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Avree was born at 25 weeks weighing in at 1 pound 5 ounces. The doctors gave her a 1% chance to survive life and she did!! We thought we could never endure something so emotional and stressful ever again but December of 2015 Avree, who was only 8 months old, was diagnosed with Bilateral Retinoblastoma. 

Bilateral Retinoblastoma is a cancer in both eyes. This cancer is VERY rare to be in both eyes. She has a rare gene mutation that allows tumors to grow in her body, meaning she will be at risk for cancer for the rest of her life. This has made us very scared and nervous for her future. 

Her cancer was found because she had to have so many eye checks from being born so early. She had numerous surgeries every month along with chemotherapy for 6 months. She hated it! She lost her hair and always was threw up. 

In May of 2016, we were faced with the decision to remove her left eye to eliminate the cancer spreading to other parts of her body. Having only one eye does not affect her at all. If you want to know the definition of STRONG, just take a look her beautiful little face.

For such a small little girl she has been through so much. She just always has a big smile on her face no matter what obstacles that are thrown her way. We will forever cherish every day with our miracle!

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