Miracle Monday: Because of CHOG, ‘I want to be a nurse’
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - One little girl is sharing her message of hope as she fights a rare type of bone cancer.
Kensley is 9 years old and was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma last year.
On this Miracle Monday, we introduce you to Kensley who shares why raising awareness of pediatric cancer is important.
“Knowing that I’m doing good and that God is with me all the time,” said Kensley.
That’s what keeps a smile on 9-year-old Kensley Napier’s face.
She was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma last December, which is a rare type of bone cancer.
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“I was having really bad pains in my legs, and we thought it was maybe growing pains, but it was really Ewing Sarcoma. I was scared, but then I ed God was with me,” she said.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 1% of all childhood cancers are Ewing tumors.
Kensley had surgery to remove the tumor in her leg back in April.
“I feel like I have had some improvements like my leg doesn’t hurt at all anymore and that’s really good, and I just feel a lot better,” said Kensley.
Since being diagnosed with cancer, Kensley and her family have spent close to 80 nights at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia.
The most recent stay was because of a blood infection.
“Nothing really hurt, I just wasn’t feeling too good. I was feeling sick because it was making my body have a fever and all of that,” said Kensley.
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Kensley says it’s important to talk about the children on the fifth floor and raise awareness about cancer.
“In case someone else’s kids are having symptoms like this, or people know they can donate and maybe even one day help cure a kid,” she said.
Kensley is receiving chemo at the children’s hospital.
She has to stay overnight for a couple of days when receiving treatment.
When you walk into her room, it is just as bright as her personality.
“My window paint that mommy does that makes it look really pretty and all of the lights and flower stuff,” she said.
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And although she’s only 9, she already has plans for when she grows up.
“I want to be a nurse on the fifth floor because I want to help other kids who have what I have, or similar to what I have,” said Kensley.
Kensley will have to have another surgery next year — this time on her kidney.
Until then, she has four more rounds of chemo to complete at the children’s hospital.
She says the people there are really kind and are helping her get better.
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