#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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Little Warrior | 42<br />
43 | Little Warrior<br />
DARBEE<br />
Age 2 | Neuroblastoma<br />
In the fall of 2016, Little Warrior Darbee was taken to her local<br />
doctor because of a glow in her left eye. The doctor knew their was<br />
something in her eye but wasn’t quite sure what it was. Darbee was<br />
referred to an eye doctor who was currently out of town, so instead<br />
Darbee’s mom contacted her uncle, who informed her that this was<br />
an urgent matter. Two days later Darbee was seen by Dr. Hoffman<br />
at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah where she was<br />
diagnosed with Retinoblastoma.<br />
The next couple of days were full of tests, doctor’s appointments and<br />
lots of traveling. It was discovered that Darbee was was stage D, with<br />
no sight in her left eye. The tumor was starting to send seeds into the<br />
eye and it was 1mm away from the optic nerve.<br />
On November 16th, Darbee had her left eye and optic nerve removed.<br />
After further testing they have diagnosed her cancer free!<br />
She was lucky and did not have to go through chemo and radiation.<br />
She will have to have cancer screening every 6 months and fittings for<br />
her prosthetic every 6 months until she stops growing, then it will just<br />
be every year. Darbee’s mom shares, “We are extremely lucky and, as it<br />
is her one year anniversary, we are feeling gratitude for everyone that<br />
helped during this last year.”
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