Bria-Bone-Cancer-Success-Story.wmv

When Carol Brown found out that her 6-year-old daughter Bria had a malignant form of bone cancer called osteosarcoma, she thought that life was playing a cruel joke. Her active daughter had complained of pain in her left leg and was limping, but Carol never expected to hear that her healthy child was terribly ill. Dr. Ziad Khatib, hematology and oncology specialist, and a team of physicians in the Cancer Center at Miami Childrens Hospital determined that Brias cancer was advancing rapidly throughout her little body and Carol had to choose whether to allow doctors to amputate her leg or begin chemotherapy sessions. MCH helped us through a time when words dont come easy for a parent. The doctors explained everything to us and to Bria and answered all her questions honestly and openly so that she understood from a childs view what was going on with her, explained Carol. Her only request was that she keep her leg. Read more here; http://www.mch.com/content.aspx?PageID=2652

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[cinemastah]

My seventeen and a half year old daughter has been fighting osteosarcoma since April 11, 2009. She is an award winning filmmaker for her documentary short film " Glimpse of Horizon" She is currently working on a feature documentary film with Henry Cora a documentary filmmaker from NY. Go to facebook to see their film in progress "The Reggie Project" Thanks everyone.

[ARTFLOP]

she is very brave and nice!