She never let her illness get her down. I never once saw her without a smile on her face. She was so determined to keep up her life. |
She would have to go to the Children's Hospital in [Northern Virginia] every two weeks, then she would come back to school. The whole time she was keeping up her grades. She would never skip class. If she got sick during class, she would excuse herself momentarily, take care of the problem and go right back. She was such a trooper through it all. |