Cora was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma at 2 years old. She is in treatment.
What’s one thing you wish you had known in those first 48 hours?
“This is the hardest thing I will ever go through but it does get better.”
What helped you the most in those first 48 hours?
“Support-leaning on family and friends, talking to people who understand, asking questions.”
What’s is one moment in those first 48 hours that you’ll never forget?
“Feeling like I was not strong enough to walk my child through this.”
If you could go back, what’s one thing you’d tell yourself?
“When it comes to your child, you have all the strength in the world to get them through this.”
This First 48 story was submitted by Alyssa.