On October 10, 2023, Claire’s day started like any other Tuesday. She went to dance class, shopping with her mom and sister, got a blood draw, and went to the zoo to see the butterflies as a reward for being so brave at the lab. When getting in the car to go home, her pediatrician called and told us to go straight to Children’s Hospital in Omaha, where we once lived. Claire was then diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Even though Claire had just turned 3, she handled the diagnosis and procedures with grace, bravery, and resilience. Treatment has been long and difficult. Claire has had setbacks of temporarily losing the ability to walk, having an anaphylactic reaction to medicine, losing her hair, daily pain and nausea, and never knowing what could come next.
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