Meet Eliana!

I am:
Ellie.  6 years old.  From Mullica Hill, New Jersey.

I was:
diagnosed with pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) last year.  I had strep throat twice in a row, was extremely tired and lost my appetite.  I also started to get stomach and elbow pain and had a recurring night time fever.  After a few weeks of this, I was diagnosed with cancer.  I am still undergoing treatment, but I am doing great!

But I am still me:
Ellie still goes to school when she can.  She loves arts and crafts, playing outside and being with her friends.  Ellie’s favorite foods have changed a lot since she began chemo, but Ellie LOVES pizza!  When she grows up, she would like to be a scientist.  Ellie loves to read and learn about diseases and how the body works. She also loves science experiments- the messier the better! 

“Thank you for raising money for childhood cancer.  Anybody can get cancer and it’s nobody’s fault if they do.  Having cancer is awful, like when I have to go to the hospital.  But it makes it better when my big sister visits and when there are kids in the playroom who are about my age” – Ellie