In October 2005, she was diagnosed with advanced, stage four, undifferentiated sarcoma, a rare cancer of the soft tissues that only affects fifty people worldwide, annually. Statistically, only one person in ten survives this type of cancer.
Chelsey, upon receiving her diagnosis, told her doctor that she "would be that one person in ten".
In February, after three months of chemotherapy treatment, Chelsey had a record-setting 28 hour marathon surgery at Texas Children's Cancer Center. Nintey five percent of her tumors were removed. Only two remained in her body post surgery. After four weeks of radiation, only one remained. Continued radiation treatments did not eliminate this last tumor.
Recent scans show that her previous tumors have returned and there is an emergence of new tumors. Nothing more can be done.
Chelsey received her Angel's Wings on December 9, 2006.
Thanks to Chelsey's mom, Sandy, for providing this information to Snowdrop Foundation.
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