Maura is an energetic fun loving little girl. She LOVES to play, craft, and do sports. Her favorite thing is slime-making!

Maura was diagnosed with leukemia back in September 2022. It was a day I will never forget. Prior to her diagnosis, Maura had started having pain in her back that eventually went into her legs and other parts of her body. Two different doctors told us it was growing pains. Maura is a child who never complains unless something is really wrong so my instinct told me something was really wrong. I took her to Levine Children’s Hospital and finally, a week later after having these pains, they found out it was cancer.

Maura is seven years old and a fighter for sure. She has been going through treatment since September. She has a form of leukemia called Philadelphia positive which required her treatments to be very invasive and strong requiring periodic hospital admission. It has been difficult for us to see her go through this and deal with the side effects which include a lot of nausea and vomiting.

This hit our family very hard and was difficult at first but we managed to get into a routine with her treatments and understand the illness more. We take one day at a time and continue to pray she will conquer her illness. Maura has a sister Mia who is 10 and they are very close. We rely on each other and have gotten stronger as a family.

We have had to make life adjustments with work, our oldest daughter, and just our daily routine. You never know what is in store for you when you wake up each day but we pray and hope for the best and try to stay as strong as possible.

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