Friday, March 11, 2016

Parade honors Greenville Co. girl battling leukemia – Live 5 News

TAYLORS, SC (FOX Carolina) –

Battling cancer is no straightforward task, yet it aids if you have actually a excellent sustain group behind you.

Second grader Skyla Forcier was diagnosed along with acute myeloid leukemia, a kind of cancer affecting the bone marrow, When it come to the 2nd time. when it come to Saturday she will certainly be taking a trip to Charleston to start 9 days of chemotherapy and is scheduled to get a bone marrow transplant later in March.

But not prior to she received a significant sendoff from the community.

To sustain Skyla as she undergoes treatment, a crowd turned out at Mountain See Elementary when it come to Friday When it come to a parade in her honor.

“She doesn’t notice herself as sick or anything,” pointed out Jenny Hunter, Skyla’s math teacher. “She brows through herself as this wild crazy minor girl. She is so complete of life. She is a blessing.”

Students reported their sustain along with posters and superhero capes bearing the letter “S”. Dozens wore t-shirts along with the message, “She is brave, she is strong, she is a fighter, she is Skyla.”

“She is merely really a fighter,” Skyla’s nurse, Jessica Hairston Smith, said. “Nil can easily sluggish her down and merely checking out her with her quest has actually been incredible due to the fact that also when it come to a poor day, she is still happy.”

If you are considering getting a shirt to sustain Skyla, you can easily contact Smith at jessicasmithrn@gmail.com.

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