Cancer is a deadly disease that does not pick and choose. It does not matter how wealthy or poor, old or young you are, anybody can fall victim to it.
And unfortunately, this is what happened to 4-year-old Lula Beth Bowden from Vernal, Utah, who was told by medical experts in March that she had developed a Wilms tumor – a type of pediatric cancer – on her kidney.
Needless to say, Lula Beth’s family were crushed, but they knew her fight for survival was just starting.
In an interview for Good Morning America, Lula Beth’s mother, photographer Kristin Bowden, said the following:
“We never expected this news to happen to us. It’s always sad, heartbreaking stories of others that you see, until it happens to you.”
The little angel needed to undergo deep surgery to not only have the large tumor taken out, but the doctors also had to remove her whole kidney.
Over the next 22 weeks, Lula Beth then had to go through 13 chemotherapy sessions.
However, despite being such a harsh battle for such a young child, Kristin told GMA:
“She flawlessly got through them all and remained the light in our family.”
On August 7, the little warrior fought through her final round of chemo, and the family eagerly awaited the results.
“She has not complained once and graciously completed her course,” Kristin said.
Three weeks later, Kristin made an Instagram post sharing that Lula Beth had been completely cured of cancer.
In celebration of the wonderful news, Lula Beth took part in an amazing photoshoot with her mother, in which she can be seen holding a sign that reads:
“It came. We fought. I won.”
Kristen has regularly been posting updates on her page, and told GMA:
“I have tried to document this season in our lives so we could look back on it forever. It’s been a very emotional time for us.
We have been so happy and it has taught us to never take life or health for granted.”
Congratulations and best wishes to Lula Beth and her family! Well done, brave little angel!
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