Rylee was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 4 years old. She is in remission, still undergoing treatment.
What’s one thing you wish you had known in those first 48 hours?
“It’s okay to not understand everything right away. You learn as you go.”
What helped you the most in those first 48 hours?
“Having people to help me with meals, my other two kids and just letting me feel my emotions.”
What’s is one moment in those first 48 hours that you’ll never forget?
“How absolutely heartbroken I was while still trying to put on a brave face for my baby.”
If you could go back, what’s one thing you’d tell yourself?
“Don’t neglect my own self-care.”
This First 48 story was submitted by Ashley.