Dakota
Wright
Dakota was diagnosed at 3 years old with Acute
Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Easter Sunday April 16,
2017. It all started with what we thought was a simple
ear infection that turned out to be much more. She began
to bruise easily and before we made it to her doctor
appointment her nose began to bleed. We rushed her to
the emergency room where they confirmed our sweet girl
had leukemia. Dakota has endured intense chemotherapy
treatment and started long term Maintenance in December
of 2017 where she will continue until June 2019.
Dakota remains her sassy and spunky self throughout
her diagnosis. She has shown so much strength and
grit at her young age and is an inspiration to everyone
who meets her. Some of her favorite things are her two
doggies, dancing and singing along to music and going
to Disney with her family. She aspires to be a veterinarian
when she grows up. Childhood cancer awareness is so
important and necessary because government funding
for childhood cancers is less than 4% and our children
fighting deserve so much more. I strongly believe us
adults have a responsibility to step up and become our
children’s advocates. Being a cancer warrior parent is not
easy and I hope that one day no child has to go though
harsh cancer treatments. Bringing awareness and raising
money for better research is just one way of helping and
we can’t do that without the help of our community.
SEPTEMBER 2018
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