Childhood cancer is the No. 1 disease-related cause of death among children in the United States, with one in six young patients not surviving. For families grappling with a cancer diagnosis, the journey is filled with uncertainty and the desperate hope for a miracle.
One such family is Maggie Spada’s. Her daughter, Lucy, was just 9 years old when she began limping on a soccer field.
“We thought she had a stress fracture, but it quickly led to the diagnosis of a rare and aggressive type of childhood bone cancer called Ewing sarcoma,” Maggie said.
Lucy was given just a 20% chance of surviving five years — but she beat the odds. Now 14 and cancer-free, Lucy’s journey ignited a mission for the Spada family to help other children fighting this rare disease.
