Childhood Cancer
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Emma’s Leukemia Diagnosis and Treatment
In 2021, three months before turning 2, my daughter Emma was diagnosed with leukemia. As we navigated her journey, I discovered that writing our story could be profoundly healing. I found myself rewriting our story several times, especially when organizations asked for it. With each version, I noticed the progress more clearly—how far we had come. Writing and reading it back allowed me to process everything we were going through. This is how it all started… In July 2021, we knew something was off with Emma. She was clingy, low on energy, and wanted to be held all day. At first, we blamed summer activities, but the night sweats and…