Natalie, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Natalie was diagnosed with high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia two weeks before she turned two years old. She spent two and a half years in treatment where she faced significant challenges. She received treatment through Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital and the Waters Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Upstate Cancer Center.

Children’s Miracle Network of NNY helped Natalie and her family through our Direct Family Assistance Program (DFAP). CMN provided reimbursement for travel and medical expenses incurred during her treatments/hospitalizations in Syracuse.

Natalie is now 6 years old and is in 1st grade. She has been off treatment for the past two years and doing well. She has a new passion for reading and loves to teach her younger brother all the skills she has learned in Reading Recovery, Speech, PT and OT.  She has a huge heart and will always be Natalie the Brave.