Norah is a born performer! She loves to sing and dance and act. She loves Disney princesses and wants to be an astronaut when she grows up. Norah is quick to laugh and she has an infectious laugh. She also likes to draw and read.
Norah was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma in 2015 – she was only 2 years and 7 months old. Norah was very young and couldn’t tell us what was wrong. She just kept crying, wasn’t sleeping, and barely ate. Initially, we were told she had an ear infection…then her molars were coming in…then she was constipated. It took about 3 weeks to realize none of these were the cause of her discomfort. It was cancer all along.
Norah has relapsed twice so she has been through a lot; Chemo, radiation, and immunotherapy. She has spent a lot of time inpatient whether for treatment or treatment-related side effects. We travel to NYC to receive treatment from the best neuroblastoma specialists in the world. Our family of 4 has been split more often than I can count. Due to her treatment, Norah wears bilateral hearing aids but otherwise has no limitations.
With traveling from Kansas to New York City since 2016, our family has been apart a lot. It’s difficult when your heart lives in two places. My husband and I have always said that in the future the only time we will go to NYC is to see Norah perform on Broadway.
Cancer has changed everything. We love deeper, laugh easier, hold each other closer, and live more in the moment.
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