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It's sad that some children must face cancer. But remember: some win.

Seventy-two days in hospitals, 129 visits to clinics, 13 trips to emergency rooms. Four strokes. She had suffered multiple compression fractures of her vertebrae, excruciatingly painful, requiring her to wear a “turtle brace” for 13 months. For six months, she had to use a wheelchair or walker to get around. This kid, I kept thinking as I wrote down the numbers. This sweet, courageous kid. Between 11 years old and 13, she had had 19 X-rays, six CT-scans and four MRIs. She had made 20 visits to a psychologist and 34 to physical therapy. She missed 60 days of fourth grade, 98 days of fifth ...