Kasey is a remarkable 18-year-old, she is extremely athletic. She loves animals and the beach. She heading to college in 2020 to study marine biology.
Kasey has just turned 13 when she was dx with Rhabdomyosarcoma. She was diagnosed on November 11th, 2014. Twelve days earlier, Kasey woke up one morning with swelling on her cheek and tooth pain. Her tumor had filled her entire sinus cavity and was growing up behind her eye.
Kasey underwent 42 rounds of aggressive chemotherapy and 33 sessions of proton radiation. She has many ongoing side effects from treatment.
We are all forever changed. Watching our child fight for her life so intensely broke our hearts but also reminded us that life is short and must be lived to its fullest. When we came out of treatment, we vowed to give back. Kasey has helped raise 10 million dollars with Ace Hardware Foundation for CMN hospitals in 2016.
Kasey wasn’t suppose to survive this cancer, not many people with her diagnosis do. Her cancer also has a high relapse rate which is why Kasey chooses to live life fully, sometimes there aren’t enough hours in the day for her!
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