Charlie was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 2 years old. She will ring the bell in June!
What’s one thing you wish you had known in those first 48 hours?
“The shock will wear off.”
What helped you the most in those first 48 hours?
“Friends.”
What’s is one moment in those first 48 hours that you’ll never forget?
“Charlie in a “big girl bed” for the first time, calling to me “hake (wake) up mama” from my window bench bed.”
If you could go back, what’s one thing you’d tell yourself?
“Breathe. It won’t always feel this hard.”
This First 48 story was submitted by Ashley.