Lula Beth Bowden is only four years old, but she’s already experienced what it feels like to fight for her life.
The little girl was diagnosed with pediatric cancer in March, and the tumor soon wreaked havoc on her tiny body. The mass on her kidney grew to the size of a football, and when the time came to remove it, the doctors had to take out not only the tumor itself, but also the kidney it was growing on.
This was only the beginning of her battle, though. Lula Beth then had to undergo over a dozen sessions of chemotherapy over the course of 22 weeks. During the entire process, COVID-19 made an already unthinkable experience even harder.
After some time, she started losing her hair. But she and her family never lost hope.
In fact, her dad and brother even had her cut their own hair in solidarity!
Thankfully, though, after months of treatment, her condition improved, and she had her last round of chemotherapy in August.
Then came the day she and her family had been waiting for since their living nightmare began: On August 28, little Lula was declared cancer-free by her doctors.
To celebrate, Lula’s mom Kristen (who is a photographer) took a stunning photo of her brave daughter holding up a sign sharing the good news.
Lula will once again be able to live life cancer-free, and now that her port has been removed, her major trips to the hospital are all finished!
This little girls is one tough cookie!
You can donate to organizations like St. Jude’s to help other children living with pediatric cancer.