chemotherapy, surgery, stem<br />
cell transplant, proton radiation, immunotherapy and more proton radiation. Along<br />
the way, a spot was discovered on her skull that was missed on the previous scans.<br />
Immunotherapy took care of that spot and Alice was declared no evidence of<br />
disease in May 2015.<br />
Alice is currently enrolled in a clinical trial where she will take medication twice a<br />
day for two years in the hopes of preventing relapse. During Alice’s treatment, she<br />
has been treated at seven different hospitals for various stages of her treatment.<br />
She has been away from our home state for a total of six months and has spent<br />
over 190 days in the hospital.<br />
“The thing that inspires me is that through all of this, she makes the best of the<br />
situation. Through the worst parts of treatment, she never asked “why me” or<br />
complained. Yes, she would let us know when she hurt and yes she would cry and<br />
ask to not have her port accessed, but she never complained. We built tents in<br />
our room during periods of isolation, she’s led parades through the halls of the<br />
hospital, and gone on scavenger hunts around the floor. She’s also kept her sense<br />
of humor.’” shares Alice’s mom.<br />
If you ask Alice what it means to have cancer, she will tell you that it’s lots of<br />
doctors and hospitals and is super boring. She doesn’t talk about the pain. Alice and<br />
her mom were talking one day when out of the blue she asked if her best friend<br />
had cancer. Her mom told her no and asked why. She explained how that was good<br />
because she never wanted her friend to have cancer.<br />
Alice loves her baby dolls and she wants to be a mommy when she grows up.<br />
Follow Alice’s journey on Facebook at facebook.com/alicesavengers
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